Hawassa University Explained

Hawassa University
Native Name:	ሀዋሳ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
Academic Staff:	1,325
Total Staff:	1,909
Undergrad:	23,537
Established:	1999
Type:	National
Language:	English
City:	Hawassa
State:	Sidama Region
Coordinates:	7.0528°N 38.4994°W
Campus Type:	Residential
Country:	Ethiopia
President:	Dr. Ayano Berasso Hula^[1]
Enrollment:	48,558
Pushpin Map:	Ethiopia

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

History

The origin of Hawassa University was the establishment of Debub University ("South" 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 in the heart of Hawaasa City in Sidama Regional state.^[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
• College Of Education
• School of Graduate Studies
• School of Continuing Education

Notable alumni

• Samuel Urkato, Minister of Science and Higher Education and was student of the university.^[5]
• Fryat Yemane, actress, television host and model, was a student at the university.^[6]
• Fitsum Assefa, Ethiopia Minister of Planning and Development Commission, taught at the university.^[7]
• Mekdes Daba Feyssa, Ethiopia Minister of Health.^[8]

See also

• List of universities and colleges in Ethiopia
• Education in Ethiopia

Notes and References

1. Web site: President's Message. BahirDar University. 26 October 2011. 14 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120417194434/http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/index.php/message-from-the-president. 17 April 2012. dmy-all.
2. 26 December 1999. Council of Ministers Regulation 62/1999. Federal Negarit Gazeta.
3. 17 February 2006. Debub University Reestablishment. Federal Negarit Gazeta. 7 October 2018. 7 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181007111508/https://chilot.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/reg-no-127-2006-debub-university-establishe.pdf. dead.
4. 23 May 2011. Hawassa University Reestablishment Council. Federal Negarit Gazeta. 7 October 2018. 7 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181007111516/https://chilot.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/reg-no-231-hawassa-university-re-establishment.pdf. dead.
5. Web site: H.E. Dr Samuel Urkato. 8 December 2020. Aogeac.com. 16 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116204415/http://aogeac.com/cth_speaker/h-e-dr-samuel-urkato/. dead.
6. Web site: Fryat Yemane . 14 May 2020 . Daily Feta . 30 April 2021 . 13 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210513205611/https://dailyfeta.com/fryat-yemane/ . dead .
7. Web site: Fitsum Assefa – Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. 2021-04-30. en-US.
8. Web site: 2024-02-14 . Mekdes Daba Appointed as New Health Minister - ENA English - ENA . 2024-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240214123508/https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_3986166 . 14 February 2024 .