Universities in Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre is located in the foothills of the snow capped, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. It was opened in March 1971 by the Good Samaritan Foundation, who planned and raised large funds to build and equip it. KCMC is a referral hospital for over 11 million people in Northern Tanzania. The hospital is a huge complex with over 450 beds, with hundreds of outpatients and visitors coming to the centre everyday. Over 1000 staff are employed at the centre. One of the original reasons for establishing KCMC was to be a national teaching centre. Since 1971, training has grown in size, and in 1997, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College was opened. KCM College is a constituent college of Tumaini University, along with Iringa University College and Makumira University College. As a Christian institution, KCMC is committed to proclaim Christ through healing, teaching and research. It strives to combine professional excellence with a spirit of compassion. Moshi University College (MUCCoBS) Moshi University College of Co-operative and Business Studies (MUCCoBS) is an institution with a unique history and specialization. It is the only university in Sub Saharan countries that offers co-operative and business education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, other universities offer training in business studies alone.MUCCoBS is the oldest training institution in Tanzania, accumulating experience of 46years, in the fields of co-operative accounting, cooperativemanagement and rural development. During this period,the College has turned out co-operative and other experts in accounting, management, marketing, auditing and cooperative development employed in different institutions within and outside Tanzania. It grew from a College enrolling only 150 students, conducting tailored courses to a University College with a capacity of 1500 students. MUCCoBS came into being as a result of upgrading the former Cooperative College into a Constituent College of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) May 2004, and consequently the name changed to Moshi University College of Co-operative and Business Studies.