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BRIEF HISTORY OF UDSM
- It started as a University College (UCD) affiliated with the University of London (with one faculty- of Law)
- Hosted at TANU premises in Lumumba
- Students: 12 Male and 1 Female
- In 1963 it became a constituent college of the University of East Africa
- UDSM became a full-fledged University through the University of Dar es Salaam Act, Cap 346, 1970
- It was a Department of Business Administration in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
- The Department of Business Administration was elevated to the Faculty of Commerce and Management (FCM)
- The FCM was transformed into a Business School and the name UDBS was born
Statistics
UDBS is among the leading Business Schools in Africa because of the huge investment made in infrastructure, staff and collaboration with other leading business schools and the industry.
1ST Position in Tanzania (Eduniversal ranking)
4th Position in Africa (Business School Network ranking)
STAFF PROFILE
Distribution of Staff by Category
Distribution of Level of Education by Gender 
Distribution of Academic staff ranks by gender 
Partnerships
Collaborating Universities & Business Schools:
- Gothenburg University and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden)
- University of Stavanger, University of Agder and Molde University College (Norway)
- University of Balearic Islands and University of Barcelona (Spain)
- Beddie Business School at Simon Fraser University (Canada)
- Said Business School at University of Oxford (UK)
- Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Uganda
- Faculty of Business and Management Science, Nairobi University & Strathmore University Business School, Kenya
- Kuehne Logistics University (Germany)
- Copenhagen Business School, Aalborg University Business School & The Aarhus University School of Business and Social Sciences (Denmark)
- Association of African Business Schools (AABSs) Members
Collaboration with Institutions that have Research funds:
- Swedish International Development Corporation Agency (Sida)
- NORPLAN (Norway)
- Academy of Korean Studies (AKS)
- Kühne Foundation
- DAAD
- EQUINOR (formerly known as STATOIL Tanzania AS),
UDBS has close relationships and networks with private and public sector organizations such as
- CRDB, NBC, NMB,DSE, CMSA, Exim, DCB and Standard Chartered Bank
- Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA),
- Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA)
- Bank of Tanzania (BoT)
- Tanzania Institute of Bankers
- Professional Bodies including NBAA and NBMM
- Tourism institutions including TANAPA, TTB, NCT