Hawassa University

Hawassa University (HU) (Amharic: ሀዋሳ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a residential national university in Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia. It is approximately 278 kilometres (173 mi) south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Ministry Science and Higher Education (Ethiopia) admits qualified students to Hawassa University based on their score on the Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE).

Hawassa University
ሀዋሳ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
TypeNational
Established1999
PresidentDr. Ayano Berasso Hula[1]
Students48,558
Location
Hawassa
,
Ethiopia
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttp://www.hu.edu.et

History

The origin of Hawassa University was the establishment of Debub University ("Southern" University) on 22 December 1998 via a government proclamation.[2] Debub University originally consisted of Awassa College of Agriculture, Wondo Genet College of Forestry, and Dila Teachers' Education and Health Science College.

Debub University was renamed Hawassa University on 17 February 2006.[3]

Hawassa University was reestablished on 23 May 2011.[4]

Academics

HU offers 81 undergraduate programs, 108 Masters programs, and 16 PhD programs. In March 2018, the student population was 48,558.

HU operates seven campuses.

  • Hawassa College of Agriculture
  • College of Law and Governance
  • College of Social Sciences and Humanities
  • College of Natural and Computational Sciences
  • College of Business and Economics
  • College of Medicine and Health Science
  • Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources
  • Institute of Technology
  • School of Graduate Studies
  • School of Continuing Education

Notable people
  • Samuel Urkato, Minister of Science and Higher Education and was student of the university.[5]

References
  1. "President's Message". BahirDar University. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. "Council of Ministers Regulation 62/1999". Federal Negarit Gazeta. 26 December 1999.
  3. "Debub University Reestablishment" (PDF). Federal Negarit Gazeta. 17 February 2006.
  4. "Hawassa University Reestablishment Council" (PDF). Federal Negarit Gazeta. 23 May 2011.
  5. "H.E. Dr Samuel Urkato". Aogeac.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

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