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The State University Of Zanzibar

Department of Entrepreneurship

The Department of Entrepreneurship is an academic department dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, enterprise development, employability, and sustainable economic transformation.

Department of Entrepreneurship

The Department of Entrepreneurship is an academic department dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, enterprise development, employability, and sustainable economic transformation. The Department serves as a platform for developing entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, attitudes, and competencies among students while supporting entrepreneurs, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and other stakeholders in the wider community. The Department recognizes entrepreneurship and innovation as important drivers of employment creation, private-sector development, poverty reduction, competitiveness, technological advancement, and sustainable development.

Its academic and outreach activities therefore combine theoretical knowledge with practical, experiential, and enterprise-based learning. The Department seeks to develop graduates who are not only prepared to seek employment but are also capable of identifying opportunities, creating and managing enterprises, developing innovative solutions, and contributing to the transformation of communities and economies.

The Department functions and services

  • To Provide high-quality entrepreneurship and innovation education at undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional levels.
  • To Promote innovation, creativity, design thinking, and opportunity recognition.
  • To Encourage students and graduates to establish and grow sustainable enterprises.

PROGRAM OFFERED

Course Name Department Campus Level
Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Entrepreneurship Chwaka Undergraduate
Head of Department of Entrepreneurship

Dr. Ashura H. Mrisho

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