# Mzumbe University

> public university in Mzumbe, Tanzania

**Wikidata**: [Q1240270](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1240270)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzumbe_University)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mzumbe-university

## Summary
Mzumbe University is a public university located in Mzumbe, near Morogoro in Tanzania. It was established in 2001 and functions as an institution of higher education with national and regional affiliations.

## Key Facts
- Mzumbe University is a public university (instance_of: university) located in Mzumbe, Morogoro, Tanzania.  
- Inception/founding year: 2001.  
- Official website: http://www.mzumbe.ac.tz.  
- Geographic coordinates recorded: −6.9625, 37.52861111 and −6.89138889, 37.56027778.  
- Country: Tanzania.  
- Member of the Consortium of Tanzania University and Research Libraries (COTUL).  
- Member of the Association of African Universities (AAU).  
- Common aliases: MU; site.mzumbe.ac.tz.  
- Primary image file (Commons): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Morogoro.jpg.  
- Key persistent identifiers: ROR 02qrvdj69; GRID grid.442465.5; ISNI 000000008688322X; VIAF 125898857; Freebase /m/05f67cd; Ringgold 108099; Library of Congress authority no2009094899.  
- Social media handles: Twitter — ChuoKikuuMzumbe; Facebook — officialMzumbeUniversity; Instagram — official_mzumbe_university.  
- Wikipedia presence: article titled "Mzumbe University" with sitelink_count 11 and articles in languages including ar, de, en, fr, pl, ru and others.

## FAQs
### Q: Where is Mzumbe University located?
A: Mzumbe University is located in Mzumbe, within the Morogoro region of Tanzania. Coordinates recorded for the institution include −6.9625, 37.52861111 and −6.89138889, 37.56027778.

### Q: When was Mzumbe University established?
A: Mzumbe University was established in 2001.

### Q: Is Mzumbe University a public institution?
A: Yes. Mzumbe University is described as a public university.

### Q: What is the university's official website?
A: The official website is http://www.mzumbe.ac.tz.

### Q: What regional academic networks is Mzumbe University a member of?
A: Mzumbe University is a member of the Consortium of Tanzania University and Research Libraries (COTUL) and the Association of African Universities (AAU).

## Why It Matters
Mzumbe University is part of Tanzania’s higher education infrastructure as a public university established in 2001. Its membership in regional organizations such as the Consortium of Tanzania University and Research Libraries and the Association of African Universities indicates formal engagement with national and continental academic networks. The university maintains an online presence through an official website and active social media accounts, and it is represented across multiple international identifiers (ROR, GRID, ISNI, VIAF, Ringgold, Library of Congress), which supports discoverability and institutional recognition in research and academic information systems. Its Wikipedia presence in multiple languages and documented identifiers reflect public visibility and integration into global academic metadata ecosystems. These attributes make Mzumbe University a recognized institutional actor in Tanzania’s tertiary education landscape and in regional academic collaboration.

## Notable For
- Being a public university in Mzumbe, Morogoro, Tanzania, established in 2001.  
- Membership in the Consortium of Tanzania University and Research Libraries (COTUL) and the Association of African Universities (AAU).  
- Broad institutional identification across international authority systems (ROR, GRID, ISNI, VIAF, Ringgold, Library of Congress).  
- Documented online and social-media presence (official website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).  
- Presence on Wikipedia in multiple languages (sitelink_count: 11).

## Body

### Overview
- Entity name: Mzumbe University.  
- Description: public university in Mzumbe, Tanzania.  
- Instance of: university.

### History & Establishment
- Inception year: 2001.

### Location & Coordinates
- Located in: Morogoro region, Tanzania.  
- Coordinates (recorded):  
  - Latitude −6.9625, Longitude 37.52861111.  
  - Latitude −6.89138889, Longitude 37.56027778.

### Online Presence
- Official website: http://www.mzumbe.ac.tz.  
- Image (Commons): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Morogoro.jpg.  
- Social media:  
  - Twitter: ChuoKikuuMzumbe (handle recorded with qualifiers including start_time 2018-03-21).  
  - Facebook: officialMzumbeUniversity.  
  - Instagram: official_mzumbe_university.

### Memberships & Affiliations
- Consortium of Tanzania University and Research Libraries (COTUL).  
- Association of African Universities (AAU).

### Identifiers & Authority Codes
- ROR: 02qrvdj69.  
- GRID: grid.442465.5.  
- ISNI: 000000008688322X.  
- VIAF: 125898857.  
- Freebase ID: /m/05f67cd.  
- Ringgold ID: 108099.  
- Library of Congress authority ID: no2009094899.  
- HAL structure ID: 470981.  
- Google Scholar organization ID: 11480969630828945260.  
- KISTI ID: K000205797.  
- SNARC ID: Isamu Togawa.  
- Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued): 15846685.  
- IATI organisation ID: XI-GRID-grid.442465.5.  
- Yale LUX ID: group/2447e564-7103-41bc-8403-afc85d95a15d.

### Language & Public Presence
- Wikipedia article title: "Mzumbe University".  
- Wikipedia languages with articles include: ar, arz, dag, de, en, eo, fr, gpe, pl, ru.  
- Sitelink count: 11.  

### Categories
- Topic's main category: Category:Mzumbe University.  
- Category for alumni: Category:Mzumbe University alumni.

## References

1. Open ISNI for Organizations
2. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20240427133911/https://cotul.or.tz/index.php/our-members?view=article&id=41&catid=12)
3. [Source](https://www.aau.org/subs/membership/)
4. Google Knowledge Graph
5. [Source](http://www.mzumbe.ac.tz)
6. GRID Release 2016-05-31
7. Quora
8. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
9. Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph
10. HAL
11. [Source](https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/m_u)