In 1949, Nyerere was one of only two black students from the British East African territories studying in Scotland. In the first year of his MA studies, he took courses in English literature, political economy, and social anthropology; in the latter, he was tutored by Ralph Piddington
Mu 1949, Nyerere anali mmodzi mwa ophunzira awiri akuda ochokera kumadera a British East Africa omwe amaphunzira ku Scotland. M'chaka choyamba cha maphunziro ake a MA, adachita maphunziro a Chingerezi, zachuma, ndi chikhalidwe cha anthu; pomaliza, adaphunzitsidwa ndi Ralph Piddington