St. Augustine University of Tanzania

St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) is a secular non-profit, private institution of higher learning founded by the Catholic Bishops of Tanzania in 1998, accredited in 2002. Prior to 1998, SAUT was called Nyegezi Social Training Intitute, and Nyegezi Social Training Centre prior to that. SAUT is committed to being a center of excellence through education, research and community service and currently has over 10,000 students with an anticipated minimal rise each new academic year. The University attracts students from Tanzania and elsewhere; particularly the countries of East and Central Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, and recently Germany and other foreign nations . SAUT admits students of all nationalities and religious affiliations.

Located in East Africa, SAUT extends over 600 acres (2.4 km2) in the Nyegezi-Malimbe area, 10 km 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. SAUT is the only Catholic, private university in Tanzania.