Welcome to Stella Maris Mtwara University College (STEMMUCO), located in the South Eastern part of Tanzania.
The College started as a University Centre of St Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) in 2009 in accordance with the mission and vision of the University which foresees the holistic formation of a person for the national development. It was purposefully established in southern Tanzania so as to uplift the zone in education and development panacea. For a long time the southern zone of Tanzania including Mtwara, Lindi and Ruvuma has been lagging behind in terms of various social and economic developments. In Tanzania apart from having a low university enrolment rate, there are also regional disparities in access to higher education. Many of the higher education institutions are clustered in cities and municipalities of Dar es Salaam, and other parts of the country except the southern zone. In implementing its envisioned ideal, SAUT found it important to establish the centre which was later upgraded into a College in April, 2012 for the purpose of shedding light to the zone. It is envisaged that the College would become a full-flagged University in the South East of Tanzania. This is in line with the National Development Vision 2025 to have a high quality of life, a well-educated and learning society that will be able to competitively organize the Tanzanian economy necessary for sustainable growth.