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We are celebrating 15 years of TGCL!

This week, we're gearing up for a remarkable milestone at the Tanzanian-German Centre for Eastern African Legal Studies (TGCL) in Dar es Salaam. Over the past 15 years, TGCL has evolved into the hub for regional integration in East Africa and the whole continent. TGCL was established at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) in 2008. It is a joint project of the Universität Bayreuth and Dar es Salaam. The TGCL is one of several centres of excellence established in Africa under the programme “African Excellence – Fachzentren in Afrika”, funded by the Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany through the DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst.

Today, TGCL is proud to have students and researchers hailing from all seven Partner States of the East African Community - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. More than 200 talented Master and PhD students have passed through our doors, each being groomed to become future decision makers and change agents. Our dedicated TGCL Alumni have assumed significant leadership positions on a national, regional, and international level, contributing significantly to the progress and development of the region. In light of these incredible developments, we are very happy to come together in Dar es Salaam to celebrate our 15 years of dedicated service as well as share the latest meaningful research insights. We extend our warm invitation to esteemed scholars, alumni, and friends of TGCL to join us for this significant occasion online: https://uni-bayreuth.zoom.us/j/61223563645?pwd=eU5ldEY0ODBoaCtMN3N2VlY5Nlp1QT09.

TGCL has also crafted a special 15 Year Anniversary booklet that features information on all 15 cohort of students as well as information on TGCL staff and alumni.