Addis Ababa University

university
Year dem found am	20 March 1950
Native label	አዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርስቲ
Dem name after	Haile Selassie I
Found by	Lucien Matte
Motto text	Seek Wisdom, Elevate Your Intellect and Serve Humanity
Country	Ethiopia
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	Addis Ababa
Coordinate location	9°2′48″N 38°45′31″E
Member of	Consortium of Ethiopian Academic and Research Libraries, Agence universitaire de la Francophonie, Association of African Universities
Dema official website	http://aau.edu.et/

Addis Ababa University (AAU) (Amharic: አዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) be national varsity wey dey locate insyd Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ebe de oldest varsity for Ethiopia insyd. AAU get thirteen campuses. Twelve of dese dey situate insyd Addis Ababa, wey one dey locate insyd Bishoftu, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) away. AAU get several associated research institutions wey dey include de Institute of Ethiopian Studies. De Ministry of Education dey admit students dem qualify to AAU base for dema score for de Ethiopian University Entrance Examination (EUEE).

Influence

Ova den above dema academic pursuits, AAU students be actively engaged insyd community service (such as dem dey conduct literacy programs) den political struggle, particularly for de years before de 1974 revolution insyd. For de late 1960s den early 1970s insyd, dem dey require students make dem do year of national service under de Ethiopia University Service program. University teachers den students be instrumental make dem expose de hidden 1973 famine wey dem launch de first famine relief program.^[1] De Ethiopian Student Movement, of wich na de varsity be de birthplace den main venue, play pivotal role make e dey bring about de revolution.^[2] Almost all leaders of de political organizations wey na dem be active insyd de revolutionary years anaa dey for power now get dema political formation insyd de varsity.^[3] For 2013/2014 insyd, na der be 33,940 undergraduate students, 13,000 graduate students, den 1,733 PhD students, wey dey make total student body of 48,673.

Campuses den colleges

Colleges

College of Biological Engineering
College of Social Sciences
College of Humanities, Language Studies, Journalism den communication
College of Development Studies
College of Business and Economics
College of Law and Governance Studies
College of Education den Behavioral Studies
College of Natural and Computational Sciences
Skunder Boghossian College of Performing den Visual Arts
College of Veterinary Medicine den Agriculture
College of Health Science

Research den teaching institutes

Academy of Ethiopian Languages den Cultures
Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology
Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction den City Development
Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources
Institute of Biotechnology
Institute of Educational Research
Institute of Ethiopian Studies
Institute of Geophysics, Space Science den Astronomy
Institute of Peace and Security Studies
Horn of Africa Regional Center and Environment Network
Institute of Development and Policy Research/IDPR/

Schools

Alle School of Fine Arts den Design
School of Allied Health Sciences
School of Commerce
School of Earth Sciences
School of Information Science
School of Journalism den Communications
School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
School of Public Health
School of Social Work
Yared School of Music
Yoftahe Nigussie School of Theatrical Arts

Notable dropouts

Isaias Afwerki abandon ein studies for 1966 insyd he travel go Kassala, Sudan make he join de Eritrean Liberation Front.
Meles Zenawi for 1975 insyd lef de varsity make he join de Tigray People's Liberation Front wey he fight against de Derg (de Mengistu Haile Mariam-led military government insyd Ethiopia).

Notable alumni

Prime Ministers

Hailemariam Desalegn (Ethiopia) (2012-2018)
Abiy Ahmed Ali (Ethiopia) (2018-)

Presidos

Rupiah Banda (Zambia) (1959-1960)
Mustafa Mohoumed Omer (Somali Region) (2018-)
Duri Mohammed (AAU) (1977-1985) & (1993-1995)

Vice pees

Hirut Woldemariam (AAU) (2012-2014)

Physicists

Mulugeta Bekele

Historians

Taddesse Tamrat
Kinfe Abraham
Merid Wolde Aregay
Bahru Zewde
Mohammed Hassen

Biologists

Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher
Legesse Wolde-Yohannes
Sebsebe Demissew
Segenet Kelemu
Masresha Fetene

Geology

Getaneh Assefa

Engineers

Simegnew Bekele

Chemists

Sinknesh Ejigu

Linguists

Azeb Amha

Pharmacologists

Eleni Aklillu

Anthropologists

Berhane Asfaw
Yohannes Haile-Selassie
Zeresenay Alemseged
Alula Pankhurst

Authors

Hama Tuma
Sebhat Gebre-Egziabher
Baalu Girma
Bewketu Seyoum

Economics

Duri Mohammed
Berhanu Nega

Lawyers

Birtukan Mideksa

Linguists

Azeb Amha
Hirut Woldemariam

Obstetrician-gynecologist

Lia Tadesse

References

↑ Haile, Fisseha. "Addis Ababa University: a Study of an Institution 1961–1981". PICES. 1: 491–507.
↑ Balsvik, Randi Rønning (2009). "Addis Ababa University in the Shadow of the Derg, 1974-1991". Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies: 265.
↑ Wagaw, Teshome (1990). The Development of Higher Education and Social Change, an Ethiopian Experience. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press.

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[1] Haile, Fisseha. "Addis Ababa University: a Study of an Institution 1961–1981". PICES. 1: 491–507.

[2] Balsvik, Randi Rønning (2009). "Addis Ababa University in the Shadow of the Derg, 1974-1991". Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies: 265.

[3] Wagaw, Teshome (1990). The Development of Higher Education and Social Change, an Ethiopian Experience. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press.

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