Wollega University
Wollega University (WU), also known as Nekemte University, is a university in Nekemte, a town in the Western Oromia Region of Ethiopia.
Type | Public |
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Established | 2007 |
President | Hassen Yusuf |
Location | , Oromia Region , Ethiopia |
Website | www |
Description
WU started out with 1600 students. According to the UCBP, it currently has 4,048 pupils.[1][2] Wollega is found in western part of Oromia. The institution features 32 departments, with additional facilities planned. Wollega University also provides medical laboratory science training.[3] After renovations, the institution is expected to accommodate 12,000 students. for more information visit @wu_news on telegram.
At present, Wollega University runs 82 undergraduate, 45 graduate programs and 5 PhD programs in the three campuses.
Undergraduate programs
- College of Engineering and Technology
- Collage of Natural and Computational Science
- College of Health and Medical Science
- College of Agriculture and Natural Resource
- College of Social Science and Education
- College of Social Science and Humanities
- College of Business and Economics
Postgraduate programs
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Public Administration (MA in PA & MPA)
- Agricultural Economics (MSc in Agricultural EC)
- Development Economics
- MBA in Banking & Finance
- Oromo Language & Literature (MA in OLL)
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language (MA in TEFL)
- Plant Breeding (Master of Science in Plant Breeding)
- Nutrition and Food Science (MSc in NFS)
- Sugarcane Agronomy (MSc in Sugarcane agronomy)
- Political Science (MA in Political Science)
- Master of Public Health/General
- Master of Public Health/Reproductive Health
- Master of Public Health/Microbiology
- Physics/ Master of Science in Physics
- Accounting
- Medical Anthropology
- Masters of public health in psychiatry
- Masters of Advanced Architectural Design
Campuses
Currently Wollega University has three campuses: Wollega University Nekemte Campus (Main Campus) located in East Wollega Zone, Gimbi Campus (College of Social Sciences, Natural & Environmental Sciences) located in West Wollega Zone, and Shambu Campus (College of Agricultural Sciences) located in Horro Guduru Wollega Zone. From these respective campuses on 29 June 2013, 2492 students with various field of studies both in 1st and 2nd degree have graduated.
Science, Technology and Arts Research Journal
Science, Technology and Arts Research (STAR) Journal (ISSN 2226-7522 (Print) and ISSN 2305-3372 (Online)) is an international, open access, online, print, peer-reviewed and quarterly publishing journal in all fields of science, technology and arts on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. STAR Journal is an official international journal of Wollega University.