Arba Minch University
አርባምንጭ ዩኒቨርሲቲ | |
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| Type | National |
|---|---|
| Established | 1986 |
| President | Dr. Damtew Darza Soro |
Academic staff | 156 |
| Students | 39,000 (2018) |
| Location | , , 6°03′55″N 37°33′36″E / 6.065284°N 37.560095°ECoordinates: 6°03′55″N 37°33′36″E / 6.065284°N 37.560095°E |
| Campus | Residential |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| File:Arba Minch University.png | |
.svg)  Location in Ethiopia | |
Arba Minch University (Amharic: አርባምንጭ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a residential national university in Arba Minch, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia. It is approximately 435 kilometres (270 mi) south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Ministry of Education admits qualified students to Arba Minch University based on their score on the Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination.
History
The nucleus of the university has its origins in the Arba Minch Water Technology Institute (established in September 1986). In 1993, the institute was transferred from the Water Resource Commission to the Ministry of Education.
On 20 September 2004, Arba Minch University was established by government proclamation (Council of Ministers 111/2004).[1] The University originally consisted of Water Technology Institute, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, and Faculty of business and Economics, and School of Graduate Studies.
Academics
The university runs 74 undergraduate programs, 83 graduate programs, and 13 PhD programs. AMU consists of two institutes, five colleges, and three schools which are situated across the university's six campuses: Main Campus, Abaya Campus, Chamo Campus, Kulfo Campus, and Nech Sar Campus, and Sawla Campus.[2]
- Water Technology Institute
- Institute of Technology
- College of Natural Sciences
- School of Architecture and Urban Planning
- College of Business and Economics
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences (affiliated with Arba Minch General Hospital
- College of Social Science and Humanities
- College of Agricultural Sciences
References
- ^ "Arbaminch University Establishment" (PDF). Federal Negarit Gazeta. 20 September 2004.
- ^ Arba Minch University: Academics