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Tumaini University (Iringa University)
An institution of higher education Organized under the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT). It is located in Iringa (A region in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania). Iringa University is organized and run under the Motto “University Training for Future Leaders and Entrepreneurs”

Accreditation
Tumaini University, Iringa University College holds a Certificate of Full Accreditation from the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU)

Objective of Tumaini University

 * Preserve, transmit, and enhance a broad base of knowledge for the benefit of its students.
 * Empower students to develop their fundamental capabilities, assist them to think critically, and enable them to be skilful in communication and methods of inquiry.
 * Create a sense of public responsibility in the students.
 * Promote respect for learning, pursuit of truth, and mature thinking about the ultimate meaning of life.
 * Encourage perspectives and Christian moral values that embody a sense of vocation, deep concern for human betterment, obligation of service to others, equality among persons, loyalty to the truth, and responsible citizenship. Develop and promote leadership with moral character and instil a sense of care and responsibility to all.
 * Stimulate and promote cultural development, interpersonal relationships, and international understanding among students.
 * Promote an understanding of the practical applications of knowledge, including the historical origin, purpose and meaning of life; a balance of intellectual and spiritual values; and the integration of various cultures.

Vision
To be the leading dynamic and entrepreneurial institution of higher learning that engages itself fully with the community, through teaching, research and outreach, for sustainable development

Mission Statement
To develop professional dynamic and entrepreneurial leaders who will engage and realize their full potential and that of that of their community, their country and the world at large.

Core values
Tumaini University, Iringa will endeavor to upgrade institution work ethics that promote integrity at the work environment. The value that guides institution mandate are Professionalism, Excellence in Service, Confidentiality, Integrity, Transparency, Customer Focus, Efficiency, Accountability, Team work and Diligence.

Educational Philosophy
Tumaini University, Iringa University College is dedicated to liberal and professional education and to the belief that the full achievement of a student’s potential is directly related to the openness, the breadth, and the depth of his or her university experience. The University’s educational programmes are structured to recognize that each student is an individual, and to enable each individual to benefit fully from the opportunities it affords. The University is open to all persons, regardless of race, creed, color, gender, or political opinion. Tumaini University has educational programmes that are governed by five basic principles: The University is an educational institution dedicated to community service by providing opportunities and the environment for acquisition of knowledge, wisdom, and inspiration to future generations in all walks of life. The University is committed to providing faculty, facilities, and support, appropriate to a university of the highest standing, for research leading to a systematic and relentless quest for knowledge, and the organization of knowledge. The University is committed to providing faculty, facilities, and support for the teaching of undergraduate and post graduate students, inculcating, imparting, and propagating information produced through research, and providing for the acquisition of both liberal and professional education responsive to the needs of East Africa and other parts of the world. The University is committed to providing support for faculty service through professional publications, extension programmes, and consultation including the rendering of professional advice to government, industry, public institutions and private organizations and non-profit organizations. The University is committed to being an inclusive community that provides for a diversity of student experiences and strives to attract staff and students of varied backgrounds and from the broader universe of the academic community for the development of an environment of creativity.

History
Tumaini University Iringa Lutheran College and Seminary- the forerunner of the Tumaini University, Iringa University College was founded in Iringa in 1994. Lectures in Theology at the Diploma level were held from 1994 while degree programmes in business administration and Journalism were held from 1995. In 1997, Iringa Lutheran College and Seminary changed its original name, becoming Tumaini University, Iringa University College. The construction of the new Campus buildings was made largely through generous donations of finances, efforts and involvement from various parties that include; ELCA-St. Paul Area synod and individuals in USA, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Germany, congregants from ELCT Iringa Diocese, ELCT Southern zone Diocese and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania. In the year 2011/2012, Tumaini University, Iringa University College boots an enrollment of about 4,500 students who represent largely all Tanzanian society and others are from the EAC, SADC, USA Germany and Finland. The University has highly trained and experienced academic staff from Tanzania and other countries across the globe.