Tanzania, July 16 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's oldest university has achieved what many education experts describe as a significant milestone for the country's higher education sector after emerging as one of the best university in East Africa for graduate employability in the latest QS World University Rankings (QS-WUR).

The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) scored 85.3 in the Employment Outcomes indicator, ranking 131st globally among 1,504 universities that qualified for the rankings from more than 8,800 institutions assessed worldwide.

The performance also placed UDSM ninth in Sub-Saharan Africa and third in East Africa in graduate employability.

Unlike overall university rankings, the Employment Outcomes indicator measures how we...