It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you all to the School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering (LiSBE) at The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) in Arusha, Tanzania.

The school of LiSBE is dedicated to address challenges caused by the diversity and complexity of living systems, and real-life problems that affect livelihood of the people in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and globally at large.

Our School is equipped with the state-of-the-art-laboratories and learning facilities as well as world class faculty, all of which make it occupy a premium position and respect in SSA especially in offering highly specialized, research-intensive post-graduate (Masters, PhD) degrees and Post-doctoral research associate-ships. Arusha, where the NM-AIST is located, is a hub of biodiversity and tourist activity. The Ngorongoro Crater, the highest mountain in Africa – Mount Kilimanjaro, various national parks including the Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park, Manyara National Park and Arusha National Park and Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important paleoanthropological sites are located in the vicinity and offer LiBSE researchers the diverse and unique research opportunities. In addition, Arusha being the East African Community headquarters provides a rich social experience for all visitors and residents.

We lean and put in practice the NM-AIST’s motto “Academia for Society and Industry” in all our activities. Thus, if you are looking for a place to study a postgraduate degree, do a post-doc, conduct your research, come for study tour, establish research collaboration and or seeking any scientific services, consider the School of LiSBE is your perfect destination. Welcome!

Prof. Ernest Mbega,

Dean of the School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering