Tunmaini University

Tumaini means hope in Swahili and that is what brings students to Tumaini university in Iringa. The university is operated by the Diocese in Iringa and founded with the help of St Paul Synod in 1994. Tumaini now has about 3000 students and offers degrees in Theology, Law, Business, Journalism, Community Development, Cultural Anthropology and Tourism, Mathematics Education, and Information Technology. The campus is in the hills outside of Iringa with beautiful buildings, a good library, and computer labs with almost 400 computers. Learn more at their recently updated web site. (A little slow because it is hosted in Tanzania and everything has to go out by satelite.) On the site is a link to an essay from a student with thoughts on Development in Tanzania and the future. It is interesting reading in the British influenced style of African English.