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The College of African Wildlife Management, MWEKA

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    mweka@mwekawildlife.ac.tz

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    (+255) 692 883 333
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Welcome to our College

The Leading Institution in Professional and Technical Trainig in Wildlife and Tourism Management in Africa SINCE 1963

committed staff and adequate facilities

The College has friendly, experienced professional and committed staff and adequate facilities and equipment for meeting our aim of imparting the knowledge, skills and right attitude to our prospective students.

LEARNING BY DOING

Our approach in delivering the courses is “Learning by Doing” with emphasis on field training taking place in Tanzania’s major wildlife protected areas and the College’s Field Study Area at Kwakuchinja in Babati. (The Study area is a strategic wildlife corridor for mammals migrating between Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks


Background Information

The College of African Wildlife Management (CAWM), Mweka is the leading institution in professional and technical training in Wildlife and Tourism Management. It was established by the Tanzania Act of Parliament Number 8 of 1964. The College is registered and recognized as a Centre of Excellence by the East African Community (EAC) and Southen African Development Community (SADC).

Vision

  • To become a centre of excellence for professional and technical training in addressing the challenges of wildlife sustainability in Africa.

Mission

  • To provide the highest standards of technical training by engaging a global community and undertaking research and consultancies in order to meet the needs of wildlife and tourism management in Africa.

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Major Services

Training

Research

Consultancy

8500

Graduants

100

Staff

52

Countries

80

Research



Our Courses

Postgraduate Diploma

Bachelor Degree

Ordinary Diploma

Technician Certificate

Basic Technician

Publications

Post-Vegetation Clearance Survey of Avifauna in a Fragmented Thicket in an Urban Landscape, Dar Es Salaam City, Tanzania

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Short Courses

Tour Guiding and Interpretation | Safari Guide | Snake Capturing, Handling and Translocation | Professional Walking Safari | Applied Fire Arms | GIS for Conservation | Wildlife Inventory and Monitoring for Wildlife Management Areas | Natural Resources Entrepreneurship | Ecological Monitoring in Protected Areas | Natural Resource Policies and Procedures for Community based Protected Areas | Conservation Action Planning and Finance Reporting | Destination Management | Monitoring and Evaluation for Wildlife Management Areas | Cultural Tourism Promotion and Management | Principles of Protected Areas Planning | Plant Identification and Herbarium Techniques | Bird Identification and Interpretation | Governance in the Management of Natural Resources

Mountain Guide

Safari Guide

Snake

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Moutain Guide

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Safari Guide

College Almanac

Calendar of activities 2019/2020 academic year

  • NTA 4,5 & 6

    Semester I & II

    Sem I: 30th Sep 2019 - 21stFeb 2020

    Sem II: 09th Mar 2020 - 17thJul 2020

    Paramilitary: 27th Nov 2019 - 06thDec 2019

  • NTA 7 & 8

    Semester I & II

    Sem I: 04th Nov 2019 - 21stMar 2020

    Sem II: 20th Apr 2020 - 28thAug 2020

    Paramilitary: 13th Nov 2019 - 22ndNov 2019

  • Graduation

    2018/2019 & 2019/2020

    2018/2019:: 23rdNov, 2019

    2019/2020: 28thNov, 2020

  • Final Examination

    NTA 4 - 8

    NTA 4,5 & 6: 03rd Feb - 07thFeb 2020

    NTA 7 & 8: 16th Mar - 20th Mar 2020

  • Supplimentary Examination

    NTA 4 - 8

    NTA 4,5 & 6: 17thFeb to 21stFeb 2020

    NTA 7 & 8: 30thMar to 03rdApr 2020

  • Students Events

    Election & Tournament

    Election: 06thDecember 2019

    Sports Tournament: March-April 2020

  • Field Practical - NTA 4

    Safari 1:   11th to 14th October 2019

    Safari 2:   11th to 22th December 2019

    Safari 3:   06th to 17th April 2020

    Safari 4:   04th May to 15th June 2020

  • Field Practical - NTA 5

    Safari 1:   11th to 14th October 2019

    Safari 2:   02nd to 13th January 2020

    Safari 3:   06th March to 17th April 2020

    Safari 4:   04th to 15th May 2020

  • Field Practical - NTA 6

    Management

    Safari 1:   21stOct to 07thNov 2019

    Safari 2:   14thJan to 25thJan 2020

    Safari 3:   04th May to 16thMay 2020


    Tourism

    Safari 1:   14th - 26thJanuary 2020

    Safari 2:   06th - 16thApril 2020


  • Field Practical - Bachelor 1

    Safari 1:   29thNov - 02ndDec 2019

    Safari 2:   10th - 21st Feb 2020

    Safari 3:   13th Jul - 24th Jul 2020

  • Field Practical - Bachelor 2

    Safari 1:   10th - 22nd Dec 2019

    Safari 2:   11th - 21st Feb 2020

    Safari 3:   13th - 24th Jul 2020

  • Field Practical - Bachelor 3

    Management

    Safari 1:   10th - 21st Feb 2020


    Tourism

    Safari 1:   27th Jan - 08th Feb 2020

  • Research Projects

    Presentation & Data Collection

    Reearch Proposal: 08th - 12nd June 2020

    Data Collection: 15th - 26th June 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

The College is located in northen Tanzania on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, 14 km north of Moshi Municipality, approximately 60 km away from Kilimanjaro Airport.

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