FRESHERS’ JOINING INSTRUCTIONS
2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR
1. CORRESPONDENCE
All correspondences to the University Administration should be routed through your Head of
Department and Principal of College/Dean of School/Director of teaching Institutes. You should also
quote your year of study, course and registration number as shown on your Identity Card.
2. ORIENTATION WEEK
All freshers (for Mwalimu J.K. Nyerere Mlimani Campus, the School of Journalism and Mass
Communication and College of Information and Communication Technologies are required to report at
the Mwalimu J.K. Nyerere Mlimani Campus on Saturday 27th October, 2018 for the orientation and
registration which begins on Monday 29th October, 2018. Freshers admitted into the Dar es Salaam
University College of Education (DUCE) and Mkwawa University College of Education (MUCE) are
required to report directly at their Colleges on the same date. Once you report at the University you will
be expected to conform entirely to University regulations.
3. ORIENTATION WEEK PROGRAMME
Obtain a copy of the programme at the Nkrumah Hall during the Orientation week.
4. RESIDENCE
Accommodation at all the campuses is available at the cost of 800/= per day on the University Mwalimu
J.K. Nyerere Mlimani Campus and 500/= per day for Mabibo Hostel (for Tanzanian nationals). The
newly built Dr. John Pombe Magufuli Hostel at Mwalimu J. K. Nyerere Main Campus and they
are charged at Tshs. 500/= per person per day and CoICT Hostels at the rate of 800/-(for
Tanzanian nationals). The rate for non-Tanzanian nationals is USD 3.00 per day for all the three
campuses. All accommodation queries should be directed to the University Students Accommodation
Bureau (USAB) Manager, Hall V, Chief Kunambi Road No. 7 or at the respective Colleges. Adhering to
the accommodation agreement/contract is a must. Cooking is strictly prohibited in the Halls of
Residence.
5. FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES
The University will only register students who have either paid all their fees, be it for semester or per
year. Fees paid will not be refunded.
6. REGISTRATION
You will be required to register at the University and College/School/Institute levels. You will therefore
be required to complete two sets of Registration Forms, each with copies of Birth, O-level and A-level
certificates. University registration will be conducted by the respective Colleges/Schools/Institutes
where you will submit the two sets of registration forms for verification of payment of tuition and other
University fees and authenticity of certificates. University Registration will last for two weeks from the
first day of the Orientation Week. Registration of first year students will be closed formally on Friday 9th
November, 2018. Students are encouraged to download the registration forms from the UDSM
website, undergraduate section. Photocopied forms will not be accepted.
7. MEDICAL EXAMINATION
You will be required to go for Medical Examination at the University Health Centre or any other
Government Hospital. Dully filled medical examination forms with evidence that you have been
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