Tanzania university admission opens amid sweeping curriculum reforms

Executive Secretary of the Tanzania Universities Commission (TCU), Prof Charles Kihampa, speaks to journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday, regarding the start of admissions for the academic year 2025/2026. PHOTO | ELIZABETH EDWARD

Dar es Salaam. University admissions for the 2025/26 academic year have commenced against the backdrop of sweeping reforms in Tanzania’s higher education sector.

The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) officially opened the first application window on July 15, inviting thousands of Form Six leavers and other eligible candidates to apply for degree programmes that include newly introduced or revised courses aligned with national employment needs.