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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20
Oct

Dr. Theofrida Maginga: SUA’s Young Researcher of the Year 2024

October 20, 2024,
Dr. Theofrida Maginga, a lecturer from the Department of Informatics and Information Technology at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), was honored as the Young Researcher of the Year 2024 during the Award Giving Ceremony held on the SUA’s 44th Graduation on October 16, 2024. Recognized for her research in data-driven agricultural solutions, Dr. Maginga has focused on empowering smallholder farmers...
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03
Oct

Dr. Joseph Telemala Takes the ACHE Project to New York at the Lacuna Fund Grantees Convening

October 3, 2024, , , ,
Between 20th-21st September 2024, Dr. Joseph Telemala, from our Department of Informatics and Information Technology at SUA, had the opportunity to share ACHE Project with a global audience at the Lacuna Fund Grantees Convening in New York City. Representing the “Tanzania Climate-Sensitive Waterborne Diseases Dataset for Predictive Machine Learning” project — ACHE Project, Dr. Telemala joined researchers and data scientists...
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02
Oct

Congratulations Dr. Maginga, on Your Successful PhD Defense

October 2, 2024,
It is with great pleasure we inform you that Ms. Theofrida Julius Maginga, from the Department of Informatics and Information Technology, CoNAS, SUA, has successfully defended her doctoral thesis on Sept  30, 2024. Ms. Maginga did her research at the University of Rwanda (African Center of Excellence in Internet of Things) in Rwanda. The title of her PhD thesis is...
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12
Sep

DIIT at it again, leads the SUA Academic Departments Website Ranking in the 3rd Quarter of 2024

September 12, 2024, , ,
The Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) has maintained its position as the top website in the third quarter of 2024, after earning the same position in the first and second quarter of 2024 rankings. The website’s success can be attributed to regular content updates, a high visitor count, optimized metadata, and numerous internal and external links. Share this
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28
Aug

New Cycle of Applications for Master’s in IKM for 2024/25 is Open

August 28, 2024,
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19
Aug

Dr. Michael P. J. Mahenge Appointed as the Head of Department, IIT

August 19, 2024
The Vice Chancellor of Sokoine University of Agriculture, Prof. Raphael Chibunda, has appointed Dr. Michael P. J. Mahenge to be the Head of the Department of Informatics and Informatics (DIIT) for a three-year term starting from August 16, 2024, until August 15, 2027, as shown in the attached document. Let us join together in congratulating and wishing him success in...
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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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