St. Augustine University of Tanzania

St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) is a private university in Mwanza, Tanzania. It was founded by the Catholic Bishops of Tanzania in 1998 (accredited in 2002) as a secular non-profit, private institution. Prior to 1998, SAUT was called Nyegezi Social Training Institute, 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.