The State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) will celebrate its eighth graduationceremony on Saturday 22 nd
December, 2012.
The event will take place in its newCampus premises at Tunguu, Central District, Zanzibar South around 08.30 a.m. HisExcellency, Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein, the President of Zanzibar and the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council who is also the Chancellor of the State University of Zanzibar is expected to confer and present degrees, diplomas and certificates to the2011/2012 University graduands.
In this year’s graduation ceremony a total 494 graduands out of which 262(53.03%) being females and 232 (46.96%) male graduands will graduate in nine (9)different academic disciplines of Certificate in Computer Science, Certificate of Information Technology, Certificate in Librarianship and Information Technology,
Graduation Diploma in Computer Science and Diploma in Languages with Education.
Others areDiploma in Science with Education, Bachelor of Arts with Education, Bachelor of Science with Education and Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. SUZA iscurrently running thirteen (13) academic programmes in addition to PhD in Kiswahili,Diploma in Educational Leadership and Management, Diploma in Social Work andUniversity Qualifications Framework (Level 6) Certificate from the above mentionedprogrammes.The State University of Zanzibar has this academic year increased its numberof students who have finalized their studies compared to the last academic year asduring the previous graduation ceremony a total of 320 (155 – 48.43% females and165 – 51.56% males) graduated in six (6) different academic disciplines
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) was established by Act No. 8 of 1999 of theHouse of Representatives of Zanzibar and became operational on 26
th
September,2001.
The University has recently undergone a massive restructuring process movingfrom having the School of Education, Arts and Sciences (SEAS) and two (2) Institutesof Kiswahili and Foreign Languages (IKFL) along with the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) which existed for a decade to four (4) recently introduced Schools of Kiswahili and Foreign Languages, Natural and Social Sciences, Education and that of Continuing and Professional Education.
Apart from these Schools, there is oneDirectorate of Library Services and several academic departments and centres So many other envisaged programmes are to be introduced in the near future.
