Raya University | |
Native Name: | ራያ ዩኒቨርስቲ |
Native Name Lang: | ti |
Established: | 2015 |
Type: | National |
President: | Professor Tadesse Dejene (PhD) |
Academic Staff: | 1500 |
City: | Maichew |
State: | Tigray Region |
Country: | Ethiopia |
Campus: | 1 |
Language: | English |
Enrollment: | 6,000+ (2017/18) |
Pushpin Map: | Ethiopia |
Raya University is located at Maichew, Tigray at a distance of 668km (415miles) north of Addis Ababa along Ethiopian Highway 2 or 130km (80miles) south of Mekelle city.[1]
Raya University was established by the Government of Ethiopia (Council of Ministers, Regulations No. 357/2016) as an autonomous higher education institution. The university has started its construction on June 7, 2016. Eighty-eight point five one percent(88.51%) of the construction was completed in May 2017. The first phase construction was completed on July 7, 2017.
All necessary preparations are underway to enroll 1500 students and 500 teachers in October 2017.[2]
Raya University comprises five colleges and offers various undergraduate programs.