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The Ardhi University (ARU) was established after
transforming the former University College of Lands and Architectural
Studies (UCLAS) which was then a constituent college of the University
of Dar es Salaam from 1st July 1996. The history of Ardhi University,
however, dates back to 1956 when the then Surveying Training School
offering land surveying technician certificate courses was established
at the present location of Mgulani Salvation Army Camp in Dar es Salaam.
Then, that school was moved to the present location at which it is
today (the Observation Hill) in 1958. In 1972, the school became called
Ardhi Institute. The Institute offered two-year diploma programmes in
the fields of Land Surveying and Land Management and Valuation. In the
same year a three-year Diploma program in Urban and Rural Planning was
introduced.
Within ten (10) years of its
existence (i.e. 1996-2006) UCLAS increased the number of academic
programmes from six (6) to thirty nine (39). The programmes ranging from
diploma to PhD were offered by two faculties, that is, the Faculty of
Architecture and Planning (FAP) and the Faculty of Lands and
Environmental Engineering (FLEE). As a result of those changes, student
enrolment increased from only 400 in 1996 to about 1,400 in 2007. At the
same time the number of academic staff with PhD increased from 3 in
1996 to 43 in 2008.
At last, Ardhi University came into being after
the signing of Ardhi University Charter by His Excellency the President
of United Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete on 28th
March, 2007. The University Charter was prepared basing on the
Universities Act No. 7 of 2005. The establishment of ARU went
concurrently with the establishment of various schools.Last Updated:
Tuesday, 21 April, 2009