CENTRE FOR FOREIGN RELATIONS

DAR ES SALAAM
(FULL ACCREDITED BY NACTE)

(Established by the 1978 Tanzania/Mozambique Agreement, Incorporated in the

Consular and Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act. No. 5, 1986)

INVITATION FOR ADMISSION INTO CERTIFICATE (NTA LEVEL 4), ORDINARY

DIPLOMA (NTA LEVEL 5 & 6), DEGREE (NTA LEVEL 7 & 8) AND
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR
2017/2018

A: IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS:

Applicants aspiring to pursue Centres programmes (i.e. Certificate, Diploma,
Bachelors Degree and Postgraduate Diploma programmes) should lodge
their applications directly to the Centre for Foreign Relations.

B: PROGRAMMES OFFERED AND REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. A BASIC TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

AND DIPLOMACY (NTA LEVEL 4)

Regular and Evening Sessions: This is a one year programme.

Entry Qualifications:
A candidate must have an Ordinary Certificate of Secondary Education
Examination (CSEE) with at least FOUR passes, OR equivalent
qualifications of NTA level three.

2. AN ORDINARY DIPLOMA IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND

DIPLOMACY (NTA LEVEL 5 AND 6)

Regular and Evening Sessions: This is a two-year programme.

Entry Qualifications:
i) Direct Entry
A candidate must have an Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education
Examination (ACSEE), with ONE principal pass and TWO subsidiaries
obtained at the same sitting and CSEE with credit passes in THREE
subjects.
ii) Equivalent Entry Scheme
A candidate must have a basic technician certificate (NTA 4) from any
institution recognized by NACTE with at least a second class or an
average of B and above.

3. A BACHELORS DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND

DIPLOMACY (BDIRD)

Regular and Evening Sessions: This is a three-year programme.

Entry Qualifications:
i) Direct Entry

1
 A candidate must have an ACSEE, with two principal passes (4.0 points)
excluding religious subjects and CSEE with credit passes in THREE
subjects.

ii) Equivalent Entry Scheme

A candidate must possess an Ordinary Diploma from any institution
recognized by NACTE with at least a second class or a GPA of 3.0 and
above.

4. POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES: Evening Session Only

i) POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT OF FOREIGN

RELATIONS:
This is a one year programme.
ii) POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY: This is a one
year programme.

Minimum Qualifications:
A good First Degree or its Equivalent, OR
A good Advanced Diploma from recognized institutions.
Masters Degree holders are also encouraged to apply.

C: APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Non-refundable application fee of Tshs. 30,000/= for
Postgraduate Diploma applicants.
Payments should be made through the Centre for
Foreign Relations - A/C No.
20101100203 - NMB Bank.
Photocopies of certificates and testimonials should be
attached.
The deadline for all applications is 20th August, 2017.
Academic Year 2017/2018 commences on 30 th October,
2017.

All enquires should be addressed to:

The Deputy Director Academic, Research and Consultancy (Admissions),

Centre for Foreign Relations,
P.O. Box 2824,
DAR ES SALAAM.

Tel: +255-22-2851007.
Mobile: +255-755 544119/786 258372/713 258372
Fax: +255-22-2851007.
E-mail dcfr@cfr.ac.tz/admissions@cfr.ac.tz
Website: www.cfr.ac.tz