The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM AIST) in Arusha, is one in a network of Pan-African Institutes of Science and Technology located across the continent. The NM AIST-Arusha, which is accredited by Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) is being developed into a research intensive institution for postgraduate and post-docs studies and research in SET.

The vision of NM-AIST is to become a world-class institution of higher learning, dedicated to the pursuit and promotion of excellence in SETI, and their applications for economic growth and sustainable development in Africa.

The mission of NM-AIST is to deliver and promote high quality and internationally competitive teaching and learning, research and innovation, and public service in SETI leveraging on entrepreneurship for enhanced value addition to people and natural resources, with a view to stimulating, catalyzing and promoting economic growth and sustainable development in Tanzania, Eastern Africa (EA) and SSA.