Ardhi University Tanzania

About us

Welcome (Karibu) to Ardhi University – Website.  Ardhi University Campus is located in Dar es Salaam along the University Roadand adjacent to the University of Dar es Salaam approx. 12.00 Kilometres from the Dar es Salaam City Centre.  The University is within the proximity of several other academic Institutions, viz; Rwegarulila Water Resources Institute, The National Institute of Transport, The Institute of Social Welfare and the National Tax Institute.

Ardhi University is the only University in Tanzania and Africa which offers integrated training in the entire spectrum of land based disciplines namely Real Estate, Land Administration, Land Surveying Urban and Regional Planning, Architecture, Building Economics, Environmental Science and Housing under one roof complemented by Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Economics and Community Development Programmes.

Ardhi University has its humble beginning as a Survey Training School between 1956 – 1971 training Survey Technicians at Certificate Level. The Surveying Training School was renamed Ardhi Institute in 1972 and started offering 2 years Diploma Programmes in Land Surveying and Estate Management and Valuation.

In 1975, the two year programmes were upgraded into three year Advanced Diploma Programmes in Land Management and Valuation, Land Surveying, Town and Urban Planning, Architecture and Quantity Surveying.