Ardhi University

Ardhi University also known as ARU (Chuo Kikuu Ardhi, in Swahili) is a public university located in Makongo in Kinondoni District of Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. It was established 28 March 2007, though it has been offering training for more than 60 years in different status. It is situated on Observation Hill close to University of Dar es Salaam, in which it was a constituent college from 1996 to 2007, when it was known as University College of Lands and Architectural Studies—UCLAS. Prior being part of University of Dar es Salaam, Ardhi University was known as Ardhi Institute with history extending to mid-1950s.

Today, academic activities at the university are generated in four schools as follows:

1. School of Architecture, Construction Economics and Management (SACEM)
2. School of Earth Sciences, Real Estates, Business and Informatics (SERBI)
3. School of Engineering and Environmental Studies (SEES)
4. School of Spatial Planning and Social Science (SSPSS)

The number of academic staff with doctoral degrees has increased from three in 1996 to 43 in 2008.