UDOM’s Njombe model: Blue print for employment-focused higher education

The Njombe Regional Advisory Committee, led by the Regional Commissioner Anthony Mtaka gathers at one of the facilities being constructed at the University of Dodoma (UDOM) Njombe Campus. PHOTO | COURTESY.

Njombe. In a move that could redefine how universities respond to local economies, the University of Dodoma (UDOM) has unveiled a suite of context-specific academic programmes for its Njombe campus, The Citizen has learnt.

The programmes were designed not in isolation, but in consultation with the very communities they intend to serve.