Ms. Theofrida Maginga, who is a staff the Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) at Sokoine University of Agriculture has successfully secured prestigious funding through the Global Grand Challenge initiative. Ms. Maginga’s research project titled “Integrated AI, Internet of Things (IoT), and a Swahili Chatbot: Agricultural Technology Solution for Early Detection of Maize Diseases”,...Read More
The Tanzania Climate Sensitive Waterborne Diseases Dataset for Predictive Machine Learning (ACHE Project) conducted its inception meeting at Morogoro Municipality on 31st July 2023. The project aims to collect data that will be used to predict climate-sensitive waterborne infectious disease outbreaks such as Ameobiasis, Diarrhea, and Typhoid, using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. The project is...Read More
The Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) and the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) welcomed the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) to the IT Innovation Lab’s 3D and Robotics studio (CEZERI Studio). The studio equipment were generously donated by the Turkish people under the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA). TBC visited the...Read More
Ms. Joan Jonathan received an AWARD for the Best Oral Presenter and Research Paper at the 8th Annual National Science, Technology, and Innovation Conference and Exhibitions (STICE) 2023, which was held at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam and organized by COSTECH. The conference’s sub-theme was Innovation for Human Development. She...Read More
The CoNAS website has consistently held the second position in the second quarter of 2023, both in overall SUA websites ranking category and in the college/directorates/schools/centers category. The second quarter UWC ranking for 2023 reaffirms the website’s continuous performance, considering factors such as frequent updates, visitor count, external and internal linking, and more. In the...Read More
Exciting News! IT Innovation Lab at Solomon Mahlangu Campus (SMC) has been transformed and equipped with state-of-the-art 3D Printing and Robotics Technology. Today, May 31, 2023, the IT Innovation lab at Solomon Mahlangu Campus underwent a remarkable transformation. Thanks to the generous donation from the Turkish people under the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA),...Read More
Innocent Matekere, a former BSc. Environmental Science and Management student from the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (DGES) in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences at the Sokoine University of Agriculture, has once again demonstrated his exceptional talent and leadership skills. Emerging as the first runner-up in the prestigious Youth Leadership Competition, Matekere...Read More
We are delighted to celebrate the exceptional achievement of Mr. Fikiri Matatizo, a talented student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Education (specializing in Physics and Information Technology). He is currently in his third year, studying in the Department of Chemistry and Physics, College of Natural and Applied Sciences at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)....Read More
We are proud to announce that Ghaamid Abdulbasat, a graduate of the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), has been appointed by the United Nations as a member of the International Advisory Committee (IAC). Ghaamid will represent the youth of Africa and the world in implementing the Nagoya Protocol of the United Nations Convention on Biological...Read More
The College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) at Sokoine University of Agriculture has much to celebrate with the successful defense of not one, not two, but three PhD candidates on May 10, 2023. The three candidates, Dr. Christopher Mwankuna, Dr. Frank Rwegoshora, and Dr. Nolasko Mwinami, have demonstrated excellence in their respective fields, making...Read More
