St. Augustine University of Tanzania

St. Augustine University of Tanzania

Chuo Kikuu cha Mtakatifu Agostino Tanzania (Swahili)
Former names	Nyegezi Social Training Institute, Nyegezi Social Training Centre
Motto	Building the City of God
Type	Private
Established	2002 (2002)
Religious affiliation	Tanzania Episcopal Conference
Academic affiliations	AAU, ACU
Chairperson	Severine Niwemugizi
Vice-Chancellor	Thadeus Mkamwa
Location	Sirari-Mbeya Road, Lumoga, Mwanza, Tanzania 2°36′12″S 32°53′50″E / 2.60333°S 32.89722°E / -2.60333; 32.89722
Campus	Multiple
Website	www.saut.ac.tz

St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) is a private university in Mwanza, Tanzania.^[1] It was founded by the Catholic Bishops of Tanzania in 1998 (accredited in 2002) as a secular, nonprofit, private institution.^[2] Before 1998, SAUT was called first Nyegezi Social Training Centre and then Nyegezi Social Training Institute. SAUT has over 10,000 students with an anticipated minimal rise each new academic year. The university attracts students from Tanzania and elsewhere, particularly Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, and recently Germany and other foreign nations. SAUT admits students of all nationalities and religious affiliations.

SAUT extends over 600 acres (2.4 km²) in the Nyegezi-Malimbe area, 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Mwanza on the shores of Lake Victoria. The university is divided into two campuses. The main campus (old campus) houses the administration buildings and the Faculty of Business Administration. The Malimbe campus, located one km away, is home to the Faculty of Law, Social Sciences, Engineering, Business Administration, Education and Mass Communication.