The University of Dodoma (UDOM) is located about 8 km east of the city centre, and is accessible by public transport, which is easily available from the city centre. Given the central location of Dodoma, UDOM is strategically positioned to serve applicants around the country and specifically Government and private sector employees living in Dodoma, who hitherto could not find training opportunities in the area. Such employees can comfortably utilise UDOM to combine work and study for their career advancement. Additionally, the geographical location and Dodoma weather render UDOM a convenient place for international students.

The University of Dodoma (UDOM) was established in the year 2007. It is located approximately 7 kilometers east of Dodoma city covering 6,000 hectares. It is the unique university in Tanzania because it is the largest in the country aiming at enrolling 40,000 students at a time when its infrastructures will be completed.

This University is a proud of Tanzania due to the fact that was whole built using domestic finances, and has a specific purpose of bringing positive impact on the development of our country and the world at large.

UDOM is built at the centre of the country and in the capital city of Tanzania. Thus, when you are in Dodoma city, whether during the day or night, you will be able to see some of the buildings of the University of Dodoma including the famous conference hall – Chimwaga decorating Rocky Mountains which are covered by the tropical climatic vegetation.

In its structure, the university is committed to provide knowledge and skills on different fields of study including health, engineering in (ICT, environment, and earth sciences), education, energy, technology, business, economy, languages, arts, development studies, mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences and law. Different programmes have been designed for each field of study mentioned and these include: diploma, degree, masters and PhDs

Another thing that makes the University of Dodoma unique is its structure. The university has six (6) Colleges, (3) Schools and (2) Institutes in its campus each with different capacity of enrollment of students at a time. Again, each college is built in a separate area and all necessary services are available in each college.

The six Colleges are:

• College of Business and Economics
• College of Earth Sciences and Engineering
• College of Education
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• College of Informatics and Virtual Education
• College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences

The Three School are:

• School of Law
• School of Medicine and Dentistry
• School of Nursing and Public Health

The Two Institutes are:

• Confucius Institute
• Institute of Development Studies