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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Jul

BIRM Project Presentation

July 4, 2022
On Friday, July 8, 2022, final-year Bachelor of Information and Records Management (BIRM) students will present the outputs, artifacts, and/or systems/products of their projects. Other logistics will be communicated soon. Share this
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28
Jun

BSc. Informatics Project Presentation

June 28, 2022
On Thursday, June 30, 2022, final-year BSc. Informatics students will present the outputs, artifacts, and/or systems/products of their IT projects. All the SMC computer labs will be used as venues for the demo/presentations. Share this
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21
Jun

DIT Project Presentation on 23 June 2022

June 21, 2022
On Thursday, June 23, 2022, second-year Diploma in Information Technology (DIT) students will present the outputs, artifacts, and/or systems/products of their IT projects. We will communicate the logistics and venue arrangements as soon as possible. Share this
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15
Jun

A New PhD at the Department of Informatics and Information Technology

June 15, 2022
Madam Ester Ernest Mnzava has successfully completed her PhD Studies at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, South Africa. She worked on ”Web-based agricultural information evaluation tools for the maize industry in Tanzania”. Let us join hands to congratulate Dr. Ester Ernest Mnzava for her achievements.   Congratulations Dr. Ester Ernest Mnzava Share this
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15
Jun

Invitation to the PhD Research Seminar Presentation (Results) – 20/06/2022

June 15, 2022
The Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) is inviting you and the SUA scientific/research community to attend a postgraduate (PhD) research seminar presentation (results) to be held on Monday 20th June 2022 at 10:00 am. This event will take place at the SGLB2 Computer Lab – Video Conference Room, Solomon Mahlangu Campus, Mazimbu. See the attached file for further details. Don’t plan to miss! Share this
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25
May

YEESI Lab hosts a renowned professor in precision farming

May 25, 2022,
The Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) has said that if there is a sustainable use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the country without restrictions then agriculture in this country can grow rapidly and be productive for the individual farmer and the Nation as a whole. This was stated by Prof. Wulystan Mtega from the Department of informatics and...
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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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EXPLORE

Learn about us, who we are, our Vision, Mission, what we do, and many more

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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