Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere University of Agriculture and Technology [MJNUAT] is a new public institution which was formally established in 2012. It has its headquarters is in Butiama district, Mara region. The university aims at being at the centre stage of agricultural transformation in Tanzania. It also strives to be a regional and global player in innovative and societal responsive Agricultural Education and Training (AET).

The University aims at achieving this through embracement of the concepts of the Third or Fourth Generation University which, in part, are in line with the views of late Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere that were expressed when inaugurating another agricultural University on 26th September 1984.The fourth phase Government therefore decided to establish this public university in honour of Mwalimu, the first President of the United Republic of Tanzania who believed that agriculture in its broad sense remains a reliable means of livelihood to many Tanzanians in the rural settings.

Vision and Mission

Vision

The Vision of the University is “To become an innovative science and technology center that serves as an engine for development”

Mission

The mission of the University is “To catalyze societal and industrial development through training; generation and diffusion of knowledge and technologies and delivery of outreach service”

Object

To advance contemporary knowledge to students and other stakeholders, generate and make available information, technologies and innovations emanating from research, industrial development and providing advisory services to the community.

 Aspiration

Working towards generation of the product that is able to generates jobs for themselves and create employment for others. We also work for and through the communities and other players.

 Core Values

Our Corporate values anchor on; academic and social integrity, transparency, commitment, and responsiveness; academic freedom; knowledge generation and working for communities.

MJNUAT Profile

Besides the main campus this university is designed to have other campuses/satellite centres in Mara region. MJNUAT constitutes a number of Colleges and Schools including; College of Agriculture, College of Natural Resource Management and Tourism (at area contiguous to Serengeti National Park), College of Engineering and Technology; College of Health and Allied Sciences (at Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Referral Hospital in Musoma district); School of Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship Studies, School of Renewable Energy Engineering and Technology, School of Veterinary Sciences, School of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (at Kinesi area contiguous to Lake Victoria shore), and School of Education. Others include the Institute of Strategic and Conflict Mitigation, and the Institute of Disaster Management and Climate Change as well as, a number of centers.