Projects
Welcome to explore our research, education and development cooperation project portfolio.
Tanzanian Resilience Academy (2019-)
Project website: https://resilienceacademy.ac.tz/
Funding: The World Bank
Leader and partners: UTU with UDSM, ARU, SUA and SUZA
Resilience Academy for Green and Smart Cities (ProWAS - SASA) (2024-2026)
The project focuses on improving capacities to use open data, digital tools and local community-youth driven approaches for climate resilient urban development and water management in Tanga and Mwanza cities.
Project website: https://resilienceacademy.ac.tz/
Funding: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Location Innovation Hub (LIH) (2023-2025)
The Location Innovation Hub (LIH) is a centre of excellence for location information and technology, offering free coaching for small and medium-sized enterprises and public administrations, providing support in areas like business development, adopting new technologies, and finding funding opportunities.
Project website: https://locationinnovationhub.eu/
Funding: European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH)
KADI (2023-2025)
Knowledge and climate Services from an African observation and Data research Infrastructure is an interdisciplinary African-European cooperation project designing and piloting comprehensive science-based concepts for atmospheric and climate service infrastructures on the African continent.
Project website: https://kadi-project.eu/
FPCUP - WG Africa (2023-2024)
Framework Partnership Agreement for Copernicus User Uptake - Working Group Africa builds meaningful capacities of African experts to respond regional and local challenges with Copernicus services and applications.
Project website: https://www.copernicus-user-uptake.eu/user-uptake/details/copernicus-user-uptake-in-africa-492
GeoICT4e (2020-2024)
Improving management and teaching capacities in the impact-driven and socially innovative geospatial and ICT education in Tanzania, leading to graduates’ better employment.
Project website: https://www.geoict.org/
FAPI pilot for DIDAIhub (2022-2023)
DIDAIhub is a pilot project under the Finland-Africa platform for Innovation (SDG9). it provides a community platform and a catalyst for innovative research and learning solutions with global impacts at the University of Turku.
Project website: https://didaihub.utu.fi/ & https://fapi.utu.fi/
Resilience Academy for Litterati (2022 and 2023)
Resilience Academy collaborated with Litterati Inc. and Tanzanian city governments to employ citizens and university students to collect geospatial data of litter in Dar es Salaam and Mtwara.
Geo-ICT (2017-2020)
Geospatial and ICT capabilities in Tanzanian Higher Education Institutions
Funding: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (HEI-ICI)
Leader and partners: UTU with UDSM, ARU, SUA and SUZA
SUSLAND (2014-2018)
Sustainability, scale relations and structure-function-benefit chains in the landscape systems of the Tanzanian Southern Highlands
Funding: Academy of Finland (Development Research) and University of Turku
Leader: UTU Geography
GESEC (2016-2018)
Geospatial Business Ecosystem in Tanzania
Funding: Business Finland / BEAM (former TEKES)
Leader: UTU Geography and UTU Future Technologies
ZAN-SDI (2016-2018)
National Spatial Data Infrastructure for Integrated Coastal and Marine Planning in Zanzibar
Funding: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland / ICI project with the Government of Zanzibar
Leader: Finnish Environmental Institute (SYKE) with UTU Geography
Pre-GESEC (2016)
Preparatory project for Geospatial Business Ecosystem in Tanzania
Funding: Business Finland / BEAM (former TEKES)
Leader: UTU Geography and UTU Future Technologies
UTU-FAO Forest Plantation Mapping in the Southern Highlands (2016)
Funding: UN / FAO Finland
Leader: UTU Geography
HEI-GIS capacities in Geography education at the University of Dar es Salaam (2013-2016)
Funding: HEI-ICI / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Leader: UTU Geography with UDSM Geography
Knowledge Creation Processes (KREPRO) (2012-2016)
Funding: Academy of Finland
Leader: UTU Geography
Changing Land Use and Forest Management Practices and Multidimensional Adaptation Strategies in Zanzibar, Tanzania (2010-2013)
Funding: Academy of Finland (Development Research)
Leader: UTU Geography
North-South-North (NSS) staff and student exchange networks coordinated by Åbo Akademi and UTU (2008-2015)
Funding: NSS / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Leader: UTU Geography
Rural Settlement Development, Land Ownership and Food Security since Ujamaa era in Eastern Tanzania (2008-2010)
Funding: Academy of Finland (Development Research)
Leader: UTU Geography
Practical Measures to Tackle Climate Change (2008)
Funding: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Leader: UTU Geography
Sustainable Landscapes in Zanzibar (2005-2007)
Funding: MOSSE / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Leader: UTU Geography
Interaction Between Community, Forest Plantation and Biodiversity (2003-2004)
Funding: MOSSE / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Leader: UTU Geography