A Welcome Note from the HoD

Dr. Michael P. J. Mahenge

Head of Department

 

Welcome to the official website of the Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) at the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CONAS) of the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). The Department has highly qualified staff in areas of ICT and knowledge management. It is committed to providing high-quality teaching, research, consultancy and community service in the areas of informatics, knowledge management, information technology, and information sciences.

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01
Jun

Empowering Youth for Innovation: Reflections from the YEESI Lab Open Courseware

June 1, 2023,
In 2022, the Morogoro Youth Empowerment through the Establishment of Social Innovation (YEESI) Lab embarked on an initiative to empower young individuals with the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) knowledge, skills, and competence required to tackle pressing challenges in the agricultural sector. Through their open courseware program, YEESI Lab offered a curriculum on Student-centered Problem-Based Learning for Machine...
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31
May

A New 3D Printing and Robotics Studio in the Department of Informatics and Information Technology

May 31, 2023,
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), the Department of Informatics and...
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14
May

Upcoming Seminar Presentations by PhD Students on 26th May 2023

May 14, 2023,
It is our pleasure to announce two upcoming PhD seminar presentations in the department. The first presentation will be given by Ms. Anna Mbughuni on her research topic “Usage patterns of Open Access Institutional Repositories in Tanzania: A study of Public Universities in Tanzania“. Ms. Mbughuni will present the results of her research and share her insights on the usage patterns...
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09
May

YEESI LAB Weekend of Satellite Machine Vision Hackathon was Concluded with Flying Colors. Congrats Students!

May 9, 2023,
The YEESI lab weekend came to a close with the best-performing students receiving prizes. Mr Dickson Massawe and Mr George Munishi from the School of Engineering, and Mr Fikiri Matatizo from the College of Natural and Applied Sciences all performed admirably and took home the entire YEESI Lab fortune. The YEESI Lab team wishes to thank all participants. Their desire...
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08
May

PhD Defence for Nolasko Mwinami on 10th May 2023

May 8, 2023
Please join us on May 10, 2023, at 09:00 AM for the PhD thesis defense of Nolasko Victory Mwinami. Nolasko is a PhD candidate in the Department of Informatics and Information Technology, College of Natural and Applied Sciences at the Sokoine University of Agriculture and a lecturer at the Jordan University College in Morogoro, Tanzania. He present his thesis on ‘Data...
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04
May

Introducing the New Masters in Information and Knowledge Management at DIIT, SUA

May 4, 2023,
The Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT), College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) is excited to launch a new Programme, Master in Information and Knowledge Management (MIKM). The general objective of the MIKM Degree Programme is to equip students with theoretical understanding and practical applications of Information and Knowledge Management concepts and the...
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Programmes in the Department of Informatics and Information Technology

Non-Degrees

The department offers (4) non-degree programmes in Information Technology (IT), Library Science (LS) and Records Management (RM)

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Bachelor Degrees

The department offers two (2) bachelor degree programmes in information technology (IT), and information and records management.

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Postgraduate Degrees

Currently, the department only offers thesis-based doctoral programmes in librarianship, information science, records management, and information technology.

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Staff Profiles

Currently, the department has 42 academic and 2 administrative staff. Our staff are involved in teaching, research projects, consultancy, and outreach services.

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Current Projects

The department’s staff is more active and involved in many research projects than any other department in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences. There are currently six (6) ongoing projects funded by the University through its SUARIS initiative, as well as three (3) projects funded by donors.

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