State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) is a
public university
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located on
Unguja Island in
Zanzibar
Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islan ...
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Tanzania
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The university was established by an act of House of Representatives of Zanzibar in 1999 and became operational in 2002.
Faculties
Currently, the University consists of the School of Kiswahili and Foreign Languages (IKFL), School of Continuing and Professional Education (SCOPE), the School of Education (SE), School of Natural and Social Sciences (SNSS) and Computer Centre (CC). Additional institutes and schools will be established in the future as demanded by the Act and as the University grows.
The Institute of Kiswahili and Foreign Languages has been teaching
Swahili,
Arabic
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English
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* English language
* English people
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Spanish
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**Spanish cuisine
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Portuguese
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,
French and
German
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with Education for a number of years at certificate and diploma levels. It has also been teaching Swahili to foreign students from different parts of the world. The Institute will continue to carry on with this work except that English is also taught in The School of Education, Arts and Sciences and Swahili will be taught to degree level.
The founding School of Education, Arts and Sciences provides courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Education (B.A. Ed), Bachelor of Science with Education (B.Sc. Ed) and Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences. These establishments will provide teachers who are badly needed for the development of the country.
References
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Public universities in Tanzania
Universities in Zanzibar
Educational institutions established in 2002
2002 establishments in Tanzania
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