Academic Department is the wing dedicated to ensuring that academic excellence of the University is maintained by supporting the office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor – Academic, Research and Innovation in achieving the respective goals. It is responsible for supporting the scholarly work of the schools, teaching, learning, and analyzing factors influencing students’ academic performance.
The Department provides administrative oversight to educational and research affairs in collaboration with Deans and Heads of Department to maintain communication and cooperation to explore possibilities for reciprocal and joint arrangements to review academic matters of common concern. The department rigorously advises the office of DVC - ARI to ensure the integrity, quality, and value of the academic degrees are retained. Thus, the Department coordinates and participates in the formulation, review and amendments of examination policies and regulations. Furthermore, it is the jurisdiction of the Academic Department to coordinate the development and review of academic programmes in order to foster creativity and innovations to for the purpose of solving challenges of the society and industries.
The Charter recognizes the Head of Academic department the Secretary to Senate, which is the principal overall decision –making organ in respect of all academic matters of the university. In addition, the Senate is responsible for the academic work of the university in teaching and learning, research and innovation, extension and consultancy.
In order to enhance effectiveness in the execution of the Academic activities, four Academic Officers have been deployed into Schools where they report directly to the Dean of Schools. The four schools are Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Computation and Communication Science and Engineering, School of Materials, Energy and Environmental Sciences and School of Business Studies and Humanities.

Staff

	Dr. Efraim Michael Kosia Chief Academic Officer and Head of the Academic Department Phone: +255 753 571 059 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Gilbert William Mlacky Academic Officer Phone: +255 755 262 410 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Ms. Christina Dominick, Academic Officer Phone: +255 714 690 107 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Mr. Emmanuel Nehemiah Mtatuu Academic officer for the School of Computation and Communication Science and Engineering Phone: +255 784 462 903 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Mr. Greyson Johnson, Academic officer for the School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering Phone: +255 756 892 256 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Mr. Haji Chomba Academic officer for the School of Materials, Energy and Environmental Sciences. Phone: +255 754 857 937 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Mr. Izrael Daudi Academic officer for the School of Business Studies and Humanities Phone: +255 764 664 041 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Ms. Bahati Swalehe Omary Office Management Secretary Phone: +255 767 601726 +255 783 601 726 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.