The College of Marine Science and Technology is a public specialised college in Massawa on Eritrea’s Red Sea coast.[1] Sources disagree on its start: Wikipedia’s list gives 2005 and the IAU database gives 2006, while a 2013 report calls that year’s class the college’s sixth graduating class.[1][2][3] In June 2013 it graduated 148 students and enrolled about 650 students in four-year programmes.[3]
This is one of the thinnest-documented colleges in the country: we found no official website, no fee schedule and no graduation report after 2017 that we could read. No place in the QS World University Rankings 2027 could be confirmed.[4]
Key facts
| Official name | College of Marine Science and Technology; also College of Marine Sciences and Technology (COMSAT) and Massawa College of Marine Science and Technology (MCMST)[2] |
| Location | Massawa, Eritrea (postal address P.O. Box 170, Massawa)[5] |
| Type | Public, specialised college[1] |
| Founded | 2005 (Wikipedia list); 2006 (IAU database); the 2013 class was described as the sixth graduating class[2] |
| Accreditation body (IAU entry) | National Commission for Higher Education[2] |
| Fields (IAU entry, 2017) | Aquaculture, biotechnology, fishery, marine biology, marine engineering, marine science and oceanography[2] |
| Degree (IAU entry, 2017) | Bachelor’s degree in Marine Science and Oceanography[2] |
| Dean (2013) | Dr. Zekarias Abdulkarim (the IAU entry of 2017 spells the name Zekeria Abdulkerim)[3] |
| Graduates June 2013 | 148 in marine agriculture, marine resources and marine biotechnology and engineering[3] |
| Enrolment 2013 | About 650 students in four-year programmes[3] |
| Graduates June 2017 | 131 (49 women), degrees and diplomas (news listing)[6] |
| Tuition | No fee schedule found; a secondary source says tuition at public colleges is free[7] |
| QS World University Rankings 2027 | Not confirmed (no source read) |
| Official website | None found |
Checked against the sources listed at the bottom of this page on 8 November 2026.
What is the College of Marine Science and Technology?
The college is in Massawa, a port on the Red Sea, and is a public specialised college.[1] The IAU World Higher Education Database lists it as the College of Marine Sciences and Technology (COMSAT), created 2006, public, with the National Commission for Higher Education as accrediting body. That entry was last updated on 7 March 2017.[2] uniRank lists it as the Massawa College of Marine Science and Technology, a public, non-profit, co-educational institution recognised by the Ministry of Education, and reports no enrolment, fee or programme details.[8]
Wikipedia’s list of universities in Eritrea gives 2005 as the start date and notes that the colleges were re-established as independent institutions after the University of Asmara closed in 2007.[1] A June 2013 report on the college’s graduation calls the class the sixth.[3] No source we read gives 2004.
How is the College of Marine Science and Technology ranked?
Times Higher Education says Eritrea has no universities in its overall World University Rankings.[4] We could not read QS’s own pages (they block automated access) and found no press or aggregator source placing the college in the QS World University Rankings 2027, so no QS position is given. uniRank includes the college fifth among seven Eritrean institutions in its 2026 edition, without a score on the page we read; this is one aggregator’s ordering.[9] How we compile rankings.
What can you study at the College of Marine Science and Technology?
The IAU entry (2017) lists a Marine Science division with fields in aquaculture, biotechnology, fishery, marine biology, marine engineering, and marine science and oceanography, and a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science and Oceanography.[2] The June 2013 graduation covered degrees and diplomas in marine agriculture, marine resources and marine biotechnology and engineering, according to a blog repost of the report that does not name its original publisher.[3] The same report says the college enrolled 650 students in four-year programmes and that the Minister of Marine Resources, Tewolde Kelati, urged graduates to use their skills for the country.[3]
A listing of news items reports 131 graduates (49 women) in June 2017 with degrees and diplomas.[6] We did not find a later graduation report, and no current programme list, so check the programme with the college or the Ministry of Marine Resources.
How much does the College of Marine Science and Technology cost?
We found no fee schedule from the college or the Ministry of Education. Uni2Study, a secondary guide, states that tuition at all of Eritrea’s public colleges is free and that the state is the only funder of higher education inside the country.[7] We could not check this against an official text. uniRank reports no tuition fee for this college.[8] We give no figures for foreign students.
How do you apply to the College of Marine Science and Technology?
Uni2Study says there is no separate application portal for college entry: placement follows the national exam score and the government’s assessment of which sectors need graduates.[7] uniRank reports no admission requirements or information on international students for this college.[8] We found no official admission rules for foreign nationals and no college website. The postal address is P.O. Box 170, Massawa.[5] We give no deadlines.
Which language is used for teaching?
uniRank states that English is the main language of instruction in Eritrea’s higher education institutions.[9] We found no language requirement published by the college.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the College of Marine Science and Technology?
In Massawa on the Red Sea coast of Eritrea; the postal address is P.O. Box 170, Massawa.[5]
When was the college founded?
What does the college teach?
The IAU entry lists aquaculture, biotechnology, fishery, marine biology, marine engineering and marine science and oceanography, with a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science and Oceanography.[2]
Is tuition free?
One secondary source says tuition at all public colleges in Eritrea is free.[7] We found no official fee schedule and nothing on fees for international students.
Can international students enrol?
We found no source describing admission for foreign nationals at this college.[8]
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- International Student Scholarships
- University Ranking Methodology
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Sources
[1] Wikipedia: List of universities in Eritrea (secondary source; page last edited 4 July 2026)
[2] IAU World Higher Education Database: College of Marine Sciences and Technology (COMSAT) (entry last updated 7 March 2017)
[3] Education Affairz blog: College of Marine Science and Technology graduates 148 students (blog repost of a news report, June 2013 (the year is inferred from the page address); original publisher not named)
[4] Times Higher Education: Study in Eritrea (page without a date, footer 2026)
[5] OceanExpert: Massawa College of Marine Science & Technology (directory entry added and last updated 1 March 2017)
[6] INHEA: Eritrea news listing (International Network for Higher Education in Africa) (news listing covering 2014 to 2025, latest entry 31 May 2025; INHEA does not verify the stories)
[7] Uni2Study: Universities in Eritrea, admission, costs and how to apply (secondary guide dated 7 August 2026)
[8] uniRank: Massawa College of Marine Science and Technology (aggregator profile without a date; secondary source)
[9] uniRank: Colleges and universities in Eritrea (aggregator, 2026 edition; secondary source)
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