Abdulrahman Al-Sumait University (SUMAIT) is built on the foundation of the former University College of Education Zanzibar (UCEZ), established in 1998 by a Kuwait based charity organization, Direct Aid founded in 1981.
Thus, the owner of the University is Direct Aid (DA) and it is a product of its founder, Dr. Abdulrahman Hamoud Al-Sumait (1947- 2013), an accomplished physician, philanthropist, educator, researcher, author, pioneer and DA founding member from whom the University bears its name.
The University is located at Chukwani on the Islands of Zanzibar in the United Republic of Tanzania, about 5.5 kilometres from Zanzibar’s Stone Town, 2.5 kilometres from Abeid Karume International Airport and just 150 metres away from the West Coast of the Indian Ocean.
The University occupies an area of 120,000 square metres leased from the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar. It is charmed by beautiful green scenery of trees and fragrance of blooming flowers.
The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) recognizes Abdulrahman Al-Sumait University (SUMAIT), which approved it as a private University at its 63rd Meeting held on 27 March 2014.
According to the TCU guidelines, all registered students prior to the award of university upgrading status continued to graduate at the Khartoum based International University of Africa (IUA). Students who registered during the 2014/2015 Academic Year became the first graduates of Abdulrahman Al-Sumait University (SUMAIT).
Abdulrahman Al-Sumait University (SUMAIT) promotes morality, modesty, gender equality and Islamic values in shaping individual lives and developing human resource for nation development. It advances knowledge, teaching and learning, research and community engagement.
The University is proud of its national and internationally recruited academic staff from Nigeria, Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. The current student population comprises of Tanzanians and a small proportion of International Students. The University welcomes students from Tanzania and abroad to pursue their academic and professional goals in a holistic and peacefully environment. The university has two faculties namely: Faculty of Sciences and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Apart from these faculties, Abdulrahman Al-Sumait University (SUMAIT) has two Centers: Centre for Research and Postgraduate Studies (CRPS) and Centre for Professional and Continuing Education (CPaCE) which offers certificates and diplomas at NTA levels recognized by NACTVET and TCU.
The university library supports the teaching and learning for our programs and is a member of Consortium of Tanzania University Research Libraries (COTUL). E library section has more than 50 computers for accessing E-Resources within the Library.