IIT Madras Zanzibar in the press, and the latest stories from our campus.
H.E. Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, attended the 63rd Convocation of IIT Madras, reaffirming the shared vision between India and Zanzibar and highlighting the continued growth and impact of IIT Madras Zanzibar as India's first international IIT campus.
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The High Commission of India in Dar es Salaam celebrated the 12th International Day of Yoga, bringing together thousands of participants across Tanzania to promote health, wellness, and cultural harmony.
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On the occasion of Africa Day, IIT Madras Zanzibar highlighted its commitment to advancing world-class education, innovation, entrepreneurship, and India–Africa collaboration, empowering the next generation of African leaders.
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IIT Madras Zanzibar is set to welcome the fourth incoming batch of students to its Zanzibar Campus in Tanzania, the first-ever international campus established by any IIT. Applications are now open for full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for the 2026 academic year
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IIT Madras Zanzibar highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence to transform Zanzibar's agriculture and livestock sectors through data-driven innovation, improved productivity, and sustainable development.
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IIT Madras Zanzibar Campus was featured on PAMBAZUKO, aired by Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), highlighting key milestones achieved over the past two years. The discussion focused on academic growth, strategic partnerships, and IITM Zanzibar’s contribution to advancing technology and innovation in Zanzibar and Tanzania at large.
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University Innovation & Entrepreneurship Exchange Programme (4–6 March 2026). IIT Madras Zanzibar, in collaboration with the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and UNDP Tanzania, hosted university leaders, policymakers, and innovation stakeholders from East Africa to strengthen university-led innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology commercialization through a regional Faculty Exchange Programme.
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The High Commissioner of India to Tanzania, His Excellency Bishwadip Dey, officially inaugurated the IITM Zanzibar Library and the “India Corner” at the IITM Zanzibar campus. This marks yet another milestone in strengthening educational and cultural ties between India and Tanzania.
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Bridging the innovation corridors of Asia and Africa, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Zanzibar, in partnership with IITM Global, hosted Zanzibar Innovation Day on October 4 at its Zanzibar campus. The event aimed to strengthen cross-continental collaboration between Indian and African entrepreneurs and featured eleven start-ups from India and Tanzania across diverse sectors, including artificial intelligence, space technology, clean energy, water access, digital finance, and inclusive mobility.
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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Zanzibar on July 11 held its first degree distribution ceremony with 16 students graduating. This marks the graduation of its inaugural cohort from the MTech programme in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) for the academic session 2023–2025. The event, held at the Bweleo campus in Zanzibar was established as IIT Madras’ first international campus in 2023 in partnership with the Government of Zanzibar.
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The IITs were conceived and established as contributors to the human resource development of the nation. This is iterated in the “Indian” foundation of their name, the IIT, and a sign in the main building of IIT Kharagpur that reads “Dedicated to the Service of the Nation” underscores this national imperative.
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Due to overwhelming enthusiasm from the student community in India and abroad, the Institute is considering an increase in the number of seats for both programs. To make the teaching-learning experience substantive and aligned with the needs of the market, industry collaboration and exchange programs are being assiduously explored.
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Indian students can also apply and appear for the three-level process for admission into the first offshore campus to be started by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras on the African island of Zanzibar in Tanzania. The fees will be $12,000 per year for bachelors and $4,000 for post-graduate. Classes will begin in October.
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The international campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), spread across 200 acres on Zanzibar Island in Tanzania, will start classes in October 2023. Preeti Aghalayam, Dean of the School of Science & Engineering, IIT Madras, will be the first women director of an IIT as she is the Director-in-charge of international campus of the IIT Madras at Zanzibar-Tanzania.
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The glass ceiling exists and in every sphere of life, but there are some women who defy convention, and Prof Preeti Aghalayam is one of them. She has become the first woman director-in-charge of an IIT– at the Zanzibar campus of IIT Madras as it makes its first foray overseas.
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The first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) overseas campus is set to become operational in October in Tanzania's Zanzibar with the initial intake of 70 students in two programs. The campus, known as IITM Zanzibar, is a collaboration between IIT-M and Tanzania. Initially, the faculty will be deputed from IIT-M to Tanzania and subsequently local faculty members would also be recruited, said IIT-M in a press release on Monday.
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The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), the top-ranked Educational Institute in the country, has become the first IIT in the country to launch an international campus, which is coming up in Zanzibar-Tanzania. An MoU was recently signed between India and Tanzania, the final procedural step that paves the way for this campus.
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In another milestone for IITs, Dr Preeti Aghalayam will become the first woman director-in-charge for IIT Madras in Zanzibar and the first ever woman to be an IIT director. IITM Director Professor V Kamakoti told the media that her appointment to the high-profile role was in line with IITM's aim to bring women into leadership roles and work for gender balance.
Read articleIndian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Monday became the first ever IIT to launch an international campus, which will be set-up in Zanzibar Island, Tanzania. “It is indeed a major milestone in this history of IIT Madras that we are establishing a Campus at Zanzibar. Through this, we look forward to active participation in the future higher education initiatives at Zanzibar,” the institute's director Prof. V. Kamakoti said in a press conference.
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