Leadership: Deans Office
The School’s administration is under the office of the Dean. The Dean is overseeing the entire Schools activities. According to the University of Dar es Salaam Charter, 2007, the Dean is the head of academic and administration in the School. Specifically, Dean is responsible to;
The Current Dean 2021/22 - 2023/24
Dr. Dr. S.F. Materu
Sosteness Francis Materu is the Dean of the School and a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economic Law. He served as Associate Dean from 2019 to 2021 and Head of Public Law Department from 2016 to 2019. He joined the School (then Faculty of Law) in 2009. Before this appointment, Dr Materu worked as an Assistant Tax Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) from August 2008 to September 2009. Dr Materu has a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL. B (Hons)-2008) from University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Master of Laws Degree (LL.M (Cum Laude)-2011) from University of the Western Cape, South Africa; and a Doctor of Laws Degree (Dr. Iuris (Summa Cum Laude-2014) from Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. In 2016, Dr Materu received a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law School of Tanzania, thereby becoming an Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania, Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths. He is a member of the Tanganyika Law Society. Dr Materu’s areas of interests are international criminal law, transitional justice, international humanitarian law and anti-money laundering law.
Dr Materu has held several administrative and advisory positions within the University. He has been Head of the Public Law Department and Coordinator of Master of Laws in Procedural Law and International Legal Practice program (2015-2021). He has also been appointed a member of the Ministerial Advisory Board of the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA) for two terms i.e. 2015-2018 and 2019-2022. In addition to these responsibilities, Dr Materu has been a visiting scholar at the University of Bayreuth (Germany) and an External Examiner of Ruaha Catholic University (RUCU) in Tanzania
Past Deans
Below is the list of our former Deans;
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1. |
Prof. Arthur Brian Weston |
1961 - 1968 |
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2. |
Prof. Y. Ghai |
1968 – 1970 |
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3. |
D. Bishota |
1970 |
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4. |
Justice P.L.V. Cross |
1970 – 1974 |
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5. |
Prof. J.L. Kanywanyi |
1974 – 1979 |
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6. |
Prof. G.M. Fimbo |
1979 – 1982 |
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7. |
Prof. Costa Mahalu |
1985 – 1991 |
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8. |
Prof. Zebron S. Gondwe |
1994 – 1997 |
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9. |
Dr Wilbert B. L. Kapinga |
1998 |
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10. |
Dr Sengondo E. A. Mvungi |
1998 – 2003 |
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11. |
Prof. Ibrahim H. Juma |
2003 – 2006 |
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12. |
Prof. Sifuni E.Mchome |
2006 – 2009 |
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13. |
Prof. P.J. Kabudi |
2009 – 2012 |
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14. 15 |
Prof. B.I. Rutinwa Prof. H.I.Majamba |
2012 – 2015 2015 - 2021 |
Administration Office
Administrative officers assist the Dean in running the day-to-day activities of the School. Currently, the School has two senior administrative officers. These are: -
Senior Administrative Officer
BA (Political Science & Public Administration (UDSM)
Proficiency Certificate of Qualifying Law for Administrative Officers (Tanzania Public Service College)
E-mail: rweyongeza.antidius@udsm.ac.tz abrweyo@gmail.com
2. Mr. Packson David Gabriel
Senior Administrative Officer
BA PSPA (Dar)
E-mail: packson@udsm.ac.tz.
Other Offices under the Dean’s Office
There are several other offices which assist the Dean in his day to day activities. These offices are;
The Examination Office
The Office of the Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies
The Office of the Coordinator of Postgraduate Studies
The Office of the Timetable Coordinator
The Office of Quality Assurance