<mapframe latitude="-6.773055555555556" longitude="39.255" zoom="5" width="400" height="300" align="right" /> The **Hubert Kairuki Memorial University** (**HKMU**) is a [private](https://bliptext.com/articles/private-university) medical university located in [Mikocheni](https://bliptext.com/articles/mikocheni) ward of [Kinondoni District](https://bliptext.com/articles/kinondoni-district-dar-es-salaam) of [Dar es Salaam](https://bliptext.com/articles/dar-es-salaam), [Tanzania](https://bliptext.com/articles/tanzania). It is an accredited university recognized by the government [Tanzania](https://bliptext.com/articles/tanzania) through the [Tanzania](https://bliptext.com/articles/tanzania) Commission for Universities (formerly known as the Higher Education Accreditation Council, HEAC). HKMU is a [World Health Organization](https://bliptext.com/articles/world-health-organization) recognized medical university and appears in the [International Medical Education Directory](https://bliptext.com/articles/international-medical-education-directory) (IMED).

History

The university was established in 1997 by Hubert Mwombeki Kairuki (1940 - 1999), a Tanzanian obstetrician-gynecologist, educator and chairman of African evangelist enterprises. It was first named Mikocheni International University of Health Sciences (MIUHS), then Mikocheni International University, and received its present name in 1999. It was the first private university to be accredited in Tanzania, in June 2000.

Location

The HKMU campus is at plot No 322 Regent Estate in Mikocheni, some seven km from the Dar es Salaam city centre. HKMU has easy access to several major tourist attractions in Tanzania, including Bagamoyo, Saadani, Mikumi, the Selous game reserve, and Zanzibar.

Academics

HKMU offers degrees, diplomas and certificates in the following courses:

Undergraduate degree programmes

Postgraduate programmes

Diplomas

Certificates