<mapframe latitude="-6.783563888888889" longitude="39.26444444444444" zoom="5" width="400" height="300" align="right" /> **The Open University of [Tanzania](https://bliptext.com/articles/tanzania) (OUT)** is a [distance learning](https://bliptext.com/articles/distance-learning) [public university](https://bliptext.com/articles/public-university) in [Tanzania](https://bliptext.com/articles/tanzania) and the largest by the number of students. It was established by an Act of Parliament No. 17 of 1992. It is a single mode institution offering certificate, diploma and degree courses through distance learning. Its headquarters is situated in [Dar es Salaam, Tanzania](https://bliptext.com/articles/dar-es-salaam-tanzania), and conducts its operations through 30 Regional Centres and 70 Study Centres. The university has a capacity of approximately 70,000 students both local and international ones. It consists of: # [The Open University of Tanzania entrance sign, June 2019. | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/The///Open///University///of///Tanzania.jpg]