uzamivu

How to say it

Meaning

The highest university degree, earned after a master's by several years of research and a thesis; shahada ya uzamivu is a doctoral degree.

Good to know

U class noun with no plural, almost always in shahada ya uzamivu. In Tanzanian use uzamili is the master's level and uzamivu the doctorate; Kenya also says uzamifu.

Examples

• Dada yangu anasomea shahada ya uzamivu Uingereza.My sister is studying for a doctorate in Britain.
• Alitunukiwa uzamivu wa heshima mwaka jana.He was awarded an honorary doctorate last year.
• Masomo ya uzamivu huchukua angalau miaka mitatu.Doctoral studies take at least three years.