ADDIS ABABA

UNIVERSITY
General Information
January 2013
Addis Ababa University

Communications Office
Addis Ababa University
Tel: +251 111 239 705
Fax: +251 111 239 768
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.aau.edu.et
P.O.Box: 1176
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia

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Background 1

Message from the President 5

Office of the Academic Vice President 7

Office of the Vice President for Administration and Student Services 8

Office of the Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer 9

Office of the Vice President for Institutional Development 10

Research and Technology Transfer at AAU 11

Colleges, Departments, Schools and Institutes 15

College of Social Sciences 17

College of Humanities, Language Studies, 23
Journalism and Communication
College of Business and Economics 29
College of Law and Governance Studies 35
College of Education and Behavioural Studies 45
College of Natural and Computational Sciences 57
Skunder Boghossian College of Performing and Visual Arts 75
College of Health Sciences 91
College of Development Studies 105
College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture 109
Addis Ababa Institute of Technology 113
Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building 119
Construction and City Development
Institute for Peace and Security Studies 123
Academy of Ethiopian Languages and Culture 128
e n t s
Institute of Ethiopian Studies 130
Institute of Educational Research 134
Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology 133
Institute of Geophysics, Space Sciences and Astronomy 137
Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources 138

Horn of Africa Regional Environment 139

Centre and Network

Gullele Botanic Garden 143

Graduates of Addis Ababa University Since its Establishment 147

Telephone Directory 149

Directors and Officers at the President Office 151

Directors at the Office of the Academic Vice President 152

Directors at the Office of the Vice President 153

for Research and Technology Transfer

Directors and Officers at the Office of the Vice President 154

Administration and Student Service

Directors at the Office of the Vice President 154

for Institutional Development
 Background
Addis Ababa University (AAU) has been undertaking reform that underscores shift in its
mission. The reform is a response to the needs of the time and development directions of
the country. AAU has articulated its leading role in expanding and maintaining excellence
in graduate training and research. In this respect, it has been striving towards excellence in
teaching and learning, research and community services.

Founded in March 1950 as University College of Addis Ababa by Emperor Haile Silassie I,
Addis Ababa University has contributed to the development of the intellectual and skilled
human resource of the country. AAU, with a student population of 51,500, currently runs
225 graduate programmes, of which 69 are PhDs. It also has about 70 departments which
offer undergraduate programmes leading to BA, BSc, MD, and DVM.

Over 222,000 students have graduated from AAU since establishment.

Vision
Addis Ababa University aspires to be a pre-eminent African research university dedicated
to excellence in teaching, critical inquiry, creativity and public action in an academic com-
munity that cultivates and celebrates diversity.

Values
The University is guided by a commitment that embodies in the following set of core val-
ues: academic freedom, excellence, integrity and professionalism, diversity, tolerance and
mutual respect, social responsibility and public service, initiative, reliance on authority of
reason, student-centeredness, efficiency and appreciation of African initiatives.

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Mission
The Mission of AAU is to foster a democratic university, which gives pride of place
to its students in instruction and provision of services while encouraging the robust
exercise of academic freedom. This will be achieved by developing vibrant graduate
programmes and nurturing professional competence, humanistic education, scientific
culture, academic excellence, and committed and ethical citizenry.

Strategic Issues

Themes Results

Competent graduates with

Excellence in teaching-learning entrepreneurial attitudes are produced
for the world of work and life

Cutting-edge and problem solving

Excellence in research and technology
knowledge and technology are produced,
transfer
adopted and transferred

Excellence in community cervice and

Satisfied society, partners and university
engagement and strategic partnership

Excellence in good governance,

Satisfied customers
institutional growth and transformation

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 Academic Units
Colleges
1. College of Social Sciences
2. College of Humanities, Language Studies, Journalism and
Communication
3. College of Development Studies
4. College of Business and Economics
5. College of Law and Governance Studies
6. College of Education and Behavioural Studies
7. College of Natural and Computational Sciences
8. Skunder Boghossian College of Performing and Visual Arts
9. College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture
10. College of Health Sciences

Research Institutes Schools

1. Academy of Ethiopian Languages and Cultures 1. Alle School of Fine Arts and Design
2. Addis Ababa Institute of Technology 2. School of Allied Health Sciences
3. Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology 3. School of Commerce
4. Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction 4. School of Earth and Planetary Sciences
and City Development 5. School of Information Science
5. Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources 6. School of Journalism and Communications
6. Institute of Biotechnology 7. School of Medicine
7. Institute of Educational Research 8. School of Pharmacy
8. Institute of Ethiopian Studies 9. School of Public Health
9. Institute of Geophysics, Space Science and Astronomy 10. School of Social Work
10. Institute of Peace and Security Studies 11. Yared School of Music
11. Horn of Africa Regional Center and Environment 12. Yoftahe Nigussie School of Theatrical Arts
Network

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 The new administration building
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 Message from the President
Since its founding in 1950 as the country’s first university, Ad-
dis Ababa University (AAU) has been committed to excellence
and has contributed significantly to the overall development
of the country. With the vision of becoming a pre-eminent re-
search university in Africa and having taken a crucial decision
to place graduate programmes and research at the heart of its
direction, the University has been taking series of reforms.

The global climate in which universities operate is changing.

Universities’ roles in advancing development, innovation and
competitiveness are increasing. At the moment Ethiopian high-
er education institutions are expected to be at the forefront of
development and poverty reduction in the country. As meet-
ing these expectations requires fundamentally reinventing our
institution, AAU has initiated organizational transformation
in recent years. This process of change to overhaul the entire
operation of the University has been deepening in recent years.
Admasu Tsegaye (PhD)
President Specifically, in the past one and half years, the University has
accomplished major achievements that are paving the way for
Main Campus, Ras Mekonnen Bldg. fundamental changes in teaching, research and community
Email: [email protected] services. A new organizational set up that is effective and ef-
[email protected] ficient has been put in place. In this process, offices of the vice
Telephone: +251 111 239 752/774 presidents have been reorganized, management of graduate
Fax: +251 111 239 768 and undergraduate programmes have been integrated; direc-
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia torate offices under different vice presidents with similar man-
dates have been merged; management of student services and
dean of student have been integrated; academic offices which
were found to simply duplicate efforts have been dissolved;
independent academic units have been reorganized under col-
leges, and research institutes have been reorganized to fulfil

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their purposes for being established. This process has AAU knows that universities are evaluated by the qual-
led to the reduction in the number of academic staff ity and outcome of their performance and partnerships.
involved in administrative position by almost 60%. In As a result, AAU has been pursuing the establishment
addition, redesigning of the support mechanisms with of a network of collaborative partnerships with leading
the objective of obtaining major improvements in cost, universities and research institutes worldwide. Within
quality and speed has been finalized, and is being im- the country, AAU has been partnering with sister-uni-
plemented. versities to build their teaching and research capacities.

Though significant achievements have been attained, AAU is very fortune to have experienced staff, and es-
much remains to be done. The momentum of change has tablished partnerships. Our challenge for the future is
strengthened the commitment of our staff to work hand be to build on this strong base and establish ourselves
in hand to address existing gaps and move forward on firmly among leading universities globally. I am confi-
the path of attaining the vision of becoming a Pre-emi- dent that the enthusiasm and strength of the University
nent African Research University. Community and the support from the Ethiopian Gov-
ernment, our partners and collaborators will enable us
Aligning academic programmes and research priorities to thrive in the ever-changing environment.
with the Government’s five-year Growth and Trans-
formation Plan and Climate Resilient Green Economy This information booklet briefly introduces AAU, its
Strategy are the key component of our reform. These constituencies, colleges, research institutes, academic
will be very important to improve the livelihoods of our programmes, collaborations and partnerships and the
communities. To this effect, continuous reassessment of governance system. As this information booklet is not
the academic and research programmes are being un- intended to provide details, readers are kindly advised
dertaken so as to develop and improve courses and pro- to visit the University’s website www.aau.edu.et or con-
grammes for meeting the ever-changing demands of the tact the appropriate persons in the contact lists.
country. This will prepare students for high professional
standards while at the same time promoting personal
growth. Our research profiles now include multidisci-
plinary teams from industry, community, business and AdmasuTsegaye (PhD)
professional institutions in order to work on projects President
that enhance university-industry-community partner-
ships. A science Park and an incubation center are being
established to extend the research results to profitable
markets and services.

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 Office of the Academic Vice
President (AVP)
The Office of the Academic Vice President is accountable to the
President with responsibilities for leading, coordinating and fa-
cilitating the University’s academic affairs.

Dr. Jeilu Oumer is the incumbent Academic Vice President.

Eight offices are answerable to the Academic Vice President and

assist the academic functions:

1. Staff Affairs Office

2. Academic Standards and Quality Enhancement Office
3. Graduate Programmes Office
4. Undergraduate Programmes Office
5. Continuing and Distance Education Office
6. Teaching and Learning Support Office
7. Special Needs Support Centre
8. Library and Academic Documentation Services
9. Registrar’s Office

Jeilu Oumer (PhD)

Academic Vice President

Main Campus, Ras Mekonnen Bldg.

Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 231 088
Fax: +251 111 239 768
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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 Office of the Vice President
for Administration and
Student Services
This is AAU’s responsible office for administrative affairs and
student services. The current Vice President for Administration
and Student Services is Ato Zegeye Muluye.

The following Offices will directly report to the VPASS:

1. Budget and Finance Office

2. Dean of Students’ Office
3. Facility Management Office
4. Human Resource Management Office
5. Procurement and Property Administration Office
6. Students’ Services Office

Zegeye Muluye
VP for Administration and Student Services

Main Campus, Ras Mekonnen Bldg.

Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 239 783
Fax: +251 111 239 768
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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 Office of the Vice President
for Research and Technology
Transfer (VPRTT)
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Technology
Transfer is accountable to the President with responsibilities for
leading, coordinating and facilitating the University’s research
and technology transfer programme.

Prof. Masresha Fetene is the Vice President for Research and Tech-
nology Transfer.

The following offices are answerable to the VPRTT and assist the
research and technology transfer functions.

1. Office of the Director for Research

2. Office of the Director for University-Industry Linkage and
Technology Transfer
3. Office of the Director for Community Services
4. Office of the Director for Publications and Disseminations
5. The Offices of the Research Institutes

Masresha Fetene (Prof.)

VP for Research and Technology Transfer

Main Campus,
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 239 769
Fax: +251 111 239 768
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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 Office of the Vice President
for Institutional
Development (VPID)
The Office of the Vice President for Institutional Development and
Community Services is accountable to the President and plays a
pivotal role for the overall institutional development of the Uni-
versity in terms of administering University buildings, grounds
and infrastructure, community services, resource generation, mo-
bilization and management, and projects and endowment funds.

The current Vice President for Institutional Development is

Dr. Hirut Woldemariam.

The following offices will report to the VPID

1. Office of Buildings, Grounds and Infrastructure

2. Office of Resource Generation, Mobilization and Manage-
ment
3. Office of Projects and Endowment Funds

Hirut Woldemariam (PhD)

VP for Institutional Development

Main Campus, Ras Mekonnen Bldg.

Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 231 084
Fax: +251 111 239 768
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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 Research and Technology Transfer at AAU
Taking into account the reform in the University, coupled Booklet available at the Office for Research and Technology
with the responsibility entrusted to the institution by the Gov- Transfer. Among the many changes brought about as a re-
ernment, AAU has recently welcomed a new vision of becom- sult of this reorganization and transformation plan was the
ing a pre-eminent research university in Africa. As a result, upgrading of the research office of the AAU to the level of
research has been given a new organizational platform under vice president and the inclusion of technology transfer as an
a new direction and new set of policy framework. The change important wing of the office. These changes are anticipated
at AAU underscores that research should proactively respond to offer efficient and enabling situations for the University to
to the national demand of generating and disseminating new enhance its transformational agenda in line with its vision,
knowledge and technology, strengthening and developing missions, and goals.
the capacity of students in contemporary science and technol-
ogy. The new research policy stipulates research shall be con- Strategic objectives to guide research
ducted in the most cost-effective and responsive manner, and
be interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary in its scope, and
and technology transfer
thematic in its approach. Create an enabling, harmonious, transparent and
efficient environment for the development of com-
AAU has gone through a series of changes, reorganizations
petitive research projects, execution of research and
and transformations cognizant of the current demands to
transfer of innovations and technologies
keep abreast with the changes and strategic directions im-
posed by internal and external conditions in order to ensure Strengthen research management and coordination by
its relevance and effectiveness in executing its strategic func- guiding the development and execution of research in
tions. The services it has been rendering in the training of an organized way as thematic research, small grants
high level skilled manpower and professionals in various key research, graduate and collaborative research
areas of development and the research outputs are unprece- Ensure the relevance of researches undertaken within
dented. Until recently, AAU has been the only source of high- AAU, making them relevant and akin to the Growth
ly qualified professionals and it was engaged in an integrated and Transformation Plan (GTP) of the Country
basic and applied scientific research in broad academic areas. Enhance research and publications culture among
junior staff and students
Among the series of structural changes aimed at improving Improve funding for research and generation of new
its institutional and operational qualities so as to enable it to technologies and innovations and disseminate research
live up to its name and standard, the one that took place very findings and effectively transfer new technologies
recently after a prolonged Business Process Reengineering Improve the gender responsiveness of the
(BPR) is by far the most profound. The inputs, outputs, per- University through research, innovations and
formance gaps, desired outcomes and stretched objectives of
technology incubation.
the reengineering process was given in a separate Research
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Thematic Research Launching Programme, January 2012

Top Clockwise: Prof. Masresha Fettene, VP for Research, welcoming participants of the Thematic Research Programme launching
workshop; Ato Demeke Mekonnen and Dr. Admasu Tsegaye Education Minister and AAU President respectively with other workshop
participants; Partial view of the senior faculty members of the University attending the workshop; Prof. Beyene Petros, Programme Leader
of the Thematic Research on Integrated Prevention and Control of Malaria in Ethiopia; Dr. Belay Simane, Programme Leader of Thematic
Research on Building Resilience to Climate Change explaining theme of their respective research projects to the Minister and President. The
Final picture shows, Prof. Masresha discussing with Ato Demeke regarding the changes taking place at AAU to make research respondent
to national development endeavour. AAU unveiled 11 of the 15 Thematic Research Programmes in January 2012.
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 Governing Board

Managing Council
Office of the
University Senate
President
University Council

Office of the Office of VP Office of Institute of

Office of Office of VP Institute of
*HoA RECN VP for Ad- for Executive Peace and
the Aca- for Technology *AELC
minsitration Research Director for Security
demic VP Institutional (IOTs)
and Student and College of Studies
Development
Service Technology Health
Transfer Sciences

Colleges/ Institutes

*HoA RECN: Horn of Africa Regional

Environment Center and
Departments/
Network
Schools/ Centers
*AELC: Academy of Ethiopia Language
and Cultures

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 Profile of Academic Staff by Qualification, Rank, Gender and College
The academic staff of AAU have qualifications ranging from Diplomas to PhDs. Some 44.28% of the staff hold Mas-
ter’s Degrees and 21.36% PhDs. The proportion of females with Master’s Degrees and PhDs is 3.64% and 1.38%, re-
spectively. About 17.76% of the academic staff are medical doctors. On the other hand, a total of 956 (43.87%) academic
staff are lecturers. Assistant Professors and Associate Professors account for 30.07% and 9.36% respectively. Professors
account for 3.32%. A large number of female academic staff are found in the category of Lecturers, followed by As-
sistant Professors. About 93.05% of the Professors at AAU are male.

Qualification Female Male No College/ Institute F M Total

Diploma 15 61 1 College of Natural and Computational Sciences 35 272 283
Bachelor Degree 91 193 2 College of Law and Governance Studies 6 46 52
Master’s Degrees 79 881 3 College of Business and Economics 19 197 216
PhD 30 433 College of Humanities, Language Studies,
4 28 149 177
MD 74 311 Journalism and Communication
Total 289 1879 5 College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture 8 56 64
Academic Rank Female Male 6 College of Education and Behavioural Studies 9 111 120
Technical Assistant 30 95 7 College of Development Studies 11 40 51
Graduate Assistant 13 61 Skunder Boghossian College of Performing and
8 14 59 73
Visual Arts
Assistant Lecturer 31 155
Lecturer 133 823 9 College of Social Sciences 23 122 145
Assistant Professor 70 482 10 College of Health Sciences 71 313 384
Associate professor 27 176 11 Addis Ababa Institute of Technology 14 308 322
Professor 5 67 Ethiopian Institute of Architecture,
12 30 149 179
Building Construction and City Development
Total 309 1859
13 Institute of Peace and Security Studies 9 15 24
Nationality Female Male Total 14 Institute of Ethiopian Studies 4 24 28
2077 15 Institute of Educational Research - 10 10
Ethiopia 263 1814
(95.8%) 16 Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology 3 22 25
Expatriate 21 70 91 (4.5%) 17 Addis Ababa University Library Staff 3 12 15
284 1884
Total 2168 Total 287 1,881 2,168
(13.1%) (86.9%)

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 Colleges, Departments, Schools and
Institutes
Addis Ababa University’s academic divisions work in layers that ultimately feed to the Academic Vice
President’s Office. The layer follows inclusion of all departments, schools, institutes under one of the ten
colleges.

Department/School/Institute → College → Academic Vice President’s Office

Department
A department at AAU is a discipline-based academic unit that runs: a) at least two degree granting academic
programmes/disciplines at undergraduate, or b) at least two degree granting academic programmes/dis-
ciplines at least one each at undergraduate and graduate levels, or c) at least two degree granting academic
programmes/disciplines at graduate level- and has a critical mass of (a minimum of 10) fulltime academic
staff that can handle more than 75% of the required courses. This is believed to enable the University use
common resources (manpower, facilities, offices, etc) efficiently and effectively. The main functions of a
department are teaching, research, and community services.

School
A School is an academic unit that runs professional disciplines in: a) at least two degree granting academic
programmes/professional disciplines at undergraduate, or b) at least two degree granting academic pro-
grammes/ professional disciplines at least one each at undergraduate and graduate levels, or c) at least
two degree granting academic programmes/ professional disciplines at graduate level- and has a critical
mass of (a minimum of 10) fulltime academic staff that can handle more than 75% of the required courses.
Similar to the notion of the departments, schools use common resources. The main functions of a school are
teaching, research and provision of community services. Depending on the nature of the disciplines and
programmes it offers, a school may be equivalent to a department.

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Institutes
There are two types of institutes at AAU. The first type deals with an academic unit with the principal objectives of
carrying out research and publishing the results thereof, and whose staff also engage in teaching at home-base depart-
ments/schools/centers. A staff of a research institute shall engage in research and dissemination of results, and teach-
ing, with emphasis on research. There shall also be an arrangement whereby a staff of a research institute shall fully
engage in research. The second type of institutes specifically refers to Addis Ababa Institute of Technology; Ethiopian
Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development, Institute of Peace and Security Studies, and
Institute of Biotechnology all of which have the duties and responsibilities of teaching and research.

Center
A center is an academic unit that runs programmes of multi/cross-disciplinary nature, and specialized studies or services
in at least two academic programmes. This is believed to enable the University to use common resources. It can be jointly
established and coordinated by constituent departments/schools in one or more colleges. Depending on the nature of the
disciplines and programmes it offers, a center may be equivalent to a department.

Programme Unit
A Programme Unit (PU) is an academic unit that runs at least one degree granting academic programme either at un-
dergraduate or at graduate level of cross-disciplinary nature. PUs shall be housed in a department/school/center. Some
PUs may grow to a department/school/center when they fulfil the definition of a department/school/center.

College
A college is an academic Unit that coordinates and oversees the academic, research, community service and admin-
istrative activities of its departments/schools/centers. The purpose of establishing a college is to enhance integration
among academic programmes for effective administrative services.

Colleges are middle level organizational layers with strategic leadership, managerial and financial responsibilities.
They exercise effective and optimal utilization of resources, facilities and premises. A college may lead a group of
departments, schools and centers it comprises.
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 College of Social Sciences
The College of Social Sciences (CSS) was established in 1978 following
the reorganization of Addis Ababa University. Six of the eight depart-
ments of the former Faculty of Arts, two departments from the former
College of Business Administration, the Department of Psychology
from the former Faculty of Education, and the former School of Social
Work were reorganized under the CSS. In this process, some depart-
ments were merged while most others continued maintaining their
disciplinary integrity.

The then newly established College started operation with nine De-
partments: Accounting, Applied Sociology, Economics, Geography,
History, Management, Philosophy, Political Science and International
Relations (together with Public Administration), and Psychology. Ac-
cording to the CSS general catalogue published in 1983, the reorgani-
zation “was made with the view of making the best use of the limited
number of academic staff, to avoid duplication of courses, to facili-
tate interdisciplinary input in the curricula and to ease administrative
functions.” However, some senior staff members today believe that the
reorganization had to do with the ideology of socialism and socialist
philosophy of education. Scholars who thought that the name ‘Faculty
of Arts’ failed to represent the social science disciplines apparently em-
Gebre Yintiso (PhD) braced the change.
Dean
Generally, the establishment of the CSS was largely viewed as the con-
College of Social Sciences solidation of the former Faculty of Arts with a new banner. The faculty
Main Campus, Social Sciences Bldg. of Arts was then established when AAU was established. In fact the
Email: [email protected] University started its function with this faculty
gebre.yntiso@ aau.edu.et
Telephone: +251 111 239 650 Over the years, the CSS has experienced certain changes that often re-
Fax: +251 111 239 768 sulted in departures and inclusions of departments and programmes.
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia In 1983, the Department of Psychology was retransferred to the College
of Pedagogical Sciences following an argument that the discipline be-
longs to the educational sciences rather than to the social sciences. In
1990, the Departments of Accounting, Economics, and Management and
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Public Administration were separated have continued to publish their works
from the CSS and formed the Faculty of both locally and internationally. In
Business and Economics (FBE). 2003, the College launched the Ethio-
pian Journal of Social Sciences and
With rapid expansion of the remaining Humanities to publish and dissemi-
five departments, the CSS continued nate knowledge generated within the
to maintain its prominence. The 2008 College and beyond.
division of the Department of Sociol-
ogy and Social Anthropology into two Currently, the CSS runs 10 master’s
departments, the upgrading of the Ar- and six doctoral degree programmes.
chaeology and Heritage Management The number of departments running
programme unit within the Depart- master’s degree in the extension and
ment of History to a full flagged de- summer-in-service programmes is
partment in 2009, and the inclusion of on the rise. With the exception of the
the School of Social Work in 2012 and Center for African Studies, all seven
the Center for African Studies at the departments and the School of Social
same year has significantly boosted Work run undergraduate programmes
the profile of the College. In 2009, CSS in the regular and extension divisions,
was renamed Faculty of Social Sciences and two departments run summer-in-
during which the Department of Phi- service programmes as well. The Col-
losophy joined the newly formed and lege has over 140 instructors, about 50
short-lived Faculty of Humanities. In support staff, and nearly 4000 students.
2012, the CSS was restored and the De-
partment of Philosophy rejoined the Admittedly, female participation in the
College. teaching-learning process is rather lim-
ited and needs to be promoted (in 2012,
In the last 60 years, the social science 14.3% of the staff and 25.6% of overall
disciplines have excelled in teach- students were women). With its rich
ing and made remarkable contribu- experiences, expanding postgraduate
tions to Ethiopia’s human resource programmes and increasing research
development, not to mention the undertaking by faculty and students,
enormous knowledge production and publication/dissemination outlets,
through scientific research in the vari- the College of Social Sciences is well
ous fields. Speaking of research, it prepared not only to advance the ho-
must be mentioned that a significant rizon of knowledge in the broader aca-
number of the CSS staff have been en- demic sense but also to contribute to
gaged in a wide range of studies and national development efforts.

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 Summary of the Academic Programmes and Duration of Study
Duration in Years
No. School/ Department/Center Academic Programmes BA/ MA/
PhD
BSW MSW
BA in Archaeology and Heritage
Archaeology and Heritage 3 - -
1 Management
Management
MA in Archeology - 2 -
BA and MA in Geography and
3 1½ -
Environmental Studies
Geography and Environmental
2 MA in GIS and Remote Sensing - 1½ -
Studies
PhD in Geography and Environmental
- - 4
Management

3 History BA, MA, and PhD in History 3 1½ 4

BA in Political Science and International

3 - -
Political Science and International Relations
4
Relations MA in International Relations - 1½ -
PhD in Political Science - - 4

5 Philosophy BA and MA in Philosophy 3 1½ -

6 Social Anthropology BA, MA, and PhD in Social Anthropology 3 1½ 4

7 Sociology BA, MA, and PhD in Sociology 3 1½ 4

BSW, MSW, and PhD in Social Work and

8 Social Work 4 2 4
Social Development

9 African Studies MA in African Studies - 2 -

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Academic Staff Profile Profile by Academic Rank, Gender and Nationality
Female Male Total Female Male Total
Academic Rank
Qualification Ethiopian Expatriate Eth Exp Eth Exp Eth Exp
Eth Exp Eth Exp
(Eth) (Exp) Technical Assistant 0 0 2 0 0 2
Diploma 0 0 1 0 0 1 Graduate Assistant 1 0 0 0 1 0
Bachelors 4 0 3 0 4 3 Assistant Lecturer 2 0 2 0 2 2
Master’s 10 0 50 1 10 51 Lecturer 10 0 49 0 10 49
PhD 2 3 50 9 5 59 Assistant Professor 2 2 36 4 4 48
Total 16 3 104 10 19 114 Associate professor 1 0 11 5 1 16
Professor 0 1 4 1 1 5
Total 16 3 104 10 19 114
Student profile
Postgraduate
Pro- Undergraduate Overall
Master’s PhD
gramme
M F T M F T M F T M F T
Regular 1027 317 1344 374 80 454 76 9 85 1477 406 1883
Extension 764 365 1129 217 103 320 0 0 0 981 468 1449
Summer 352 135 487 143 9 153 0 0 0 495 144 639
Total 2143 817 2960 734 192 926 76 9 85 2953 1018 3971

Special Features of the College

The Civics and Ethics course offered to all AAU students are centrally coordinated by the College of Social Sciences.
The CSS is the only institution in Ethiopia with diverse social science disciplines and rich experiences by virtue of
which it assumed the historic responsibility of training instructors of other universities in the country. The College
closely works with some AAU institutions where its staff shoulder teaching responsibilities and collaborate in research
and publication. The College also maintains working relations with certain government agencies such as the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the
Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Water Resources and Energy, the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth, the
Ethiopian Mapping Agency, and Addis Ababa City Government.

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 College of Humanities,
Language Studies,
Journalism and
Communication
Amanuel Abdisa
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programmes

Berhanu Mathews (PhD)

Associate Dean for Graduate Programmes

Tolemariam Fufa (PhD)

Associate Dean for Research and Technology Transfer

Following the new restructuring and merger of various academic

units of the University, the College came to take its present shape
and nomenclature in April 2012. It was formed by bringing together
three former faculties: Faculty of Humanities, with the exception of
the Department of Philosophy which was reinstated in the new Col-
lege of Social Sciences, Faculty of Language Studies and Faculty of
Journalism and Communication.

Each of the former three faculties that formed the College has in its
Taye Regassa (PhD) own way significantly contributed to the educational development
Dean and research endeavours of the nation, and this will continue in a
more coordinated and better organized manner. The College has
Main Campus been engaged in producing professionals in Ethiopian Languages
Social Sciences Bldg. (Amharic, Tigrigna and Oromiffa), Foreign Languages (English,
Email: [email protected] French, Arabic, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese), Linguistics,
[email protected] and Journalism and Communication.
Telephone: +251 111 239 721
Fax:+251 111 239 768 Graduates from the College have contributed in the development of
government institutions, colleges and universities nationwide, civil
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
society and private institutions.

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Academic Units
1. Department of Amharic Language, Literature and Folklore
2. Department of Tigrigna Language, Literature and Folklore
3. Department of Oromo Language, Literature and Folklore
4. Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
(English, French, Arabic, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese)
5. Department of Linguistics
(Language Technology, Philology, and Sign Language and Deaf Culture)
6. School of Journalism and Communication
(Broadcast Journalism, and Print and Web Journalism)

Academic Programmes
Undergraduate Programmes

1. Amharic Language and Literature 5. Foreign Literature

2. Folklore (Cultural Studies) 6. Teaching French as a Foreign Language
3. Tigrigna Language and Literature 7. Linguistics
4. Oromo Language and Literature 8. Documentary Linguistics
5. English Language and Literature 9. Computational Linguistics
6. Literature in English 10. Philology
7. Arabic language and Communication 11. Journalism and Communication
8. French Language and Communication
9. Modern European Languages PhD Programmes
10. Linguistics
11. Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1. Applied Linguistics in Teaching Ethiopian Languages
12. Broadcast Journalism 2. Folklore
13. Print and Web Journalism 3. Ethiopian Literature
4. Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master’s Programmes 5. Applied Linguistics and Communication
6. Applied Linguistics and Development
1. Applied Linguistics in Teaching Amharic 7. Linguistics
2. Ethiopian Literature and Folklore 8. Documentary Linguistics
3. Oromo Language and Literature Teaching 9. Philology
4. Teaching English as a Foreign Language 10. Experimental Linguistics

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 The School of Journalism and Communication
The Ethiopian Mass Media Training Institute (EMMTI) was established in 1997 by a decree of
the Council of Ministers Regulations No 19/1997, pioneering formal journalism training in the
country. Practicing journalists were made to enrol in order to raise their cognitive and practical
skills with an academic award at a certificate level. Side by side, two departments (Print Journal-
ism and Broadcast Journalism) started long term training in 2002 at diploma level. As time went
by, the country’s need for highly qualified journalists grew further due to the expanding nature of
the political, economic and social changes which have been taking place in the country for which
media activities have increasingly become indispensable.

In view of this, in 2003 the former EMMTI came up with the plan to offer a BA Degree Programme
in Print Journalism and Broadcast Journalism. The curriculum for the BA degree was drafted
and duly approved. As soon as the recognition from the Ministry of Education was secured, the
EMMTI was made to merge with AAU in February 2005 with the then Graduate School of Jour-
nalism and Communication, then NORAD funded independent graduate programme unit. The
merger created the Faculty of Journalism and Communication (now re-named as the School of
Journalism and Communication), and the old EMMTI was made to form the Undergraduate Divi-
sion of the Faculty, while the Graduate School
of Journalism and Communication formed the
Postgraduate Division.

In the year 2008, after revising the old curricula

each department came with two major combi-
nations. The print side curriculum combined
the traditional journalism with the web jour-
nalism and the broadcast journalism combined
with radio and television journalism in order to
enable learners to have the knowledge and the
skill in both professions. Thus, the former Print
Journalism Department was renamed Print and
Web Journalism Department. After implement-
ing the revised curriculum in 2009, the first en-
try of students graduated on July 23, 2011.

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The Postgraduate Division maintained the old curriculum until
2008 when the School of Graduate Studies introduced the modular
syllabus to all MA level graduate programmes. So a new modu-
lar syllabus was designed based on the old curriculum with slight
changes, such as the closure of the print and broadcast streams
and the combination of some courses with a bigger and inclusive
course, the omission of some courses, the addition of a pedagogy
course, and the realignment of the revised list of courses. Cur-
rently, the Postgraduate Division follows the modular syllabus Abune Petros Campus
with block teaching as a major form of delivery. It also emphasizes Telephone: +251 111 234 027/ 562 515
learner-centeredness. Fax +251 111 239 768
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Partnerships
The School had a strong current and past partnership with differ- Student Population
ent national and international organizations such as:
Undergraduate 425
1. Douche Welle Master’s 61
2. Gimlikolen School of Journalism in Norway
3. Government and Private Media organizations in Ethiopia
4. Norwegian Embassy
Academic Staff
5. Population Media Center
6. Rhodes University of South Africa Technical Assistant 3
7. UNDP Graduate Assistant 4
8. UNESCO Assistant Lecturer 2
9. UNICEF Rank
Lecturer 17
Assistant Professor 10
Professor 1
Diploma 3
Qualification
BA/BSc 6
Master’s 22
PhD 5

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 College of Business
and Economics
Matiwos Ensermu Jaleta (PhD)
+251 111 229 249
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programmes
[email protected]

Tadele Ferede (PhD)

+251 111 229 476
Associate Dean for Graduate Programmes
[email protected]

Fenta Mandefro (PhD)

+251 111 22x xxx
Associate Dean for Research and Technology Transfer
[email protected]

The College of Business and Economics (CBE) consists of the

former Faculty of Business and Economics (established in No-
vember 1990) and School of Commerce (established in 1943). The
main office of the College is located at the Old “Crown Prince’s”
compound), popularly known as FBE.
Tassew Woldehanna (PhD)
Dean
Since its inception, the College has contributed much in the area of
CBE Campus business and finance, economics and public administration. It has
Email: [email protected] been instrumental in supplying qualified professionals to the gov-
[email protected] ernment, academic, private and civil society organizations. The
Telephone: +251 111 229 231 graduates of the College have been working at different capacities
Fax: +251 111 223 782 such as experts, policy makers and practitioners, top executive of-
P. O. Box: 5563, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ficers, and middle level managers. The College is committed to
serve professional and academic needs of the country.

To meet the commitments indicated, the College has been run-

ning various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
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Department of Department of
Accounting and Finance Economics
Sintayehu Demissie
Chair Syed Hasan (PhD)
Chair
The Department of Accounting and Finance was estab-
lished in 1962. Ever since, the Department has existed un- The Department of Economics runs BA, MA, MSc, and
der different umbrellas. Originally it was under the College PhD programmes. The Department has several collabo-
of Business, followed by the College of Social Sciences, then rations with the European Union, World Bank, Goth-
Faculty of Business and Economics, and the School of Busi- enburg University, IFPRI, Ethiopian Development
ness and Public Administration. Since April 2012 the De- Research Institute, Ministry of Trade and Industry,
partment has been operating under the College of Business Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, ethio
and Economics. telecom and others.

The Department runs undergraduate and graduate pro- FBE Campus

grammes. The undergraduate programme is given at Email: [email protected]
regular and evening division. Preparations are underway Telephone: +251 111 229 258
to launch graduate programmes in the evening division. Fax: +251 111 223 774
The Department strives to meet the University’s missions P.O. Box: 5563, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
of producing skilled professionals in accounting, auditing
and finance.
Academic Staff
Lecturer 10
CBE Campus
Email: [email protected] Rank Assistant Professor 9
Telephone: +251 111 223 787 Associate Professor 2
P.O. Box: 5563, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Master’s 10
Qualification
PhD 11
Academic Staff
Lecturer 26 Academic Programmes Student population
Rank Assistant Professor 5 BA Accounting and Finance 431
Emeritus Professor 1 MBA Finance -
Master’s 27 MSc Accounting and Finance 52
Qualification
PhD 5 MSc Accounting and Auditing -

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 School of Commerce Under Graduate Programmes: Regular and Extension

Wubshet Bekalu (PhD) 1. Accounting and Finance

Head 2. Administrative Services Management
3. Business Administration and Information Systems
Addis Ababa University School of Commerce (AAUSC) 4. Finance and Development Economics
was established in 1943. Its objective was to train Ethio- 5. Marketing Management
pians for occupations in the commercial sector of the 6. Procurement and Supply Management
nation following the five years of Italian occupation. For
the first 15 years of its existence, however, the institu- Under Graduate Programmes: Distance Education
tion was continuously in search of trainees. Recruitment
in the early years was hampered by limited supply of Business Administration and Information Systems
trainees and general scepticism about the training.
Partnerships:
In the 1970s the School’s transformation was driven
by its quest for attaining a “Junior College” status. The Denmark Technical School
School was brought under the Commission for Higher Manchester Business School
Education in 1979, becoming one of the few tertiary- Middlesex Community School, USA
level educational institutions in Ethiopia. In 1982 new Université de Poitiers, France
fields of specializations in Accounting and Finance, Sec- South Carolina State University
retarial Science, Banking and Finance, and Purchasing University of Central Lancashire - Manchester School
and Supply Management were added to the curricu- of Arts and Technology and others.
lum, followed by the inclusion of Personnel Manage- Academic Staff
ment and Marketing Management in 1988. Lecturer 97
Rank
At present the School is part of the Addis Ababa Uni- Assistant Professor 9
versity, offering six undergraduate and two graduate Master’s 99
Qualification
programmes. Besides, the school provides community PhD 7
services to the public in distance learning, short-term
training, external examination and consultancy services.

Graduate Programmes: Regular and Extension Senga Tera Campus

Email: [email protected]
1. Master of Arts in Human Resource Management Telephone: +251 115 157 561
2. Master of Arts in Marketing Management Fax: +251 115 515 786
3. MBA (in collaboration with Open University-UK) P.O. Box: 3131, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Department of Department of Public
Management Administration and
Development Management
Lakew Alemu (PhD)
Chair Jemal Abagissa (PhD)
Chair
The Department of Management is one of the ear-
liest established departments at AAU. It has pro-
duced so far thousands of graduates who run pri-
vate and public institutions thoughout the country. FBE Campus
Eshetu Chole Bldg. 5th Floor
Email: [email protected]
FBE Campus
Telephone: +251 111 229 602
Eshetu Chole Bldg.
P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 229 611
P.O.Box: 5563, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Academic Programmes No of Students Academic Programmes No of Students

BA 357 BA 232
MBA 66 MPA 120
Executive MBA 73 PhD 19

Academic Staff
BA 3
MBA - Academic Staff
Qualification MSc 19 Lecturer 14
MCOM 1 Qualification Assistant Professor 4
PhD 6 Professor 1

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 School of Law
The School of Law is the first and the oldest in Ethiopia. It was
founded in 1963 with the intention of preparing trained profes-
sionals to interpret and apply the many new laws the country
was enacting as part of the modernization process. It has for
many decades been the main supplier of the nations need for
trained legal manpower and it will certainly continue to do so
in the future.

Academic Programmes
Undergraduate Programme
LLB in Law in regular and extension

Master’s Programme
Business Law
Constitutional and Public Law
Human Rights
Tadesse Kassa (PhD) Public International Law
Dean The Summer In-Service Programme for Prosecutors
from the Oromia Regional State
Main Campus
[email protected]
Email: [email protected] Student Population
Telephone: +251 111 239 757
Regular Extension Graduate
Fax: +251 111 239 729
(LLB) (LLB) (LLM)
P. O. Box: 5563, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Female 154 80 8
Male 371 382 85
Total 525 462 93

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Research and Publication
Academic Staff
Ethiopian Business Law Series
Lecturer 11
Ethiopian Constitutional Law Series
Ethiopian Human Rights Law Series Assistant Professor 11
Rank
Journal of Ethiopian Law Associate Professor 3
Professor 1
School of Law Alumni
The Alumni Association collaborates with the School in engaging students in its Legal Aid Project every year, giving them
a chance to practice what they learn in classrooms and help people who have no other means of acquiring legal advice.

Partnerships

DLA Piper – Law Firm

Ethiopian Arbitration and Conciliation Center
French Embassy
Martin Luther University at Halle Wittenberg, Germany
University of Pretoria- Center for Human Rights – LLM Programme in particular
WTO Accession Plus Project

Extra Curricular Activities

Law Review

This is the only student-run publication in the university with supervision from the research and publications unit of the
School. Two volumes of the Law review published since beginning. Students run this publication and perform all the tasks
starting with soliciting articles and having them assessed up to following up the printing process. The Law Review offers
a very important opportunity for students to research and write for a publication that will be read by peers and teachers.

Oasis Legum

This is a student-run organization founded in 2008 with projects of tutorial sessions for students and community ser-
vice. The organization has separate wings for gender and disability issues through which they address the various chal-

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 lenges disabled members of the Law School community go the main campus and other campuses in future. It is the stu-
through. They also plan to begin projects on gender issues. dent’s hope that their efforts will change the conversation
Among the many undertakings by the organization are: in the campus on issues relating to violence against women
specifically and gender issues in general. It is a small effort
It organized a debate on abortion. Legal and medical that, in the words of the campaigners, hopes to become a
professionals debated on the issue which was attend- constant reminder of the horrible things that happen to
ed by the University Community. women as a result of harmful traditional practices (includ-
The wing in the organization raises funds to assist stu- ing outdated understanding of what women can do and
dents with little or no means of financial support by what violence is) and the lack of sufficient legal protection
providing basic school supplies. and education.
Publishing a newsletter and other useful student bro-
chures. Moot Court Competitions – Model
Organizing debating competitions for law students
Raised books for donation to prison houses in Addis
litigation and research lessons
Ababa
Students are free to identify moot court competitions, na-
tional or international, based on their areas of interest and
The AAU Debate Society preparing for them even though the School may not assist
them in every process of their preparation and fundraising.
The Society organized its first debate in 2011. It organized
the event in collaboration with the March Project of the There are a few national, regional and international Moot
University. The Society aims to organize more debates on Court Competitions the School runs and participates an-
interdisciplinary issues for students. nually other than the ones students pursue on their own:

National Human Rights Moot Court Competitions –

The Yellow Movement – student run hosted by Ethiopia Human Rights Commission and a
campaign to end gender-based- collaborating law school in the country. [3 time cham-
violence at AAU pion]
National Arbitration Moot Court Competition –
hosted by the Ethiopian Arbitration and Conciliation
The students running this movement are volunteers’ and Center. [organized for the 3rd time in 2012 – AAU
they are identified by the colour yellow that they wear and School of Law – 2 times champion]
use to promote their cause. The campaign began with the African Human Rights Moot Court Competition – or-
assistance of a teacher at the school who closely monitors ganized by the University of Pretoria. AAU’s School
the movement’s activities and assists in all things neces- of Law is a host institution in 2012/13.
sary. There are now about 30 volunteers in total and about Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition –
10 students, from every batch, performing the day to day organized by the International Law Students Associa-
campaign activities. The campaign aims to reach students in tion.
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Centre for Human Rights
Elshaday Kifle
Head

Center for Human Rights (formerly known as the Institute for Human Rights) was established in October 2008 as
part of the University’s shift from a primarily undergraduate to a research-oriented graduate university. The Cen-
tre has the mission of advancing the rule of law, democratic governance, and human rights in Ethiopia through
teaching, research, and community services. It currently operates under the School of Governance Studies, re-
cently established by the University to serve as an umbrella institution for the CHR, the Institute of Peace and
Security Studies and the Institute of Federal Studies.

The Center for Human Rights is located in the Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) campus of Addis Ababa
University at Sidist Kilo. The Center is housed in the Kifle Wodajo Memorial Center for Peace, Human Rights and
Democracy, a building erected by the family and friends of the late Kifle Wodajo to honor the life and works of Ki-
fle Wodajo and his contributions to the promotion of constitutionalism, human rights and democracy in Ethiopia.

Programmes
Master of Arts in Human Rights (MA)

The Programme has been launched with the aim of providing quality and rigorous training in human rights as a
subject of multidisciplinary inquiry in terms of content, mode of delivery and student background. Courses of-
fered relate to international/national laws of human rights, philosophical foundations of human rights, politics
of human rights, economics of human rights, and culture and human rights, federalism and human Rights, tran-
sitional justice and human rights, and Africa and human rights. The students come from diverse backgrounds
including higher learning institutions, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations, the media,
courts and law enforcement organs.

Legal Advice and Information Project

This is a community service programme implemented through partnership between the CHR and Active Learning
Centre, University of Glasgow, with the financial assistance from Department for International Development (DFID).
The CHR considers the project as its flagship community service and project partners are currently working hard to
ensure its sustainability. As part of the efforts to ensure continuity, the CHR has approached the Ethiopian Human

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 Rights Commission and obtained assistance from the EHRC for the expansion of the CHR’s legal aid services.

Research and Publications:

The CHR will launch the Ethiopian Journal of Human Rights (EJHR) that will publish research articles on human
rights from the perspectives of various disciplines. The CHR is also planning to publish books on human rights
in the national context for use in the CHR’s teaching and community services programmes. Currently, the CHR
has secured modest fund from the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission to commence publication of the EJHR.

In accordance with the agreement signed with Save the Children - Norway the Cener for Human Right studies
has also published a Handbook on the Rights of the Child, 2012

Joint PhD in Peace, Federalism, and Human Rights

The programme is designed to overcome the acute shortage of teaching and research expertise at postgraduate
level at the AAU, and nationwide in the fields of human rights, peace and federalism. Hence it is principally
intended to enhance the capacity of universities and research institutes. The programme is a collaborative under-
taking between the CHR, the Institute of Peace and Security Studies, and the Center for Federal Studies. Objec-
tives of the programme are:

Producing researchers and educators in the three interrelated areas of peace, federalism and human rights;
Promoting interdisciplinary research on issues of peace, federalism and human rights.

National Cooperation

The Center plan to work in collaboration with academic/research institutes, national human rights institutions,
legislative organs, courts, various administrations, and civil society organizations, which are believed to play
crucial roles in enhancing the situation of human rights and good governance in Ethiopia.

In July 2011, the Center signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ethiopian Human Rights Com-
mission (EHRC). The memorandum recognizes shared responsibilities in the promotion, protection and enforce-
ment of human rights of both institutions and the necessity of coordinating, integrating and harmonizing their
common initiatives to achieve their mutual objectives of enhancing the situation of human rights in Ethiopia.

Following the MoU, a joint project agreement on legal aid services has been signed between the EHRC and the
CHR. The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the protection of human rights by enabling marginal-
ized people to access their legal rights.
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The CHR has also signed another project agreement for the publica-
tion of the Ethiopian Journal of Human Rights (EJHR) with EHRC.
Noting the importance of permanent cooperation for this particular
project, the EHRC has agreed to finance the first four issues of the
EHRJ for two years initially.

International Cooperation
Department for International Development (DFID):

With the financial assistance from DFID, the Center has been run-
ning a Legal Literacy, Legal Rights Advice and Information Cent-
er in collaboration with the Active Learning Center, University of
Glasgow, Scotland.

British Embassy in Ethiopia:

The British Embassy, with the aim of building the capacity the Cent-
er, has donated around 100 books on human rights. The Embassy
had also sponsored two visiting professors from the United Kingdom Center for Human Rights
and Canada to administer modules (courses) and to help the Center Inside FBE Campus
self-administer the modules in the future. Telephone: +251 111 223 783
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
University of Graz, Institute of International Law and Inter-
national Relations:

The Project includes short-term exchange visits in teaching and re- Student Population
search, curriculum development, identification of mutual research MA 41
interests, and organization of two legal and human rights summer PhD 17
academies. It has been designed for two years, October 2011 - Sep-
tember 2013, with the possibility of a one-year extension.
Academic Programmes
Access to Justice Program: MA Federal Studies
AAU - Center for Human Rights studies has also entered into agree-
PhD Federalism, Peace and Human Rights Study
ment with the Norwaigian Embassy in Ethiopia for funding of pro-
jects relating legal aid and academic research publications.
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Centre for Federal Studies
Gebrehiwot Tesfai
Chair Center for Federal Studies
Inside FBE Campus
Established in 2008, the Centre for Federal Studies is located on the Email: [email protected]
campus of the College of Business and Economics at Sidist Kilo. Telephone: +251 111 223 785/769
The Center aspires to be a leading center of excellence on the study Fax: +251 111 239 768
federalism. It aims to contribute to the effort of strengthening de- P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
mocracy, peace, and development in Ethiopia and Africa by pro-
ducing competent professionals and conducting quality research.
The centre is finalizing the preparations to launch “The Journal of
Ethiopian Federalism”. Partnership

The Center runs a Master’s Programme in Federal Studies and a 1. Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
joint PhD Programme in Federalism, Human rights and Peace in 2. European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano
collaboration with the Center for Human Rights and the Institute (EURAC), Italy
for Peace and Security Studies. Students pursuing PhD will finally 3. Forum of Federations, Ottawa, Canada
specialize in Federalism, Human Rights, Peace and Security. 4. Institute for Federalism and Regionalism,
Bolzano, Italy
5. Institute of Federalism(IFF), University of
Fribourg, Switzerland
6. Ministry of Federal Affairs , Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
7. Policy Research Institute of African Stud-
ies Associations, New Delhi, India
8. The Community Law Center at the Uni-
versity of the Western Cape, South Africa
9. The House of Federation, Ethiopia

Academic Programmes Student Population

MA Federal Studies MA 41
PhD Federalism, Peace and Human Rights Study PhD 17

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 College of Education
and Behavioural
Studies (CoEBS)
The College dates back to 1952 when it only offered ma-
jor area courses in the then Faculty Arts. In 1963, it was
promoted to Faculty of Education and started training
educators through Departments of Elementary Educa-
tion, Secondary Education, Psychology, Library Science,
and Technical Teachers Education.

There is a growing understanding that education is the

engine for sustainable development in Ethiopia. It has
also been argued that the goals of Education for All
(EFA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
in general and those of alleviating poverty in particular
will not be achieved without involving higher education
institutions.

The CoEBS aspires to be a center of excellence in teach-

ers’ education, educational management, educational
Professor Tirusew Tefera (Laureate)
research and training through extensive usage of mod-
Dean
ern information and educational communication tech-
Main Campus nologies. The College maintains, as its core values, the
Old Class Room Building cherished ethical, intellectual, personal and social values
Email: [email protected] that influence the choice of teaching methods, research
Telephone: +251 111 239 780 agenda, and dissemination of research results.
Fax: +251 111 242 719
P. O. Box: 5563, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Departments
The Department of Curriculum and
Teachers’ Professional Development Studies

Getachew Adugna (PhD)

Chair

Academic Programmes
MA in Curriculum and Instruction
MEd in Adult and Lifelong Learning
MA in Vocational Education Management
PhD in Curriculum Design
Students Population
PhD in International and Comparative Education
Master’s 332
PhD 40
Research areas
Adult education and community development
Comparative and international education Academic Staff
Continuous professional development of teachers Lecturer 6
Curriculum design, implementation and evaluation Rank Assistant Professor 6
Higher education
Associate Professor 1
International education
Management of vocational education MA/MPhil 9
Qualification
Primary and secondary education PhD 4
Quality of Education
Teaching and teacher education
Main Campus
Community services Telephone: +251 111 239 716
Fax: +251 111 239 768
Assist in curriculum design, teachers education, monitoring P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
and evaluation of educational programmes and projects

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 Department of Educational Planning
and Management (EdPM)
Yekunoamlak Alemu (PhD)
Chair

The Department of Educational Planning and Manage-

ment (EdPM), formerly Department of Educational Ad-
ministration (EdAd), was established as full-fledged de-
partment in 1978.

The Department started MA distance programme in

Educational Planning and Management in 1999 with the Students Enrolment 2011/12
support from the MoE/USAID-BESO in partnership with
BA 1181
the University of Buffalo in the USA. The Programme
discontinued in 2001/2002 after enrolling three batches Master’s 698
of students. PhD 50

In July 2008, MA in Educational Policy and Planning

through summer and distance was commenced based on Academic Staff
the request from the Ministry of Education/Italian Co- Lecturer 6
operation. In the same year (April 2008), MA in Higher Rank Assistant Professor 6
Education Management and Policy was launched jointly Associate Professor 1
with the University of Twente, the Netherlands. Almost
all active members of EdPM had a chance to visit the Uni- MA/MPhil 9
Qualification
versity of Twente to develop the Course with their Dutch PhD 4
counterparts. This team working approach that has
started from the inception is one of the unique features
of the Programme. The Programme was developed to be Main Campus
offered through distance supported by e-learning with Social Science Bldg.
some face-to-face session targeting practicing managers Email: [email protected]
in higher education institutions (HEIs). The rationale for Telephone: +251 111 239 700
this tailor-made training was that most of the manag- Fax: +251 111 242 719
ers of HEIs have been professionals without or with less P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
management skills.

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The Department has established partnerships with UNESCO in
Paris, George Washington University and Chicago State Universi-
ty in the USA, and University of Twente, in the Netherlands. There
is a plan to establish additional institutional linkage with other
universities in the Africa, USA, and Europe.

In 2011/12, the Department enrolled 1181, 698 and 50 students in

its undergraduate, master’s, and PhD programme respectively.
The Department has 13 full-time academic staff, and at least four
are required for the various programmes.

Research Focus
Education sector studies, programmes and projects evaluation
Educational leadership and change
Linking access, equity, efficiency and quality of education
Strategic planning in education
School improvement and instructional leadership
Organizational culture and educational leadership
School Based Management and Educational supervision
Women and educational leadership
Management of vocational and entrepreneurship education
School development, school mapping and school effectiveness
Human Resource training and development
Higher education policy and decentralized management
Management of pre-school and alternative education
Multicultural education and diversity management
Adult education and development
Economics and financing of education
Organizational learning and e-learning
Sociology of Education– school community linkages

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 School of Psychology
Belay Tefera (PhD)
Head

The School of Psychology was formed as “Department of

Educational Psychology” in 1962 following the establish-
ment of the Faculty of Education. It was in fact meant to em-
phasize on Guidance and Counselling so as to train school
counsellors in the then Haile Sellasie I University. In 1966, a
minor programme was initiated in Psychology. In 1974, the
Department started its first four-year degree programme in
Psychology major with the understanding that the country
at the time demanded trained human-power and qualified
professionals in guidance and counselling.
Main Campus
In recognition of the fact that the field of Psychology is too
Social Science Bldg.
diverse and broad to be known only by one of its subfields,
Telephone: +251 111 225 949
the department was renamed in 1977 as ‘Department of Psy-
Fax: +251 111 242 719
chology’ and then was placed within the College of Social
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sciences. In 1984, psychology was again renamed as ‘De-
partment of Educational Psychology’ to be housed in the
then Faculty of Education. In 1999, the name of the depart- Students Enrolment 2011/12
ment was changed to ‘Department of Psychology’ as a result
of consensus reached with stakeholders and in line with the BA 279
recommendation of a review committee organized for the Master’s 443
purpose. PhD 45

With the BPR reform taking hold in the University in 2009,

psychology was then promoted to a level of an Institute, Academic Staff
named as “Institute of Psychology”, as per the strategic Lecturer 21
document it envisioned in 2005. The subsequent University Rank Assistant Professor 7
reform agenda that attempted to groom the BPR structure Associate Professor 4
also resulted in the renaming of the Institute as “School of
MA/MPhiL 4
Psychology”. Along with this process of changing and re- Qualification
changing the name and placement of psychology, there has PhD/PhD Candidate 30

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been a continued horizontal and vertical expansion of the programmes of psychology. Psychology started
its first MA programme in 1989 in Measurement and Evaluation, and there are at present six different MA
programmes. It also started a PhD programme in 2009 in Applied Developmental Psychology and there are
now two PhD programmes. PhD programmes in Measurement and Evaluation and Counselling psychol-
ogy are under preparation for the last couple of years.

Undergraduate Programme
The undergraduate programme in psychology is a general education that orients students with the broader
field of psychology. It is a three-year programme for students who are centrally assigned by the Ministry of
Education after completing a two-year preparatory programme for university education. This programme
is conducted in the evening and regular sessions.

MA Programme
Starting with four students in Measurement and Evaluation in 1989, today the School of Psychology has six
MA programmes in the regular session. Four of these programmes are also offered in the evening sessions.
The MA programmes were launched to prepare professionals with more focused, specialized and practical,
skill.

List of MA Programme
1. Clinical Psychology
2. Counselling Psychology
3. Developmental Psychology
4. Health Psychology
5. Measurement and Evaluation
6. Social Psychology

PhD programmes
1. Applied Developmental Psychology (2009)
2. Social Psychology (2012)

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 Science and Mathematics PhD Programme

Education The PhD programme has been designed in response to the

needs of the nation. TheMinistry of Education has clearly
Academic Programmes expressed that there is an increasing demand for qualified
educators and researchers with Master’s and PhD degrees
in the existing as well as the newly opened higher learning
Postgraduate diploma in Teaching (PGDT) is given in Biol-
ogy, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physical education, and Phys- institutions.
ics. It is a programme that has been designed to serve as a se-
quential professional training for those who are graduates in Collaboration with International Universities
mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and physical edu-
cation, and willing to have professional courses. The trainees To strengthen the PhD programme the Department has
have Bachelor of Science Degrees in their respective fields. signed MoUs with Linkoping University and Institute of
Pedagogical Research (Sweden), Institute of Chemistry Edu-
Master’s Programmes cation; University of Munster (Germany), Chicago State Uni-
versity (USA) and The University of Iowa, College of Educa-
1. Mathematics Education tion (USA). There are also nine professors participating in
2. Physics Education the teaching and advising of PhD students from VIA Univer-
sity College/Aalborg University (Denmark), Munster Uni-
The curriculum for Master’s Programmes were designed to versity (Germany), Chicago State University (USA), Marshal
enhance the preparation of instructors for higher learning in- University (USA), The Ohio State University (USA), Port-
stitutions, instructional leaders at Preparatory and Secondary land State University (USA), Durham University (England).
Schools, Mathematics and Physics curriculum developers and
instructional designers at Federal and Regional Levels, and re- Students Enrolment 2011/12
searchers in Mathematics and Physics Education of the coun- PGDT 224
try. Sincehigh quality preparation of the aforementioned Master’s 63
Mathematics and Physics educators and experts requires the
PhD 20
integration of Mathematics and Physics content, pedagogy
and research, courses within the programme are designed to Academic Staff
extend candidates’ understanding of both mathematics and
Lecturer 8
physics content and issues related to the teaching and learn- Rank
ing of that content. Besides, the curriculum is designed to de- Assistant Professor 6
velop the research capability of the candidates. MA 2
Qualification
PhD/PhD Candidate 12

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Department of Social Science Students Enrolment 2011/12
PGDT 203
and Languages Education
Academic Staff
Academic Programmes
Lecturer 9
Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (PGDT) Rank Assistant Professor 3
Associate Professor 2
1. Civic and Ethical Education Master’s 1
2. Ethiopian Education System Qualification
PhD/PhD Candidate 14

Department of Special Needs

Education
The Department of Special Needs Education (SNE) was established in
2007. The Department runs undergraduate (BA) and graduate (MA and Students Enrolment 2011/12
PhD) in regular, evening and summer-in-service programmes. In addi- BA 401
tion to its major programmes, the Department has also been offering Spe-
MA 134
cial Needs Education courses to teachers of all Departments in the Col-
lege of Education and Behavioural Studies of Addis Ababa University. PhD 23
So far, the Department has graduated more than 450 students at master’s
and first degree levels and two at PhD level.
Academic Staff

Active Project Lecturer

Rank Assistant Professor
4
8
Project Title: Responding to Poverty and Disability through Higher Professor 2
Education and Research (RESPOND-HER) PhD 10
Link: www.respond-her.univie.ac.at Qualification
PhD Candidate 4
Research and Publication
The CoEBS has been undertaking research to improve the education sec-
tor of Ethiopia from pre-primary to tertiary level, addressing its different
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 features such as curriculum, teaching, planning and management, methodology,
evaluation, medium of instruction, and instructional media.

The College has planned to set up major research divisions in its various streams to
effectively mobilize and coordinate its human and material resources in the envisaged
research projects. The research divisions envisaged are Social Science Education and
Languages Education, Educational Science and Natural Science Education. The cur-
rent features of the College’s research and publication which may be characterized,
among many others, as fragmented, and donor-driven will be streamlined through
the research divisions.

Consultancy, Training and

Community Services
Consultancy and Training Services

The CoEBS has been undertaking training of its staff with the latest teach-
ing methodology in its popular programme called “the higher diploma pro-
gramme”. It is now being discussed with the concerned offices of the AAU to
offer training for all university academic staff involved in teaching in the areas
of teaching methodology, materials and curriculum development for teaching,
student assessment, and conducting action research.
The CoEBS has a plan to undertake on-the-job teacher training (the scheme of
continuous professional development known as the CPD) and following this to
certify, license, and re-license professional teachers of the country.
Periodic workshops and consultancy services have been undertaken on request
from the various governmental and non-governmental organizations in such
areas as curriculum and teacher development, educational planning and man-
agement, human resource development, educational materials and modules
development, English language training programmes, national learning as-
sessments, special needs education, school mapping and micro-planning, early
childhood education, ICT education and e-learning trainings.
The Staff of the College have been offering sustained services in the area of text-
book writing; and it is anticipated that such services will continue in the future.

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English Language Improvement Center (ELIC)
Mekasha Kassaye (PhD)
Head

The CoEBS, in line with the emphasis given by the Ministry of Education in particular and the government in gen-
eral to the improvement of English language proficiency of students and teachers of universities, is in the process
of establishing a well-organized ELIC. The Center is envisioned to serve as a center of research for and practice of
learner-centered English language teaching methodologies. The methodologies in turn are expected to contribute
to quality of education in the University through improving the English language skills of the University academic
community. Moreover, the Center will serve as a rich source of educational materials and teaching aids that will be
readily available to be used by the English language learning community of the University.

Planned Activities

1. Establishment of Model Schools and Centers

2. Early Childhood Care and Education, 2014

International Links and Consortia

1. Buffalo University, USA

2. Cambridge University, UK
3. Central University of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad, India
4. Chicago State University, USA
5. Curtin University, Australia
6. East Anglia University, UK
7. Jvaskyla University, Finland
8. Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
9. Malardalem University, Sweden
10. Munich University, Germany
11. UNESCO/IIEP
12. University of Iowa, USA
13. University of Likoping, Sweden
14. University of Minnesota, USA
15. University of Montana, USA
16. University of Twente, the Netherlands

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 College of Natural and
Computational Sciences
Higher education in Ethiopia began with the founding of the Univer-
sity College of Addis Ababa. The Faculty of Science, one of the only
two faculties then, had two sections, known as ‘Section A’ and ‘Sec-
tion B’. In Section A, students were given basic training in engineering
which would enable them to go abroad to specialize in one of the many
branches of engineering whereas those in Section B were prepared for
Medical School as well as for further studies in Biology and allied fields.

In 1956-57 the three-year Section B programme was upgraded to a

four-year BSc programme in Biology. By 1959-60, there were three
BSc degree offering programmes. Course A consists of Mathematics
and Physics; course B comprises Biology and Chemistry and Course C
contains Chemistry and Geology. In 1959-60, the section A programme
was incorporated with the newly established Engineering College.
When the University College was upgraded to a full-fledged university
status with a new name as Haile Selassie I University in 1961, the Fac-
ulty of Science was reorganized into five teaching departments. These
were the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics,
and Physics. A Forestry Department, the Natural History Museum
and the National Herbarium were established a little later, while Sta-
Negussie Retta (Prof.)
tistical Training Centre was opened in the Department of Mathematics.
Dean
This centre developed into a full-fledged Department of Statistics in the
Arat kilo Campus early 1970s.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 239 472
Fax: +251 111 239 469
P. O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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The Geophysical Observatory was founded in response to a request made by the International Union of Geodesy and
Geophysics to the University College of Addis Ababa. A permanent geomagnetic observatory was opened on the campus
of the College in 1957 as the contribution of Ethiopia to the International Geophysical Year 1957-58. A seismic unit was
subsequently installed in 1959.

The College of Natural and Computational Sciences, in its more than 60 years of existence, has gone through various stag-
es of development which shows that it has evolved from a Small College catering for a few students to a large BSc, MSc
and PhD degree granting institution. This steady growth in its programmes has also been accomplished by a concomitant
increase in the number and qualification of the academic staff and development of research activities in various areas.

Centers, Departments, Institutes and Schools

1. Center for Environmental Science
2. Department of Chemistry
3. Department of Computer Science
4. Department of Mathematics
5. Department of Microbial Cellular and Molecular Biology
6. Department of Physics
7. Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management
8. Department of Sport Science
9. Department of Zoological Sciences
10. Departments of Statistics
11. Institute of Biotechnology
12. School of Earth Sciences
13. School of Information Sciences

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 Academic Programmes
Centre/Department /School of the Academic Programmes and Number of Students
College of Natural and
Computational Science BSc MSc PhD

Biotechnology ✓ ✓

Environmental Science ✓ ✓

Chemistry ✓ ✓ ✓

Computer Science ✓ ✓ ✓

Physics ✓ ✓ ✓

Mathematics ✓ ✓ ✓

Microbial Cellular and Molecular Biology ✓ ✓

Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management ✓ ✓

Sport Science ✓ ✓

Zoological Sciences ✓ ✓ ✓

Statistics ✓ ✓ ✓

Earth Sciences ✓ ✓ ✓

Information Sciences ✓ ✓

General Biology ✓

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Institute of
Biotechnology
Kasssahun Tesfaye (PhD)
Director

The Institute of Biotechnology is a research and

graduate teaching unit with the following facilities.

Biotechnology Instrumentation Room

Computer and Documentation
Lecture Room
Microbial Biotech Laboratory
Molecular Biology Laboratory
Plant Genetics Laboratory
Plant Transformation Laboratory
Tissue culture Laboratory

College of Natural and Computational

Sciences
Arat Kilo Campus
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +251 116 551 901
Fax: +251 111 239 465
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Academic Staff
Lecturer 3
Rank Assistant Professor 7
Associate Professor 3
Master’s 3
Qualification
PhD 10

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 Center for Environmental Science Department of Physics
Mekuria Argaw (PhD) Lemi Demeru (PhD)
Head
Chair
The Center is a research and graduate teaching unit.
The Department started its work in 1961. For a long
time, it has been running a BSc programme. Then it
MSc Specialty has expanded its programme to MSc and PhD lev-
els to meet the demands of various institutions.
Atmosphere, Energy and Climate Change
Environmental Pollution and Sanitation The graduate programme at MSc level was
Environmental Resource Management launched in September 1981, while the PhD Pro-

Thematic Areas of PhD Courses gramme was launched in September 2003. So far
the Department has trained 17 students with PhD,
and large number of students with BSc and MSc.
Atmosphere, Energy and Climate change
Environmental Health and Safety
Environmental Pollution and Sanitation
Environmental Resources Conservation and Management
College of Natural and
Computational Sciences
College of Natural and
Arat Kilo Campus
Computational Sciences
Email: [email protected]
Arat Kilo Campus
Telephone: +251 111 233 931
Email: [email protected]
Fax: +251 111 239 465
Telephone: +251 118 102 140
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Fax: +251 111 239 465
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Academic Staff
Lecturer 6 Academic Staff
Assistant Professor 4 Technical Assistant 6
Rank
Associate Professor 3 Lecturer 7
Professor 2 Rank Assistant Professor 10
Master’s 6 Associate Professor 5
Qualification
PhD 9 Professor 4

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Department of Chemistry
Ahmed Mustefa (PhD) The Department of Chemistry is one of the largest
Chair departments in the College of Natural and Com-
putational Science running BSc, MSc and PhD
The Department of Chemistry was organized as a department offer- programmes.
ing a four-year programme leading to BSc. During the early years, the
majority of the graduates were students from the Faculty of Education Currently the Department of Chemistry is serving
but this changed later on with almost equal numbers coming from as Pan Africa University Center for Basic Sciences,
the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Science. The Department Technology and Innovation (Chemistry).
adjusted its curriculum accordingly to cater for prospective teachers
and for those who will be joining industries and research laborato-
ries. For many years, the Department shouldered the responsibility of Arat Kilo Campus
producing professionals for the industry, research institutes, univer- Science Bldg. 2nd Floor
sities, colleges and secondary schools throughout the country. Office No: 201
Email: [email protected]
The Department launched a graduate programme in 1978, offering Telephone: +251 111 239 466
MSc degree. This was a turning point in the history of the Depart- Fax: +251 111 239 470
ment and a major step towards fulfilling the country’s need for high P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
level manpower. With the establishment of the graduate programme,
the research capabilities of the Department started growing. As a
result, there are now several established research groups in the De-
Academic Staff
partment. The success of the MSc programme led the Department
to launch a PhD programme in 1985 as part of its staff development Assistant Lecturer 2
scheme. The programme was initially offered under a “sandwich” Lecturer 10
scheme in collaboration with well established universities in Eu- Rank Assistant Professor 7
rope with the eventual aim of running a full-fledged in-house PhD Associate Professor 9
programme after building the necessary capability, both in terms of
Professor 6
manpower and infrastructure. Several candidates have so far earned
their PhD degrees, and many more are pursuing their studies. In
addition to its regular programmes, the Department offers service Academic Programmes
courses to students of the School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, BA Statistics
Institutes of Technology, and to other students of the College of Nat- Applies Statistics
ural and Computational Sciences. The Department is also involved MSc
Bio-Statistics
in the Summer-in-Service Programme for school teachers leading to
BSc degree in chemistry. PhD Statistics

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 Department of Statistics
Eshetu Wencheko (Prof.)
Chair

In the late 1950s, as the duties and responsibilities of the central

Arat Kilo Campus
government began to expand and especially as the Ethiopian
College of Computational
Government started to prepare a series of five year develop-
and Natural Sciences
ment plans, the need to collect, summarize and analyze empiri-
Email: [email protected]
cal data became obvious. The shortage of junior (certificate),
Telephone: +251 111 239 465
medium (diploma) and senior (degree) level professionals in
Fax: +251 111 239 465
the field of statistics became more acute. This was also true for
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
the rest of the continent. To alleviate this shortage, based on the
recommendations of the first African Statisticians Conference
Academic Programmes
held in 1959, the UN established “International Statistical Train-
ing Centers” on regional basis. The training center for the East BA Statistics
African Region was opened in 1961 in the Faculty of Science of Applies Statistics
the former Haile Sellassie I University. This center was named MSc
Bio-Statistics
“UN International Statistical Training Center”. It used to pro-
PhD Statistics
vide a one-year programme leading to a certificate for candi-
dates sponsored by different governments of the region. It oper- Academic Staff
ated from 1961 to 1966, and the Department was provided with
Assistant Lecturer 3
fund and technical assistance by the UN. During this period the
enrolment of students from Ethiopia, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Ma- Lecturer 13
lawi, Zambia, Basutoland, and Somalia were 52, 24, 6, 34, 10, 4, Rank Assistant Professor 2
3, and 4 respectively. Associate Professor 2
Professor 2
In 1966, to alleviate the shortage of medium and high level stat-
isticians the UN helped in the establishment of additional two BSc 7
programmes: a three-year diploma programme and a four-year Qualification Master’s 10
degree programme. The first intakes of the degree and diploma PhD 4
programmes were the freshman class of 1966. Besides the regu-
lar programme, certificate and diploma programmes were also Student Population
introduced in the extension division. BSc 350
MSc 54
One of the most interesting features of these programmes was

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their flexibility. Students who performed well in the cer- and the diploma programme for extension students since
tificate programme could continue to the diploma pro- then. In 1974, the certificate programme was terminated.
gramme. The same was true for transfer from diploma In 1975 the diploma programme was confined to the ex-
to degree programme. The reverse was also true i.e., stu- tension division only.
dents who performed poorly were advised to join a lower
level programme. In 1973, the Statistical Training Center In 1982, an MSc programme was launched. The pro-
was upgraded to the Department of Statistics and it has gramme has currently Applied Statistics and Bio-Statis-
been running the degree programme for regular students tics streams.

Department of Computer Science

Yaregal Assabie (PhD)
Chair

Research, Outreach and Collaborative Programmes

In addition to the researches that are conducted in association with
MSc programme, the staff of the Department are engaged in their Arat Kilo Campus
own research projects. Some of these research works are done Department of Computer Science
in collaboration with external organizations. Thus far, there had Bldg., Office No: 235
been research projects with funding from the UNECA to conduct Email: [email protected]
research on Localization, and Digital Material preservation. A re- Telephone: +251 111 222 922
search on e-Local governance was also conducted with the sup- Fax: +251 111 239 465
port of IDRC. P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The Department in collaboration with the Department of Math- Academic Staff

ematics has also been offering a user’s course programme since
Assistant Lecturer 2
2004, providing certificate-based qualification courses in Comput-
er Science. Lecturer 9
Rank
Assistant Professor 4
The Department has several collaborations such as with the INSA Associate Professor 1
de Lyon in France which has been instrumental during the launch- BSc 2
ing of the MSc programme. A number of staff of INSA de Lyon
Qualification Master’s 11
had been directly involved in course offering and advising the first
few batch of students of the MSc programme. PhD 3

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 School of Earth Sciences School of Information Science
Siefu Kebede(PhD) Solomon Tefera (PhD)
Head Head

The School of Earth Sciences was established in 1956 Established in the early 1990s, the School of Information Science at
as the first Earth Science teaching and research insti- AAU is the first School of Information Science in Ethiopia. It was
tution of the country. Through the years, significant first established in 1990 as the School of Information Studies for
curriculum revisions have taken place in light of new Africa (SISA). Later in 2002, the name was changed to the Depart-
ideas and advancement in the field. Accordingly, the ment of Information Science (DIS) under the Faculty of Informat-
School has undergone changes in its naming. First, it ics. As of June 2012, the School is under the College of Natural and
was the Department of Geology for much of its exist- Computational Sciences.
ence, and then the name was changed to the Depart-
ment of Geology and Geophysics after the inclusion The School strives to deliver quality education to its students.
of a graduate programme in Geophysics. With the re- Richly intertwined programs of instruction, research, and com-
structuring of the University’s units in recent years, it munity services expose students in the School to innovative ideas,
has acquired its present name. and potential for new technologies.

Arat Kilo Campus FBE Campus

Science Bldg. 2nd Floor Email: [email protected]
Office No: 201 Telephone: +251 111 229 191
Email: [email protected] P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Telephone: +251 111 239 462
Fax: +251 111 239 462 Academic Staff
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Technical Assistant 8
Graduate Assistant 4
Academic Staff Rank Lecturer 21
Assistant Lecturer 1 Assistant Prof 6
Lecturer 1 Associate 1
Rank Assistant Professor 1 BSc 4
Associate Professor 2 Qualification Master’s 21
Professor 7 PhD 6

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Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management
Ensermu Kelbessa (Prof.) conservationists and plant anatomists who are expect-
Chair ed to take Ethiopia forward in its development endeav-
ours.
The Department of Biology, as one of the earliest estab-
lished departments at AAU, has been offering courses The National Herbarium
in botany for over six decades. The Programme has
been growing vertically and in its intake capacity with- Sebsibe Demissew (Prof.)
in the Department. To date it offers BSc, MSc and PhD. Keeper

In May 2012, the program unit was named the Depart- The National Herbarium of Ethiopia was established by
ment of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management as the financial and technical assistance of the Swedish In-
part of the restructuring process of AAU. It is one of the ternational Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
three departments that emerged as an offshoot of the in 1981. The Herbarium is housed in the College of Nat-
phased out Department of Biology. The Department ural and Computational Sciences and has the following
is given the responsibility to produce plant ecologists, resources:
plant systematists, plant physiologists, ethnobotanists, Over 80,000 plant specimens
A preparation room for sorting, mounting and
storing of plant specimens
Arat Kilo Campus A reference library with botanical books of various
Email: [email protected] kinds, copies of a few journals like Kew Bulletin,
Telephone: +251 118 959 217 Nordic Journal of Botany, Grana, Journal of Plant
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa Ethiopia Systematics, Novion, copies of scientific papers
and grey literature
Database of over 1000 species of medicinal plants
Gullele Botanic Garden, which is jointly managed
Academic Staff by AAU and Addis Ababa City Administration
Lecturer 5 Plant physiology and indigenous trees propaga-
Assistant Professor 1 tion room and associated facilities
Rank Plant eco-physiology and soil laboratory with its
Associate Professor 2
facilities
Professor 7
Centre for Biodiversity for the propagation and
Master’s 5 management of indigenous trees
Qualification
PhD 10 Field Research Centre at Munessa in Arsi Zone of
Oromia Regional State

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 Department of Zoological Science
Abebe Gebuane (PhD)
Chair

The history of Department of Zoological Science goes back

to the foundation of the Department of Biology in 1950. It
started by teaching General Biology and General Zoology to Arat Kilo Campus
students of the Department. The first batch of students from Email: [email protected]
the Department graduated in 1957. With the establishment Telephone: +251 118 959 217
of Haileselassie I University in 1961, the Faculty of Science, P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
along with the Department of Biology, was incorporated
under the University. In the same year, the Natural History
Museum was founded. Starting from the early 1970s, many Academic Programmes
Ethiopians started to join the Department as staff. With the BSc Biology
start of the graduate programme (MSc) in Zoology in 1978,
Ecological and Systematic Zology
the number of zoological courses was increased. The PhD
programme at the Department of Biology was launched in MSc Fisheries and Aquatic Science
January 1987. Most of the research work of these students Insect Science
was based on Ethiopian problems and needs. Such a scheme Ecological and Systematic Zology
also provided the Department with substantial research PhD Fisheries and Aquatic Science
grants from abroad including the Freshwater Fisheries and
Insect Science
Limnology Project with the support of the Canadian Inter-
national Development Agency (CIDA). The Natural History
Museum became an integral component of zoological teach- Academic Staff
ing and research arm of the Department. Technical Assistant 8
Lecturer 4
Curriculum revisions have been done in the Department
over the years to include general zoology, the animal king- Rank Assistant Professor 6
dom, heredity, evolution, and histology and embryology. Associate Professor 5
For BSc students, the Science Stream has been slightly modi- Professor 5
fied to suit the present objectives and needs of the country BSc 8
to enable students to partly fulfil their aspirations and the
Master’s 4
expectations of their employers by taking a total of 16 credit- Qualification
hour additional courses in one of the Units. PhD 16

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The MSc programme was started in 1978. It serves as an Ethiopia (in Amharic) 1974; Shibru Tedla, Fresh water
East African Regional Programme to be conducted in col- Fishes of Ethiopia, 1973, Monograph. Today, many re-
laboration with the International Center for Insect Physi- searchers have modest funds to conduct research on
ology and Ecology (ICIPE) through the African Regional animal ecology, fisheries biology and limnology. More
Postgraduate Programme in Insect Sciences (ARPPIS). An than 30 scientific papers are published by the staff of
additional stream on Dry Land Biodiversity was launched the Department.
in 1997. The PhD training programme which was initiated
in 1987 is of a “sandwich” scheme with foreign univer- Inter-institutional research collaboration was estab-
sities, and included, among others, insect sciences and lished between animal ecologists and fishery-biologists
aquatic biology. To date, two candidates have graduated with the Ethiopian Science and Technology Commis-
in aquatic biology and one in insect sciences from the PhD sion in the Joint Ethio-Russian Biological Expedition.
Programme. Limnologists of the Department have been collaborat-
ing with the Fisheries Development Agency; the Non-
Most of the research conducted and published in the Human Primates project with the Kyoto University, Ja-
1960s were done by foreign professionals. Since 1970, pan and Washington and New York University in the
the participation of Ethiopians in the research activi- U.S.A. The Department had housed the Wildlife Soci-
ties of the Department has grown considerably. Over ety of Ethiopia until the latter acquired its own office
80 scientific papers have been published in reputable outside the campus.
journals in the first 25 years of the existence of the De-
partment of Biology. Some of the zoological publica- The Zoological Sciences Programme Unit started run-
tions of this period, among others, include: E.K. Ur- ning as a full pledged Unit in October 2010, although
ban, Bibliography of the Avifauna of Ethiopia. 1970; the three streams within the Programme Unit have been
E.K.Urban, and L.H.Brown, A checklist of the Birds of conducting their respective graduate programmes for
Ethiopia 1971; Fesseha Haile Meskel, Larger Games of the last several years within the Department of Biology.

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 Paleoanthropology and
Paleoenvironment Arat Kilo Campus
Post Graduate Bldg.
Programme Email:
Office 003-008
[email protected]
Telephone: +251 118 959 282
Zewdu Eshetu (PhD)
P.O. Box: 52, Code 1048, Addis Ababa
Coordinator
Ethiopia
Academic Programme
Student Population
Paleoanthropology and Human-Paleoenvironment Programme
MSc 12
is a multidisciplinary field that combines the fields of Life and
Earth Sciences. It is a Postgraduate Programme launched in 2010.
Academic Staff
This Programme is hosted in School of Earth Science.
Lecturer 1
Partnership Rank Assistant Professor 4
Associate Professor 1
University of Wales Swansea, UK Master’s 1
Kansas University, USA Qualification
Laboratory Tree Ring Research, University of Avionic, USA PhD 5
4.5-4.3 million years old Hominid Fossil from Gona, Ethiopia
© GPRS 2004

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Centre for Food Science Arat Kilo Campus

and Nutrition Email:

Post Graduate Bldg. 3rd Floor
[email protected]
Telephone: +251 116 551 927
Gulelate Dessie (PhD) P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Head

The food and beverage industry is the dominant sector

accounting for 40% of the total industry in Ethiopia. On Student Population
the other hand, prevalence of under nutrition in the coun- MSc 79
try is one of the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. However, PhD 13
institutions producing food science and nutrition profes-
sionals that contribute to the development of the food
and beverage industry in one hand and reduce the nutri- Academic Staff
tional problems of the country on the other, were few. In Assistant technician 2
response, the Center for Food Science and Nutrition was Chief Laboratory
launched in 2007 to train students at Master’s and PhD 1
Technician
levels.
Rank Lecturer 5
The Center will launch MSc and PhD programmes in Adjunct Professor 1
Community nutrition, MSc in Dietetics and PhD in Assistant Professor 1
Clinical Nutrition in collaboration with the School of Associate Professor 1
Medicine. Master’s 1
Qualification
PhD 5
Collaboration
Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute,
Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute
Institute for Research and Development (IRD)-
Montpellier, France
Penn State University, USA
Lund University, Sweden
Soon Chun Hyang University, South Korea
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 Department of Microbial, Cellular,
and Molecular Biology
Fassil Assefa (PhD)
Chair

The Department of Microbial, Cellular, and Molecular Biology De- Arat Kilo Campus
partment (MCMB) is one of the new departments created, first as Pro- Email: [email protected]
gramme Unit, from the former Department of Biology 2010. In May Telephone: +251 118 959 216
2012, the Unit has been upgraded to a Department level. The Depart- P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
ment has a curriculum with 25 modular courses for MSc and 32 core
and elective courses for the PhD programme.
Student Population
Partnerships MSc 105
PhD 92
National Research Projects: The Department is undertaking thematic
research in biomedical sciences and food security.
Academic Staff
Regional Research Projects: The Department is involved in two re- Assistant Lecturer 1
search projects on sorghum improvement funded by the regional con- Lecturer 3
sortium “Bioinnovate” that includes universities and agricultural insti-
Adjunct Professor 1
tutes from Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rank
Assistant Professor 5
International Cooperation: The Department has teacher-student ex- Associate Professor 5
change programme on the project (SOIL-COM) with the University of Professor 2
Helsinki, Finland.

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Department of Sport Science
Solomon Teka
Chair

The commencement of the Programme Physical Educa- The Department has completed the design of a new cur-
tion at AAU dates back to the early 1960s. It was, in riculum to offer a three-year degree programme in Sport
fact, in 1962 a grant was given to an American Scholar Science and a four-year degree programme in teaching
to come to Ethiopia and carry out a survey of the needs Physical Education and Sports (i.e., with a one year ad-
for sports and recreation and a programme in Physical ditional Postgraduate Diploma Programme in teaching
Education. As a result of the survey, a two-year diplo- Physical Education and Sports) after completing a three
ma programme was initiated in 1963. The Department, year degree programme in Sport Science.
known as the Department of Health and Physical Edu-
cation, was headed by an American and was organized
to offer courses under the then Faculty of Education. Postgraduate Programmes
The purpose of the programme was to provide well-
qualified Physical Education teachers for the public 1. Athletics Coaching
schools in Ethiopia. To join the programme, a candidate 2. Basketball Coaching
was required to pass a special physical skill test and an 3. Volleyball Coaching
interview in addition to grades on the Ethiopian School 4. Football Coaching
Leaving Certificate Examinations. Forty students joined 5. Teaching Physical Education
the short-lived programme that was terminated after the
1965 graduation. Latter the Department was organized Main Campus
under the Dean of Students with the purpose of arrang- Back of J. F. Kennedy Library
ing and conducting co-curricular activities until 1979. In Email: [email protected]
1980, it was upgraded to a full-fledged unit with the sta- P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
tus of an academic and service-giving department with
the name of Department of Physical Education. How-
ever, the undergraduate programme was closed after Student Population
some years. BSc + MSc 918

Following the reopening of the undergraduate pro-

Academic Staff
gramme in 2002, students’ enrolment has been increasing
notably. In 2005 the Department launched graduate pro- Lecturer 7
Rank
gramme for the first time in five areas of specialization. Assistant Professor 5

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 Skunder Boghossian
College of Performing
and Visual Arts
The College of Performing and Visual Arts was formed compris-
ing The School of Theatre Arts, The Yared School of Music and The
School of fine Arts and Design, The Cultural Center and Modern
Art Museum, Gebre-Kirestos Desta Center in 2010. The units un-
der the College had been functioning separately for decades. Their
independent contributions to the advancement of arts in Ethiopia
have been enormous. However, it was studied and decided that
the units should be placed together under an umbrella of a College
which can strengthen the already existing activities and integrate
them. The amalgamation of the units under one college is strongly
believed to integrate artistic activities in the University.

Since its establishment, the College has done extraordinary artistic

activities. Staff and students of The Yofthahe Nigussie School of
Theatre Arts and Yared School of Music, for instance, have collabo-
rated in the presentation of more than three musical drama pro-
ductions in the last two years. There are also a number of artistic
Nebiyou Baye
ventures going on.
Dean
Main Campus, ILS Bldg. The College has also extended its collaboration with national and
Email: [email protected] international institutions which are promising in the area of re-
Telephone: +251 111 239 713 search, artistic production and other collaborations. Relations have
Fax:+251 111 223 782 been formed with the University of Illinois, USA, Tshwane Univer-
P.O. Box: 5563, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia sity of Science and Technology, South Africa, The Ethiopian Na-
tional Theatre, Goethe Institute and the House of Federation.
W/ro Amsale Mulugeta Ato Assefa Worku
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programmes Associate Dean, Graduate Programmes
Regular and Continuing/Extension Regular and Continuing/Extension

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Yofthahe Nigussie School of Theatrical Arts
Teshale Assefa
Head

The Yofthahe Nigussie School of Theatrical Arts was established in 1977. It has graduated more than 1000 students who
have been playing prominent role in the development of Theatre Arts in Ethiopia. The School is pride of having produced
successful playwrights, directors, and actors and actresses.

The School offers consultancy and outreach services to various governmental and non-governmental institutions. Among them
are: the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, The House of Federation, Ethiopian Television, and Addis Ababa Culture and Tour-
ism Bureau. Over five student stage productions are produced every semester which are staged at Amist Kilo Hall (Former
School of Pharmacy) for internal and external audience. The School also has several audio-visual productions used for academic
purposes. The School has partnerships with University of Illinois and University of Leeds in the USA and UK respectively.

Academic Programmes
Main Campus, Sidist Kilo
Old Classroom Building BA Theatre Arts
Telephone: +251 111 239 713 MA Theatre and Development
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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 Yared School of Music
Tadele Tilahun
Head

The Yared School of Music, Addis Ababa University, is the only

full-fledged higher institution of music education in Ethiopia. It has 200m on the Road from 6 kilo
been in existence for well over four decades. The progress of the to Minnelik Hospital
School is significant. In addition to producing musicians as teach- Telephone: +251 111 234 447/48/49/50/51
ers, organizers and performers who have been contributing to the P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
development of cultural, intellectual, and socio-economic life of the
society, the School has also produced musicians of world repute.

The Yared School of Music trains students for a BA in Music. It is designed to re-
fine and develop skills essential to professional musicians, music organizers, and
to prepare students to become music teachers. Extensive experience in both large Academic Staff
and small ensembles and private study of major instruments are essential to this
programme. Female: 10
Male: 30
In this programme students learn skills, concepts, and methodology, sufficient to Ethiopian: 40
demonstrate a level of proficiency on their principal instrument. They also learn Russian: 2
how to perform different musical styles such as classical, jazz, blues, fusion, popular,
Ethiopian music and contemporary music. In addition, they learn music performing Undergraduate Students
skills such as performing techniques, stage performance, solo performance, group
performance, creativity and improvisation. Students will develop these skills by Female: 35
taking basic and advanced music courses such as; music theory, harmony, solfeggio, Male: 105
jazz theory, and improvisation. They also take different general education, support-
ive and cross disciplinary courses to widen their knowledge in different dimensions.

Principal instruments that are taught at the Yared School of Music include: piano,
violin, viola, cello, bass (double bass and electric bass), guitar, trumpet, trombone,
French horn, clarinet and saxophone, flute, percussions and drums. The School has a
library, internet room, audio visual library, rehearsal hall, five collective classrooms,
and different offices and individual practice rooms.

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Ale School of Fine Arts and Design
Berhanu Ashagrie
Head

Ale School of Fine Arts and Design was founded in 1958. This insti-
tution was first called Addis Ababa Fine Arts School. It has been the Art School
only school in Ethiopia to teach Fine Arts and Design subjects at a Email: [email protected]
higher level. The School has been upgraded and subsequently affili- Telephone: +251 111 232 832/834
ated to Addis Ababa University in 1998. P.O. Box: 30704, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Undergraduate Programmes
1. Painting (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting) Academic Staff
2. Sculpture (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture) Tutor 1
3. Print Making (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Print making) Techician 1
4. Design (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design)
Graduate Assistant 3
5. Art Education (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education)
Rank Assistant Lecturer 11
Since the School’s affiliation with the University, several linkages Lecturer 24
have been established with industries such as leather and textile in-
Assistant Professor 2
dustries, tourist trading enterprises, printing presses and different
service-offering companies. The School has revised its curricula to Associate Professor 1
train professional artists, designers and art educators. To this end, the
School has modularized its curricula in 2012. It will also launch a new
undergraduate programme in Animation and Digital Production in
2014.

Advanced Standing Programme

The School had been offering a two-year advanced standing programme
for previous diploma graduates in fine arts, design and related disci-
plines. Even if the programme was interrupted for the last two years, the
School has now started to admit former diploma graduates for a two-
year study which will enable them to graduate with a BA.

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 Digital Fabrication Community Outreach
Laboratory Programmes
(FabLab Addis) The School has been building its capacity to
activate community outreach programmes.
The School has also managed to de- So far it has managed to realize such pro-
velop a Digital Fabrication Labo- grammes in collaboration with various gov-
ratory (Fablab) which is equipped ernmental and non-governmental schools,
with an array of flexible computer health organizations, correctional facilities,
controlled tools that cover different orphanages, children living with HIV/
length scales and various materials. AIDS. The Schools aspires to develop these
The Spanish Agency (AECID) and programmes to the benefit of the wider
MIT, CBA are giving inputs. The
community.
FabLab studio and workshop have
fully been equipped with high-tech
materials and have already started Partnerships
to serve three major institutions /
Ale School of Fine Arts and Design, The School has partnerships with local and
Addis Ababa Institute of Technology international organizations such as:
and Ethiopian Institute of Architec-
ture, Building Construction and City Berlin Art Academy, Germany
Development. Embassy of Cuba in Ethiopia
Ethiopia Reads, Ethiopia
Workshops Institute for Spatial Experiment, Ger-
many
Listros’ Project, Germany
The School has continuously been
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
organizing various workshops, pres-
(MIT), USA
entations, discussions and series of
Studio Olafur Eliasson, Germany
lectures, in collaboration with inter-
Tesffa Foundation, Ethiopia
ested foreign and local creative pro-
Utrecht Graduate School of the Arts,
fessionals, scholars, institutions and
The Netherlands
organizations.

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 The Cultural Center

The graduation making iconic song “Enkuan Des Alachihu”

Cultural centers are dynamic venues for display, convergence and enrichment of tangi-
ble and intangible expressions of human cultural existence. More importantly, in a uni-
versity setting where junction of staff and students with diverse cultural backgrounds
are inevitable, the role of cultural centers is imperative. They serve to truly connect a
university community, strengthen brotherhood and, in so doing, enhance effectiveness
towards working together and achieving the shared vision. University cultural cent-
ers through their artistic productions, special lecture, debate and other programmes
are used to create vibrant, effective, responsible, considerate and culturally sensitive,
therefore-modern citizens.

The Cultural Center of Addis Ababa University, which was used to be called Bet Ki-
neTibebat Wa Theatre has been doing just that. With more than half a century of exist-
ence, it is the oldest university cultural center and one of the earliest cultural institutions
in the nation. It has immense experience and outstanding contributions to the develop-
ment of the Arts and other extra-curricular activities at AAU. It has served to nourish
the artistic talents of generations with the production and presentations of plays, music,
subtle poetry and rich paintings. The plays of great Ethiopian playwrights like “Yala-
cha Gabicha” of Mengistu Lemma, art works of Gebre-Kirestos Desta, music composi-
tions of Tesfaye Lemma, remarkable verses of Getnet Eneyew like that of “Abay Abay”,
“Bado Bet Bekiremit” and the popular song of graduation commencement in Ethiopia,
“Enkuan des Alachihu” (written by Wondimkun Alayu) are few of the unforgettable
art productions to mention.

It is believed that, in a university setting students coming with diverse cultural back-
grounds should live in a strong sense of harmony where cultural a center should play
a leading role in the cultivation of mutual understanding, peaceful coexistence, frater-
nity, and other essential values.

Our Cultural Center should work towards facilitating venues for the University Com-
munity to consider cultural differences as opportunities of learning from one anoth-
er and respect each other. In so doing, artistic and other productions as well as pro-
grammes of our cultural center can inspire the members of the University community
to strengthen their respective roles.

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 College of
Health Sciences
The College of Health Sciences (CHS) was established in 2009 by
reorganizing of previously separate institutions of health under one
umbrella. The College is comprised of the School of Medicine (SoM),
the School of Pharmacy (SoP), the School of Public Health (SPH)
and the School of Allied Health Sciences (SAHS) and the Tikur An-
bessa Specialized Hospital (TASH). The SAHS offers professional
training in nursing, midwifery and medical laboratory technology.
The rationale behind the establishment of the CHS is to encourage
cross-breeding across various disciplinary paradigms; standardize
curricula across disciplines; setting standard and quality checks for
the teaching-learning process; maximize human resources utiliza-
tion through joint planning in teaching common courses and in
conducting research; create opportunities for collaborative research
and publications; maximize shared use of facilities for effectiveness
and efficiency in teaching-learning, research and services; and cre-
ate opportunities for addressing health needs of the country.

Except the School of Public Health which awards only gradu-

ate degree, all other schools in the College award undergraduate
and postgraduate degrees at MSc and PhD levels. However, the
Ahmed Reja (MD, CSIM, MPhil) SPH is heavily engaged in offering public health courses to un-
Chief Executive Director dergraduate students of the other Schools in the CHS. The CHS
CHS Building, 1st Floor, Office No. 09 currently has over 4500 students, and employs over 500 full-time
Email: [email protected] faculty members. The College currently offers 9 undergraduate
Telephone: +251 118 959 055 and over 60 postgraduate programmes. The Tikur Anbessa Spe-
Fax: +251 115 513 099 cialized Hospital is the teaching hospital of the College. TASH is
P.O. Box: 9086, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia the largest specialized hospital in Ethiopia, with over 700 beds,
and it serves as the training center for undergraduate and gradu-
ate medical students, dentists, nurses, midwives, pharmacists,
medical laboratory technologists, radiology technologists, and
others who shoulder the health problems of the community and
the country at large.

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 The CHS Management Team
Dr. Anteneh Belete
Dr. Ahmed Reja Dr. Getnet Yimer Associate Director for Staff Affairs,
Chief Executive Director Associate Director for Research and Academic Standards and Quality
Technology Transfer Assurance
Dr. Aklilu Azazh
Associate Director for Ato Binalf Mekonnin
Postgraduate Programmes A/Chief Managing Officer

School of Medicine and Tikur Anbessa

Specialized Hospital
istry of Health and it has since become a university teaching
Mahlet Yigeremu (MD) hospital. Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital has now be-
Dean and CEO of TASH come the main teaching hospital for clinical and preclin-
ical training in most disciplines, and it is where special-
Rezene Berhe (MD) ized clinical services that are not available in other public
Medical Director of TASH or private institutions are rendered to the whole nation.

Dawit Wondimgagegn (MD) The Hospital has 200 doctors, 379 nurses and 115 other
Associate Dean of SoM health professionals. It also has 950 permanent and con-
tract administrative staff. In addition, almost all regional
The School of Medicine (SoM) was established in 1964 and federal hospitals in Addis Ababa are affiliated to the
with the goal of producing medical doctors. Starting School of Medicine as clinical service and training sites.
from 1979, the School launched graduate programmes,
as one of the earliest graduate programmes at AAU.
School of Medicine
Prior to 1972, SoM was located at the main campus for Email: [email protected]
preclinical training and the then Princess Tsehay Memo- Telephone: +251 115 536 590
rial Hospital (now, Armed Forces General Hospital) for Fax: +251 115 513 099
clinical training. Later, with the opening of Tikur Anbes- P.O. Box: 9086, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
sa in 1972, the hospital became the only site for training
of medical doctors.

In 1998, the TASH, the largest referral hospital in the coun-

try, with 700 beds, was transferred to the School by the Min-

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 Academic Programmes of the SoM
Undergraduate Programmes
Year Current
Undergraduate Achievements (No of
Programmes Population of
Programmes Graduates)
launched Student
Medicine (MD) 1964 1311 2000
Dental Medicine (DDM) 2010 - -
Anesthesia (BSc) 2007 121 509
Radiography (BSc) 2007 177 226

Postgraduate Programmes
The SoM currently runs eight MSc, six PhD, 17 Specialty and nine Sub-specialty
programmes with six additional programmes undergoing approval process.

Basic Sciences
Programme MSc PhD
Anatomy √ √
Biochemistry √ √
Microbiology √ √
Parasitology √ -
Pathology Specialty Diploma -
Pharmacology √ √
Physiology √ √
Mental health (Psychiatry) - √

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 Clinical Sciences
Programme Level Programme Level
Anesthesia MSc in Nurse Anesthesia Neurology Specialty certificate
Anesthesiology Specialty certificate Neurosurgery Specialty certificate
Clinical Oncology Specialty certificate Ophthalmology Specialty certificate
Dermatovenorology Specialty certificate Orthopedic Surgery Specialty certificate
Specialty certificate Specialty certificate
Subspecialty in
Emergency Pediatrics and Neonatology,
Medicine MSc in Nursing Critical Care Child Health Pediatric Cardiology
Infectious Disease
Gastroenterology
ENT Specialty certificate Psychiatry Specialty certificate
Family Medicine Specialty certificate Specialty certificate
Radiology Subspecialty in body
Specialty certificate
imaging
Gynecology and
Fellowship in Gynecology Oncology Specialty certificate
Obstetrics
Subspecialty in Plastic and
Fellowship in Fetomaternal Medicine
Reconstructive Surgery
Specialty certificate Subspecialty Urology
Surgery
Subspecialty in Cardiology, Subspecialty Pediatric
Internal Medicine Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Surgery
Hematology, Gastroenterology, and Subspecialty Cardiothoracic
Infectious Diseases Surgery

Postgraduate
Student Profile Undergraduate Overall
Programme Master PhD Specialty Certificate
M F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total
Regular 1055 527 1582 587 137 724 27 20 47 406 104 505 2075 788 2863
Extension 107 159 266 86 17 103 - - - - - - 193 176 369
Total 2268 964 3232

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 Outreach Community Trainings and Research Sites
Batu Campus: This is the main outreach community training site
for undergraduate students. The Campus is near to Batu Health Center
and Abomsa Health Center. The outreach training has contributed to
the academic growth of most faculty members.

Arbaminch Site: This site is selected as a research site for preven-

tion and control of Leishmaniasis, mainly an undertaking of senior fac-
ulties and graduate students in the Department of Microbiology, Para-
sitology and Immunology. Tikur Anbessa Hospital
Email: [email protected]
Public Hospitals affiliated to the School of Medicine Telephone: +251 115 156 170
Fax: +251 115 505 980
ALERT General Hospital: Surgery, Orthopedics, P.O. Box: 5657, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dermatovenerology
Amanuel General Hospital: Psychiatry
Ghandi Memorial Hospital: Gynecology and Obstetrics and
Neonatology Academic Staff
Menelik II Hospital: Ophthalmology, Surgery, Orthopedics F M
Surgery, Psychiatry Technical Assistant3 24
Ras Desta Damtew Hospital: Surgery, ENT Graduate Assistant 3 5
St. Paul Hospital: Internal Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology
Assistant Lecturer 11 35
and Obstetrics, Psychiatry, Orthopedics Rank
Yekatit 12 Hospital: Pediatrics and Child Health, Surgery, Lecturer 28 122
ENT and Psychiatry Assistant Professor20 165
Zewditu Memorial Hospital: Surgery (General and Associate Professor10 51
Neuro-surgery), Neurology Professor 1 17
Ethio-Korea Christian Hospital, CURE Ethiopia Children’s Hospital, Diploma 18 4
Bethel Teaching Hospital, Wolliso Catholic Hospital and Addis Ababa Bachelor Degree 18 144
Fistula Hospital also work closely with SoM. Master’s Degree 10 107
Qualification
PhD 3 30
The School has numerous international collaborations with academic
MD/MD + Spec/
and research institutes in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. 27 163
Sub Spec

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School of Pharmacy
Ariaya Hymete (PhD)
School of Pharmacy
Dean
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +251 115 156 170
The School of Pharmacy (SoP) was established in September
Fax: +251 115 505 980
1961 as a unit under the Faculty of Science of the then Haile-
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Selassie I University with the goal of producing pharmacists
to handle the country’s pharmaceutical and health needs.
Two years later, it was merged with the then newly opened
Institute of Medical Sciences to form the Faculty of Medicine. Later on, in 1978,
the Department of Pharmacy was raised to a full-fledged Faculty status under the
name of “School of Pharmacy” and stayed as such until 2010. Following the reor-
ganization of the AAU, it joined three other Schools and Tikur Anbessa Hospital
to form the College of Health Sciences.

As of 2011, the SoP has been moved to the New CHS building in the premises of
Tikur Anbessa Specialised Hospital. Before that, the School was at the Science Fac-
ulty at Arat Kilo Campus (1962-1978) and then at Amist Kilo Campus (1978-2011).
Since its establishment in 1979, over 2000 students have graduated in first degree
and over 400 in diploma. Academic Programme
BSc Pharmacy
Academic Staff Pharmaceutics
F M Parmacoepidemiology and Social
Technical Assistant - 2 Pharmacy
Assistant Lecturer 2 9 Pharmacology
MSc
Rank Lecturer 2 23 Pharmacy Practice
Assistant Professor 1 5 Pharmacognosy
Associate professor 1 4 Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Professor - 1 Medicinal Chemistry
Bachelor Degree 2 11 Pharmaceutics
Qualification Master’s Degree 2 23 PhD Social and Administrative Pharmacy
PhD 2 10 Pharmacology

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 Student Profile
Postgraduate
Undergraduate Overall
Programme Master’s PhD
M F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total
Regular 159 87 246 170 15 185 10 - 10 339 102 441
Extension 23 32 55 - - - - - - 23 32 55
Total 182 119 301 170 15 185 10 10 362 134 496

Facilities for Academic Purpose

The School has a library with about 2,500 reference
books, text books and journals for its students. It also information to physicians, pharmacists and other health
has a computer room with internet services. In addition, professionals and a laboratory that is used for simulated
the School has a number of teaching and research labo- teaching of pharmaceutical services and care.
ratories. These laboratories are furnished with the state
of the art instruments such as FTIR, HPLC, NMR, GC- The School has established international collaborations
MS, LC-MS, XRD and others. Moreover, the School has with academic and research institutes in Africa, Asia,
a Drug Information Centre that provides drug related Europe and North America.

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School of Public Health
Jemal Haidar (MD, MSc, CRM)
Dean
School of Public Health
The Department of Community Health was founded in 1964 under Email: [email protected]
the then Medical Faculty with the objective of training and equip- Telephone: +251 115 157 701
ping medical doctors with public health theories and practice. It Fax: +251 115 157 701
started Master’s in Public Health 1984 and PhD in the same field P.O. Box: 9086, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
in 2003. The Department of Community Health was upgraded to
School of Public Health (SPH) in February 2010 along with the
changes and restructuring at AAU.

The SPH has two departments: the Department of Reproductive Health and Health Services Management, and the
Department of Preventive Medicine. It runs six programmes: Master of Public Health including General MPH and
specialty tracks in four subject areas (Epidemiology, Health Management, Environmental Health, and Reproductive
Health). The Ethiopian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (EFELTP) in collaboration with the
Ministry of Health is competency-based training designed to improve public health surveillance and epidemic control
in the country. The Health Informatics training programme is jointly owned by the School of Informatics and SPH at
AAU. The School of Public Health also runs an MPH sandwich programme which is designed for stakeholders such
as the Ministry of Health.

The School provides teaching services on seven public health courses for undergraduate medical students starting
from the second and third year culminating with one week orientation and five weeks intensive rural community
health training programme at Zeway town which is located 160 kilometers south of Addis Ababa. This training pro-
vides medical students with hands-on experience in health center activities which is different from the tertiary level
teaching hospital in which they are trained. Furthermore, it provides tools to diagnose community health problems,
design, conduct, analyze, present, and report small scale research and carry out nutritional surveys and interven-
tions. The School also provides courses to undergraduate and graduate students of other schools under the College of
Health Sciences. The School is currently located at two sites: in the premises of the TASH and in Zewditu Memorial
Hospital.

Other than the programmes shown in the table, the School delivers in-service trainings in monitoring and evaluation,
reproductive health products control training.

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 Academic Programme
MPH programme Specialty tracks
MHP General MPH
Field Epidemiology and Lab training Programme
Health Informatics
MSc
Master’s in Hospital and Health Care Administration
PhD Public Health
Academic Staff
Student Profile
F M
Postgraduate
Lecturer - 4 Overall
Programme Master PHD
Rank Assistant Professor 1 12
M F Total M F Total M F Total
Associate professor - 6
Regular 31 5 36 28 1 29 59 6 64
Professor - 3
Extension 30 15 45 - - - 30 15 45
Master’s Degree - 1
Sandwich 34 6 40 - - - 34 6 40
PhD 1 7
FELTP 20 5 25 - - - 20 5 25
Qualification MD - 3
MHA 20 5 25 - - - 20 5 25
MD+MPH/MSc - 9
MD+PhD - 5 Total 135 36 171 28 1 29 162 37 199

Facilities for Academic Purposes

The School of Public Health has a research field laboratory called Butajira
Rural Health Programme (BRHP) maintained since 1986 where over 54,000
individuals have been under surveillance coordinated by more than 33
field staff. The site is located at about 130 kilometers south west of Addis
Ababa. Over 12 PhD dissertations, 40 Master’s theses and nearly 90 papers
have been produced by BRHP. The Demographic Surveillance site has be-
come an attractive resource for international and national collaborators,
researchers, faculties and students.

The School has two small libraries; computer laboratories and IT support
services.

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Outreach, Community Trainings and
Research Sites
Rural Community Health Training Programme (RCHTP): It
is based in Batu and serves as the main community based train-
ing programme that the School runs jointly with the SoM for
senior undergraduate medical students. The rural training pro-
gramme has contributed a lot to the awareness of the students
in terms of undertaking appropriate public health measures.

Butajira Site: This site is based in Mareko and Meskan dis-

tricts of the Gurhage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nation-
alities and Peoples Regional State. It was initiated in 1986 by
performing census of nine randomly selected peasant associa-
tions (Pas) and one urban dweller association. After its estab-
lishment, demographic and health surveillance have contin-
ued to date. The site is a member of the INDEPTH network
and also serves a research site for MSc and PhD training.

Partnerships
The School of Public Health has effective collaboration with the
Ministry of Health, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office,
the Ethiopian Public Health Association, nongovernmental and
bilateral organizations including UNFPA. It maintains collabo-
ration with Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Johns
Hopkins University School of Public Health, Umea University,
Bergen University, MEASURE EVALUATION, UNFPA, and
many others.

Areas of collaboration include, joint research and evaluation,

in-service training and capacity building, graduate programme
expansion and teaching, post-doctoral programmes, web-based
teaching and learning, joint advising, external examinations
and consulting services.

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 School of Allied Health Sciences
Tekebash Araya (PhD)
Dean

The School of Allied Health Sciences (SAHS) comprises two de-

partments: Department of Nursing and Midwifery (formerly School of Allied Health Sciences
known as Centralized School of Nursing) and Department of Email: [email protected]
Medical Laboratory Sciences (formerly called School of Labora- [email protected]
tory Technology). Until May 2012, the two departments were Telephone: +251 118 959 055
managed by the School of Medicine. These two Schools were Fax: +251 115 513 090
brought together as two departments to be managed under one P.O. Box: 9086, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
School: the SAHS following the recent structural reform of the
University. A Dean was appointed to the SAHS in June 2012.
Academic Programme Academic Staff
Nursing F M
BSc Midwifery Technical Assistant 3 -
Medical Laboratory Sciences Graduate Assistant 3 2
Rank
Adult Health Nursing Assistant Lecturer 3 1
Maternity and Reproductive Health Nursing Lecturer 12 22
Pediatric Nursing Assistant Professor 6 3
MSc Clinical Chemistry Diploma 3 -
Hematology and Immunohematology Bachelor Degree 6 3
Qualification
Diagnostic and Public Health Microbiology Master’s Degree 13 24
Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance PhD 5 1
Student Profile
Programme Undergraduate Master Overall
M F Total M F Total M F Total
Regular 308 288 596 146 42 188 454 330 784
Extension 214 160 374 63 19 82 277 179 456
Total 522 448 970 209 61 270 731 509 1240

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 College of Development
Studies
The College of Development Studies (CDS) was established in Janu-
ary 2008 by bringing together three long-established research and
training institutes. These were the Institute of Development Research
(IDR), Institute of Gender Studies (IGS), and Regional and Local De-
velopment Studies (RLDS). The CDS was instituted with a vision of
becoming a leading center of excellence in development studies in
Africa. It acts as a bridge to bring multidisciplinary research outputs
together to translate them into practice.

To date, the number of centers has reached six:

1. Center for Environment and Development Studies

2. Center for Food Security Studies
3. Center for Gender Studies
4. Center for Population studies and Research
5. Center for Regional and Local development studies
6. Center for Rural Development Studies
Degefa Tolossa (PhD)
One of the strategic objectives of CDS is to achieve excellence and con-
Dean
duct problem-solving research that responds to the needs of the country.
Akaki Campus CDS is also involved in teaching, training and consultancy services.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +251 114 349 422 The College undertakes a multidisciplinary development-oriented re-
P.O. Box:1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia search in the areas of rural and urban development, food security, social
development, natural resource development, population and develop-
ment, gender, local and regional development issues.

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Publications and Outreach
1. CDS’s Development Seminar Series
2. Development Forum Bulletin
3. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research
4. Newsletter
5. Proceedings of Conferences
6. Working Papers

Staff
The College has multidisciplinary staff in the areas of eco-
nomics, geography, management, gender studies, sociol-
ogy, regional and urban planning, demography, popula-
tion studies, and geological sciences. Of the 51 academic
staff, 65% holds PhD, while the remaining hold master’s
degree and are pursuing their PhD studies in the College
and abroad. The CDS also has several support staff. CDS
has well-stocked specialized library. It also has comput-
er and database centers.
Master’s Programmes
PhD Programme
1. Demography since 1986 (recently renamed as
Development Studies Population Studies)
2. Environment and Development
The College offers development-related training and 3. Food Security Studies
consultancy services on: 4. Gender Studies
5. Regional and Local Development Studies
1. Research Methodology 6. Rural Livelihood and Development
2. Gender Issues 7. Tourism and Development
3. Environment 8. Urban Development and Management
4. Rural Livelihoods 9. Urban Development and Urban Challenges in the
5. Food Security East Africa
6. Population and Development 10. Water and Development

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 College of Veterinary
Medicine and Agriculture
The College embodies the former Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, estab-
lished in 1979, and two agricultural programmes launched recently at a
new campus acquired in Selale Fitche.

The School of Veterinary Medicine has served as a sole training institu-

tion of veterinarians for three decades and it has been playing pivotal
roles in the country’s livestock resource development through train-
ing of animal health professionals and research undertakings in animal
health and production.

Academic Programmes
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
This is a six-year programme. It is divided into three phases: the focus
of the first two years of study is on pre-clinical courses; the third to fifth
year for clinical training while the sixth year is devoted to the externship
programme where students are assigned to peri-urban, pastoral, semi-
Dinka Ayana (DVM, MSc) pastoral regions and farms, to gain practical experience and write these
Dean theses.
Bishoftu Campus
Email: [email protected] Master’s Programme
Telephone: +251 114 338 450
Fax: +251 114 339 933 The MSc studies are offered in eight streams: Tropical Animal Pro-
P.O. Box: 34, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia duction and Health, Animal Physiology, Vet Microbiology, Vet Public
Health, Vet Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tropical Vet Parasitology, Vet
Pathology and Vet Epidemiology.

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PhD Programme
The School offers PhD studies in four areas of specializations:
Recent Expansions
Animal Production, Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynecology, AAU has recently expanded its academ-
Veterinary Parasitology and Veterinary Public Health. ic programmes to include agriculture by
opening departments of Animal Science,
and Plant and Horticulture Science at a new
Veterinary Laboratory campus in Fitche Town, about 130 kilo me-
Technology ters from Addis Ababa in Oromia National
Regional State.
This is a summer-in-service training leading to BSc degree
AAU has been operating with less focus on
in Veterinary Laboratory Technology targeting diagnostic
agriculture, except in the formative years of
and research laboratories in animal health.
the University where the current Haremaya
University was AAU’s College of Agricul-
The College has laboratories and support facilities: dairy ture. Now the opening of the agricultural
and beef farm, surgical theatre, gynecology hall, confer- programmes in the new campus acquired
ence hall, and pharmacy. will bring AAU’s history back on track.

Over the years, the College has established strong part- The new campus in Fitche has good topog-
nerships with Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine, raphy with suitable environment and re-
Free University of Berlin, Toulouse National School of sources for animal production. That is why
Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural it received 90 hectares for farming. This also
Sciences, Uppsala, Lyon National School for Veterinary helps students to understand the science in
Medicine, Lyon National School for Veterinary Techni- practice. In addition AAU will also work
cians, Humboldt University of Berlin, Tufts University, with the community to modernize the tradi-
Tuskegee University, Eastern and Southern African Vet- tional practice of agriculture in the area. The
erinary Schools, Norwegian School of Veterinary Medi- University has also acquired 10 hectares of
land for construction of additional facilities
cine, Liverpool School of Veterinary Medicine, Edinburgh
in the Town.
School of Veterinary Medicine and AU/IBAR.

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 Addis Ababa Institute
of Technology
The Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT) was called, be-
fore March 2010, the Faculty of Technology. The Faculty of Tech-
nology, in turn, had formerly been called the College of Engineer-
ing. That College of Engineering was established in 1953. It was
housed in a set of buildings in the compound of the Technical
School of Addis Ababa at Mexico Square.

Initially, only a two- year programme of intermediate engineering

studies was offered and students were subsequently sent abroad
for the completion of the study leading to a BSc. Two years later,
a four-year degree programme was introduced in Civil and In-
dustrial Engineering, and the first BSc degrees were awarded to
graduates in July 1958.

The College was expanded in 1959 to include instruction in Elec-

trical and Mechanical Engineering. Industrial Engineering grad-
ually phased out. The programme of study in other fields was
extended to cover five years. In 1961, the College became a part
of the Addis Ababa University.
Young Kyun Kim (Prof)
In 1965, the College of Engineering moved from the Technical
Scientific Director
School Compound to Arat Kilo Campus (Science Faculty) of the
Amist Kilo Campus University. In 1969, the College finally moved to its present cam-
Email: [email protected] pus at Amis Kilo, between the Arat Kilo Campus and the Main
[email protected] Campus at Sidist Kilo. This campus has much better facilities
Telephone: +251 111 242 335 than it ever had before, with space capacity for 600 students. The
Fax: +251 111 239 480 present campus is the result of a bilateral agreement between the
P.O. Box: 385, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopian Government and the Federal Republic of Germany.

The Faculty of Technology has been transformed to the Addis

Ababa Institute of Technology in March 2010.

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Academic Programmes
BSc Master of MSc PhD
School
Specialization Technology Specialization Specialization
Construction Technology Management Geochemical
Geotechnical Engineering Engineering
Structural Engineering
Structural
School of Civil and Construction Road and Transport Engineering
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering and Hydraulics Engineering
Engineering
Engineering Management Hydropower Engineering
Water Supply and Environmental Engi- Hydraulics
neering Engineering
Railway Engineering
Electronic
Computer
Communication Engineering Communication
Engineering
Engineering
Communication
Electronics and Computer Engineering
School of Electrical Engineering Computer
Computer Engineering
and Computer Industrial Control
Engineering Microelectronics Engineering
Engineering Engineering
Electrical Power
Electrical Power Engineering
Engineering Microelectronics
Electronics Engineering
Electrical Railway Engineering
Engineering
Environmental
Environmental Engineering
School of Chemical Chemical Engineering
Engineering Chemical Food Engineering Food Engineering
and
Engineering
Bio Engineering Leather Process Engineering Process
Technology Leather Technology Engineering
Industrial
Industrial Engineering
School of Engineering
Mechanical and Mechanical Mechanical Thermal
Thermal Engineering
Industrial Engineering Engineering Engineering
Engineering Mechanical Design Mechanical
Railway Engineering Engineering

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 BSc Master of MSc PhD
Centers
Specialization Technology Specialization Specialization
Center for Energy
- - Energy Technology -
Technology
Center for Biomedical
Bio instrument and Imaging - Bio instrument and Imaging -
Engineering
Center for Information Software Engineering
Technology and Information Technology - - -
Scientific Computing Engineering

Student profile
Postgraduate
Undergraduate Overall
Programme Master’s PhD
M F T M F T M F T M F T
Regular 713 4262 4975 57 1099 1115 4 61 65 774 6082 6856
Extension 157 1902 2059 19 188 207 - - - 176 2090 2266
Summer - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 870 6164 6916 76 1287 1322 4 61 65 950 8172 9122

Academic Staff
F M
Technical Assistant 7 -
Graduate Assistant 4 -
Assistant Lecturer 3 81
Rank
Lecturer 3 94
Assistant Professor - 32
Associate professor - 13
Professor - 6
Diploma 7 18
Bachelor Degree 7 78
Qualification
Master’s Degree 4 93
PhD - 36

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 Ethiopian Institute of
Architecture, Building
Construction and City
Development
The Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction
and City Development (EiABC) was officially inaugurated on
March 6, 2010. It is the latest chapter of a long and vivid history
of the School. Before becoming EiABC, the school was part of
the Faculty of Technology. And before that, it was known as
the Ethio-Swedish Institute, or in short: the Building College.
This institution was founded in 1954 through a bilateral agree-
ment between the Ethiopian and Swedish Governments. The
initial educational scheme, launched in 1955, aimed to offer a
three-year diploma programme in Building Engineering. At
the end of the 1957/58 academic year, the training was up-
graded to a four-year programme leading to BSc in Building
Engineering. Following the recommendations made at various
times, especially those of the Presidential Commission in 1968,
and the report of the Technical Survey Team of 1969, the Build-
ing College and the College of Engineering merged to form the
Joachim Dieter (Prof) Faculty of Technology in 1969. This arrangement continued
Scientific Director until 2009.
Lideta Campus
EiABC was granted autonomy by the Addis Ababa University
Email: [email protected]
Governing Board pursuant to the Government’s need to es-
[email protected]
tablish technology institutes to respond to the high demand of
[email protected]
professionals in the sector. EiABC, similar to the AAiT, is led
Telephone: +251 112 767 605
by a Scientific Director, a position that corresponds to a college
P.O. Box: 518, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
dean, under the supervision of a Supervisory Board.

The EiABC Campus occupies a site in the south west of Ad-

dis Ababa, on Jimma Road next to the Federal High Court.

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The Campus incorporates classrooms, laboratories, workshops, design studios, and also offices
for staff and students. Additional laboratory facilities, lecture halls, classrooms, office spaces, li-
braries, and research grounds have been added in order to build up the necessary infrastructure
for teaching, consultancy, and research for an ever increasing number of students and faculty.
Dormitories provide accommodation for students, laundry facilities, social facilities, and sup-
port offices, as well as recreational resources. In addition, facilities for several outdoor activities
are found on the campus.

Having a functional relationship with the University, EiABC has the following competence cent-
ers and Chairs.

Competence Centre 1 Competence Centre 2 Competence Centre 3

Architecture and Building Technology and Project and Construction

Architectural Design Structural Design Management

Chair of Basic Architectural

Chair of Structural Design Chair of Project Management
Design

Chair of Architectural Chair of Appropriate Chair of Construction

Design I Building Technology Management

Chair of Architectural Chair of Building Chair of Construction Law and

Design II Construction Contract Management

Chair of Visual Arts and Chair of Infrastructure Chair of Quality Management

Graphic Communications Design and Construction and Capacity Building

Chair of Construction MRTC Materials Research

Chair of Computer Aided
Materials and Geotechniques and Testing Center

Chair of Building Sciences

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 Institute for Peace and
Security Studies(IPSS)
The Institute was established in 2007 following a tripartite agreement
between AAU, the Royal Danish Embassy in Ethiopia and the United
Nations University for Peace, Africa Programme. The vision of a pre-
mier higher learning and research institution for peace and security
studies in the Horn of Africa received further stimulation when AAU
named IPSS as one of its five ‘Centers of Excellence’ in 2010.

Since its inception, the IPSS has been promoting peace and secu-
rity through education, research, and outreach. The Institute pro-
vides academic and professional training for conflict analysis, con-
flict prevention, management, resolution and peace building with
an all-African outlook. The Institute organizes conferences, panel
discussions, briefing sessions and seminars both to conduct and
disseminate research and expertise, as well as to promote values
of a democratic and peaceful society. We reach out to communi-
ties, international and African institutions to build a community
of knowledge and practice for solving contemporary challenges to
peace and security in Africa.
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot In a nutshell, the IPSS engages in:
Director
FBE Campus Peace and conflict prevention, management and resolution
Email: [email protected] Linking scholarly research with policy development
Website: www. ipss-addis.org Making peace enforcement a community effort
Telephone: +251 111 245 620/60 Developing and enriching students’ inquisitive abilities
Fax: +251 111 245 620 through creativity and by enhancing personal commitment
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Academic Programmes has been developed in partnership with the African
Union Commission’s Peace and Security Department
and it is part of a wider institutional partnership be-
Africa Peace and Security tween IPSS and the AU. It leads to a postgraduate di-
ploma or, according to the student’s choice, a Master’s
Programme (APSP) degree accredited by Addis Ababa University.

The IPSS has been implementing the APSP in partner-

ship with the African Union (AU). The Programme op- Graduate Programmes
erates with the vision of becoming a premier source for
the AU and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) In cooperation with the University for Peace, the IPSS
of substantial and high-quality contributions towards offers a two-year, full-time coursework and research
promoting practical African-led solutions for peace based Master’s degree in Peace and Security Studies.
and security challenges in the continent. It also offers a PhD programme spanning the fields of
Peace, Federalism and Human Rights.
The APSP aims at developing professionals by provid-
ing substantial and practical training based on deep The IPSS plans to set up and institutionalize an an-
understanding of the issues as well as on cutting edge nual summer school that will address and reflect on
adult education methodologies. It also works to de- “current” topics as its thematic focus. The intended
velop data and concepts further through applied re- participants are alumni of IPSS and MPSA. The pro-
search; develop conceptual orientation for action and gramme is expected to attract high performing alumni
programme design among top decision-makers and of the residential programmes and other professionals
experts and to provide relevant practical advice to AU across Africa.
and RECs. To this end, it brings together institutions
with relevant expertise from all sectors of African so-
cial and political life facilitating their collaboration
Global Study Programme
with the AU and RECs. In October 2012, the IPSS, in collaboration with the
Global and European Studies Institute (GESI) of the
Managing Peace and Security in University of Leipzig in Germany, launched new Mas-
ter’s and PhD programmes in the field of “Global Stud-
Africa (MPSA) ies” with a special emphasis on peace and security in
Africa. The programmes are extensions of the Global
The MPSA is an executive Master’s Programme that Studies discipline, an emerging but rapidly growing
offers experienced professionals working on African field dedicated to the study of globalization processes.
peace and security issues, a unique opportunity to ac-
quire certified and in-depth training while continuing Global Studies is a multidisciplinary approach which
to work in their respective organisations. The course aims to contribute to globalization research by critical-

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 ly challenging existing narratives and orthodoxies about globaliza-
tion. As a reaction to both the experience of globalization and the FBE Campus
conviction that nation-states are the most efficient social frame for Email: [email protected]
getting connected and securing sovereignty, Global Studies seek Telephone: www.ipss-addis.org
to systematically pose a challenge to methodological nationalism, Fax: +251 111 245 620
which ignores largely trans-national aspects of interactions and P.O. Box: +251 111 245 620
comparisons. In addition to contributing to the ongoing analyti- 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
cal and intellectual debate on globalization, Global Studies lends
practical relevance by offering a unique vantage point that helps in
critically examining contemporary global challenges transcending
national boundaries. Academic Staff
Lecturer 6
In this regard, the programmes in “Global Studies” with a spe-
cial emphasis on peace and security in Africa will pay particular Rank Associate Professor 1
attention to the continent’s specific contemporary security chal- Professor 12
lenges. The programmes integrate the subject of peace and secu- Diploma 2
rity in Africa with the broader context of comparative analyses of
BA 4
global entanglements both historically and contemporarily. The Qualification
programmes thus offer a unique approach by expanding the theo- MA 17
retical and methodological foundations of peace and security and PhD 6
embedding them into the debate on global actors and strategies,
new regionalisms and the changing position nation-states have
within the emerging world order. Student Population
MA 54
PhD 5

Academic Programme
Executive
Managing Peace and Security
MA
Peace and Security Studies
MA
Global Studies with a special emphasis on peace and security in Africa
Peace and Security Studies
PhD
Global and Area Studies with a special emphasis on peace and security in Africa

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Academy of the Ministry of Culture and other concerned governmental
and non-governmental organizations, the University decid-

Ethiopian Languages
ed to upgrade it to an Academy and renamed it the Acad-
emy of Ethiopian Languages and Cultures (AELC) on April
30, 2010. The University has agreed to give it considerable

and Cultures autonomy to carry out its national mandates.

AELC’s major responsibilities are studying, documenting,

Wondwosen Tesfaye (PhD) preserving and promoting Ethiopian languages and cul-
Acting Secretary General tures, and disseminating research outputs. In spite of fre-
quent change of names since 1968, this research organiza-
The Academy of Ethiopian Languages and Cultures (AELC) tion has gone through the process of promoting the various
has been established to inspire, support and recognize excel- languages and cultures of the country in as many spheres of
lence in the scholarly study of all aspects of Ethiopian lan- use as possible. It has, among other things, designed orthog-
guages and cultures. It is a learned society. Its highest deci- raphies and done grammatical descriptions. The Academy
sion making body is composed of the Council of Scholars and will continue to do the same. It has further been engaged
an Executive Committee of fifteen members. The Academy in collecting and documenting oral literature, indigenous
thus aims at providing a national forum for cultural and lin- knowledge, and wisdom. It has compiled and published dic-
guistic studies. It creates opportunities for the publication of tionaries and textbooks in different languages such as Am-
research reports in books and articles to advance knowledge, haric, Afan-Oromo, Tigrigna, Wolaitgna and Sidamigna. As
and develop and elaborate the languages and cultures of the Ge’ez is a store house of classical literary works of ancient
Ethiopian peoples. The Academy also organizes conferences and medieval Ethiopia, the Academy has taken up the task
to share and disseminate latest research findings. It further of translating and publishing time honoured works into Am-
strives to bring about the standardization of the many lan- haric. It has also accomplished cross-disciplinary projects on
guages of the country that are recently alphabetized and are terminologies and translations of scientific and technological
vigorously being developed into written languages. terms in 13 interdisciplinary fields of study in the natural sci-
ences funded by UNESCO.
Located on the main campus of AAU, AELC was first estab-
lished in 1968 with the name, the Academy of Ethiopian Lan-
guages, under the auspices of the then Ministry of Education
and Fine Arts. However, in 1972, the name was changed to Main Campus, Near OSSREA
the Academy of the Amharic Language. It was again re- Email: [email protected]
named as the Academy of Ethiopian Languages in 1975, Telephone: +251 111 223 821 (Secretary)
and it was transferred to the Ministry of Culture and Sports. +251 111 223 823 (Direct)
Again, it was decided to move it to Addis Ababa University P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
in the middle of 1997 where it eventually assumed the name,
Ethiopian Languages Research Centre. In consultation with

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Institute of Ethiopian
The Five Sections of the Museum
Studies (IES)
Anthropology Section: The Former Ethnological
Ahmed Hassen (PhD)
Section which is the nucleus around which the IES
Director
museum has grown. This section houses objects re-
Ethiopia is one of the world’s great cross-roads, where flecting the material culture of various nationalities
the people and cultures of Africa, the Middle East and of Ethiopia from birth to death.
the Mediterranean have been interacting for thou-
sands of Years. The resulting ethnic and cultural di- Art Gallery: This section display icons, crosses,
versity has given rise to many unique and dynamic (some dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries),
visual traditions. Truly a land of discovery, Ethiopia church wall paintings, Islamic calligraphy, and folk
is brilliant and beautiful, secretive, mysterious and ex- paintings. The section also houses photographs of
traordinary. Above all, it is a country of great antiqui- imaginative stele structures, fascinating rock-hewn
ties, cultures and traditions dating back to 3000 years. churches, towering castles and lofty mosques.
The country has been called a cultural mosaic, due to
the presence of 80 different languages and dialects and Ethno-Musicological Collection: This collection
as many, if not more, cultural varieties. is located in a distinct section on the second floor
of the IES building. Its main objective is to collect,
Founded in 1963, the Museum of the IES operates with record and preserve all kinds of Ethiopian musi-
the main objectives of “preserving cultural and histor- cal instruments, which include the Begenna, Kerar,
ical objects for the present and future generations, and Massenko, Washint, Embilta, Malaket, Kabaro, to
providing continuous assistance to researchers.” mention only a few.

Based on the “Statute of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Philatelic Collection: A fine collection of Ethiopian
1995” which was issued by the AAU Senate on the 16th of postage stamps dating from 1894 to 1969 was generous-
August 1995, the Institute has the following broad objectives: ly donated by Ivan Adler from Sweden. The Ethiopian
Ministry of Posts has kindly donated more recent issues
To conduct, promote and coordinate research and to the Museum. There is a plan to expand the collections.
publications on Ethiopian Studies with special
emphasis on the humanities and cultural studies Ethiopia CAN Center: This center has been opened
To aid in the conservation of the Ethiopian cultur- recently by the CAN (Culture African Network) to ex-
al heritage by collecting, classifying, cataloguing, change cultures between Africans. The purpose of the
preserving and displaying in the museum objects center is to record and document the works of paint-
reflecting the material and spiritual culture of the ers, musicians and artists in the country and exchange
diverse nationalities of Ethiopia. with other CAN member countries.

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 The IES Library
The IES Library was founded in 1963 with the foun- services (guiding users to use the Library’s card
dation of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies. It is one catalogue system), photocopy services, photo-scan-
of the University’s research libraries, as well as the ning services, microfilm reading and/or printing
world’s premier center of information and documen- services.
tation about Ethiopia. The Library is housed in the
historic Gännäta Le’ul (‘Prince’s Paradise’) Palace, The IES has also a publication unit that runs regular
which Emperor Haile Sellassie gave to the University periodicals: Journal of Ethiopian Studies (JES) and
in 1961. the IES Bulletin.

The Library has very rich collection of books, peri- A number of research projects and other activities
odicals pamphlets, photographs, and fast growing have been launched as joint venture between the
archival materials both in Ethiopian and Foreign Institute of Ethiopian Studies and other institutes
Languages. The collection includes published and from abroad. Some of the projects launched and im-
unpublished materials. Some of the rare collections plemented by the IES to date include the SAREC/
are books and periodicals published outside Ethiopia IES Microfilm Project; South Omo Research Project;
before the inception of printing press in the country, Comparative Studies on Indigenous Knowledge
and some are those published in Ethiopia since the and Environment in Ethiopian Societies; Survey of
advent of printing press in the country. The collec- Little-known Languages of Ethiopia (SLLE); and
tion exclusively focuses on Ethiopia and the Horn of Environment and Social Change in 20th Century
Africa. It now comprises about 100,000 books, 1,800 Ethiopia.
M.A. and M.Sc. theses and PhD dissertations, over
9,000 student senior essays, 1,340 periodical titles, The staff of the IES include historians, anthropolo-
about 3,000 Ge’ez, Amharic and Arabic manuscripts, gists, linguists, information professionals, and a
nearly 400 magico-medical scrolls, over 14,000 archi- musicologist.
val items, 290 photographic albums, 38,000 individ-
ual photographs, over 16,000 reels of microfilms, 120
boxes of microfiche, over 1,000 slides, pamphlets,
invitation cards, letters of individuals, numerous
maps and other materials. There are some collec- Institute of Ethiopian Studies
tions of audio and video tapes too. Sidist Kilo Campus, Ras Mekonnen Bldg
Email: [email protected]
Services include: circulation services (on the spot read- Telephone: +251 111 231 068
ing services), referral services (quick answers to user P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
queries and guide to sources), information retrieval

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Institute of Educational Research
Derebssa Dufera (Prof.) Facilities and Services
Direrctor
IER has a Test and Measurement Service Unit that pre-
The Institute of Educational Research (IER) aims to con- pares the National University Entrance Examinations,
tribute to the improvement of the quality of education placement of students to governmental Higher Educa-
through its diverse programmes. tion Institutions, develops test for the qualification of
distance offering institutions, prepares new local tests
for use in research, personnel selection, promotion and
It is currently conducting thematic research on Early
training, provides testing services to the public and pri-
Childhood Care and Education, Primary Education, Sec- vate organizations including AAU’s Human Resource
ondary Education, Technical and Vocational Education Management Office, conducts periodic review of local
and Training, and Higher Education in Ethiopia. tests, serves as an agent for test administration for inter-
national testing institutions such as ETS, TOEFL, GRE,
The Institute has research and testing collaborations with SAT and the Association of Chartered Certified Accounts
national organizations such as the Higher Education Rele- (ACCA). In a year, the unit provides testing services to
vance and Quality Assurance Agency, Ministry of Educa- about 30 local institutions and nearly 5000 candidates
tion, Education Bureau of the Addis Ababa City Adminis- taking international tests.
tration, the Ethiopian Science Academy and international
consultants such as the Creative Associates International, The Institute’s library serves graduate students of the
Washington Based Research Consultants and Coffey In- University and external students who come from differ-
ent universities and colleges to do their research. It has a
ternational Development, UK based research consultant.
collection of books, journals MA theses and documents.
IER is also actively involved in the network of African-
Asian Universities Dialogue (AA Dialogue) which com-
prises 28 universities from 16 countries. IER has complet- Institute of Educational Research
ed one research project as a member of this network and Sidist Kilo Campus
is now working on another research project. Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 239 654
Fax: +251 111 239 744
Publications and Dissemination P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Higher Education (EJHE) Academic Programmes

IER Flambeau and Workshop proceedings
Journal of Education (EJE)
MA Educational Research and Development
Journal of Education for Development (JED) PhD Educational Research and Development

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 Aklilu Lemma Institute
of Pathobiology
Tesfu Kassa (Prof.)
Director

Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, formerly known as In-

EiABC Campus stitute of Pathobiology, was established in 1967 with the objective
Email: [email protected] of conducting biomedical research. The current Institute evolved
[email protected] from the Parasitology Research Unit, which was organized earlier
Telephone: +251 112 763 091 under the Faculty of Medicine and later the Faculty of Science,
Fax: +251 112 755 296 and existed as such for three years. The late Prof. Aklilu Lemma
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia made a great contribution towards upgrading the Unit to the level
of an Institute and became its first Director. Since its inception, the
Institute has been organizing itself into various units depending
on the prevailing situations and research activities. Currently, the
Academic Staff Institute consists of five units, which carry out the following five
Technical Assistant 4 major research programmes:
Lecturer 3
Rank Assistant Professor 9 Microbiology Research Programme on Major Infectious
Diseases
Associate Professor 5
Vector Biology and control Research Programme
Professor 3 Endod and other Medicinal Plants Research Programme
PhD 10 Human Parasitic Diseases Research Programme
Qualification Animal Health and Zoonotic Diseases Research Programme
PhD Candidate 8

Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology (ALIPB) is a biomedical

research institute with major task of conducting biomedical re-
Academic Programme search and postgraduate training (MSc and PhD programmes in
MSc 29 Tropical and Infectious Diseases) and rendering health develop-
PhD 20 ment services to the community.

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Given its long years experience and accomplishments,
the Institute strives to be a center of excellence for both
Services and Outreach Programmes
human and animal health research. Its long-standing
The Institute has also been engaged in teaching and ad-
collaboration with national and international similar in-
vising undergraduate and postgraduate courses main-
stitutions and the service it renders to government and
ly in the faculties of Science, Medicine and Veterinary
non-governmental organizations are exemplary of its
Medicine. Moreover, the senior staff members are in-
activities.
volved in the supervision of undergraduate and post-
graduate research undertakings. In addition, the Insti-
Research Endeavors tute avails its research facilities to students and staff of
various faculties and collaborates with national and in-
Since the establishment of the Institute, schistosomia- ternational research institutions.
sis, leishmaniasis, Endod (Phytolacca dodecandra) and
veterinary parasitology have been the mainstays of the The Institute provides diagnostic services to the Univer-
Institute’s research activities. Other health problems sity Community and other individuals in leishmaniasis,
like onchocerciasis, malaria, tuberculosis (human and schistosomiasis and other diseases.
bovine) and food- and water-borne diseases have been
incorporated later to be part and parcel of the Institute’s It participates in the assessment of drugs for the treatment
research activities. of different diseases (e.g. malaria). It also provides consul-
tancy services to government and non-governmental in-
The Institute has made significant contributions to the stitutions on issues such as efficacy test of insecticide and
development of human and animal health sectors of repellents (including insecticide treated nets), both com-
the country. Some of the major scientific contributions mercial and traditional products.
of the Institute include the discovery of Endod (Phyto-
lacca dodecandra) as a low-cost plant molluscicide, the The Institute established Endod plant gardens in schisto-
mapping out of the geographical distribution of schisto- somiasis endemic areas of the country and trained local
somiasis and leishmaniasis as well as the identification communities and government institutions in the applica-
of their respective snail intermediate hosts and sand fly tion of Endod berries as biological control against snails,
vectors, and the development of radiation attenuated the intermediate hosts of Schistosoma.
vaccine against the parasite Dictyocaulis filaria.
The Institute has also provided radiation protection ser-
Major Achievements vices to various hospitals, health centers and research in-
stitutions in the country. In 1993, the Radiation Protection
The winning of the 1989 Right Livelihood Award by the Unit was taken out of Institute and put under the Radia-
late Prof. Aklilu Lemma and Dr. Legesse W/Yohannes tion Protection Authority of the former Ethiopian Science
for their work on Endod could also be cited as one of the and Technology Commission (ESTC), presently the Minis-
major achievements of the Institute. try of Science and Technology.

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 Aklilu Lemma in Short
In 1964 Dr. Aklilu Lemma discovered that the suds from the fruit of a
common plant, the endod or soapberry, which Ethiopian women have
used as soap for centuries, act as a potent molluscicide. To follow up
this discovery, Dr. Aklilu established the Institute of Pathobiology at
Addis Ababa University in 1966. For the next 10 years, he directed a
team to carry out systematic research on Endod. In 1974, he was joined
in this work by Dr. Legesse Wolde-Yohannes.

The discovery seemed to offer no less than cheap, locally-controllable

means of eradicating a disease that is the second greatest scourge (after
malaria) in the Third World. And Dr. Aklilu’s early research confirmed
this potential. Yet progress in making this endod product available to
the people who need it has been extremely slow, for reasons that expose
some of the biases and failings of the international medical community.

However, Dr. Aklilu Lemma’s and Dr. Wolde-Yohannes’ persistence

and the support of key scientists and donors in the West have opened
the door to the necessary laboratory and field trials. An endod research
and application network has also been established, linking five African
countries, and the plant has been grown and used for experimental con-
trol of schistosomiasis.

Aklilu Lemma took a doctorate in pathobiology from Johns Hopkins

University, Baltimore, USA. In Ethiopia, he held many senior academ-
ic and advisory positions. From 1976 onwards he worked in the UN
system and became Deputy Director of UNICEF’s International Child
Development Centre in Florence, Italy, before taking up a Visiting Pro-
fessorship in the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins
University.

Addis Ababa University is proud to have named this Institute as a memo-

rial research center for Aklilu Lemma, Africa’s outstanding Researcher.

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Institute of Geophysics,
Space Sciences and
Astronomy (IGSSA)
Shimeles Fisseh (PhD) Arat Kilo Campus
Dean Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
The Institute of Geophysics, Space Sciences and Astronomy (IG- Telephone: +251 111 223 934
SSA), which was known as the Geophysical Observatory, was Fax: +251 111 239 742
established in 1957, during the International Geophysical Year P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(IGY). IGSSA is a non-teaching unit, research institute. It is the
oldest scientific research institute in the country.
Academic Programmes
IGSSA hosts the National Data Centre (NDC) of Ethiopia for the Sustainable Water Resource
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), MSc
Management
handling the duty and responsibility of the nation as a signatory
Sustainable Water Resource
member state of this highly esteemed international treaty. PhD
Management
IGSSA is also the Sub-Sahara Africa desk for Global Earthquake IGSSA has collaborative projects with the
Modeling. It has the largest Seismic and Geomagnetic and Geo- following partners:
detic Observatory in Sub-Saharan Africa.
BKG/TUD (Germany)
IGSSA has seven researchers with PhDs. ethio telecom
Ethiopian Mapping Agency
Facilities for research and academic purposes: Ethiopian Meteorological Agency
Ethiopian Science and Technology Ministry
Permanent Geomagnetic Observatory Geological Survey of Ethiopia
Many Continuous and temporary seismic stations ICTP(UNESCO)
Many Continuous and temporary GPS stations IPGP(France)
Geophysical Equipments for near surface IPPS network (Sweden)
IonoSonde Sounder: Ionosphere electron density observation Addis Ababa City Administration
FTIR ( Atmospheric Trace gas detector) USGS, USA

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 Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources
Tena Alamirew (PhD)
Director
EIWR provides outstanding higher education pro-
The Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources (EIWR) was grammes, conducts internationally recognized research
established under the Africa-US Higher Education Initia- and performs high-impact community outreach to ad-
tive to serve as the central administration unit to coordi- dress Ethiopian development challenges in sustainable
nate research, education and outreach activities among development and management of water resources. EIWR
USA and Ethiopian universities. The partnering univer- has an integrated water resources curriculum that pro-
sities are the University of Connecticut (Lead US institu- vides strong interdisciplinary training to its MSc and
tion) and Alabama A and M University in the USA and PhD students. Faculty and students conduct research
Addis Ababa, Mekelle, Hawassa, Arba Minch and Bahir that address issues on water resources. They participate
Dar Universities in Ethiopia. AAU is the host and lead in outreach activities that unite educational and research
Ethiopian institute of the partnership. EIWE seeks to en- missions of the University with national priorities by en-
gage other stakeholders to meet its goals. gaging external stakeholders and the private sector. In ad-
dition to universities in Ethiopia and US, EIWR’s partners
The Institute trains researchers and practitioners to ad- include, the Ethiopian Ministry of Education, Ministry of
dress developmental challenges of Ethiopia related to Water Resources and Energy, IBM and Bentley Systems.
water resources through integrating educational, re-
search and outreach activities. Ethiopia’s water resources are estimated to be 122 billion
cubics of surface water in nine river basins. It has huge
The EIWR has graduate programmes in Water Resources irrigation and hydropower potential, and a substantial
Engineering and Management, Water and Health, Water amount of groundwater storage. To develop and manage
and Socioeconomics, Water Diplomacy, and Hydraulic existing water resources in a sustainable manner, knowl-
Engineering. The Institute awards graduate fellowships to edge is required regarding water availability, water qual-
Ethiopian students to pursue their MSc and PhD degrees. ity, water demand in various sectors, and the impacts of
water resource projects on health and the environment.
Research at EIWR aims at addressing water related de-
velopmental challenges in Ethiopia through community In spite of the indicated water resources, Ethiopia has
engagement and student theses advising by prominent been affected by recurrent drought and famine through-
US and Ethiopian professors. Collection and processing out its history. The establishment of EIWR is therefore
of data is done at the national and regional level to sup- viewed as a step forward in training the necessary hu-
port research projects via instrumentation of sites, field man resources the Country needs to use its water re-
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 Horn of Africa Regional
Environment
Centre and Network

Araya Asfaw (PhD)

Brief History
Director Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre (HoA-REC) was
Arat killo Campus initiated by the Faculty of Science, now College of Natural and
College of Natural and Computational Sciences, in 2006 through the support from the
Computational Science government of the Kingdom of the Royal Netherlands. In 2010,
Graduate Programme Building the AAU Senate established HoA-REC as an autonomous centre
Email: [email protected] governed by a board of trustees chaired by the Vice President for
[email protected] Research and Graduate Programme accountable to the President
Telephone: + 251 116 550 226 of the University. In the current structure of the University, it is
Fax: +251 111 239 469 placed under the Office of the President.
P.O. Box: 80773 , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Centre focuses on environmental concerns and sustainable de-
velopment options in the Horn of Africa. It facilitates, strengthens
and advocates for initiatives related to environmental conserva-
tion and natural resource management. The Network, hosted by
the Centre, promotes more than 40 higher learning institutions and
research centers, endogenous civil society and community-based
organizations in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan
and Sudan. In the future, Eritrea will be included. The Centre and

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Network link initiatives to enhance environmental governance and management, contribute to sustainable
development, and improve livelihoods within the region.

The HoA-REC is located in the Graduate Programme building of the College of Natural and Computational
Sciences at Arat Kilo. A new eco-friendly building to house the Centre is under construction in the Gullele Bo-
tanic Garden (GBG). The GBG is a joint undertaking between Addis Ababa University and the City Adminis-
tration of Addis Ababa. The HoA-REC has been providing technical and financial support for its establishment.

The mission and vision of HoA-REC are realized through its partnership programmes:

The Climate Resilience Partnership Programme implements projects focusing on climate change adaptation
and mitigation, sustainable energy including Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) and voluntary pro-
poor carbon projects.

The Social Ecological Resilience Partnership Programme deals with ecosystem conservation and management
and rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems.

The Environmental Governance and Education Partnership Programme aspires to improve environmental gov-
ernance at global, regional, national and local levels; mainstream environment and sustainability in educa-
tion systems, and facilitate demand driven action research.

Projects Implemented
Reversing the Tied of Environmental Degradation in the Horn of Africa
In 2006 the Faculty of Science was awarded a capacity building grant from the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Embassy to set up a regional programme in the Horn of Africa to address the environmental challenges and
reverse the tide of environmental degradation. The three-year project ended in June 2011 with two years
budget neutral extension. The project has the following set of objectives:

1. Establish the Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network (HoA-REC)
2. Organize annual regional meeting of the network members
3. Upgrade the capacity of the network members
4. Support the establishment of the Gullele Botanic Garden (GBG)
5. Promote Demand Driven Action Research at higher learning institutions
6. Establish partnership programmes

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 The project had nine million USD grant, and it was eval- Universities are planning to launch the programme in
uated by Pricewaterhouse Coppers Associates using 2012/2013 academic year. In addition, two staff members
OECD criteria (relevance, effectiveness, impact, sustain- from Arba Minch and Mekelle universities are enrolled in
ability, and efficiency) when ended in 2011. PhD programme in the Netherlands. The University Wa-
ter Sector Partnership Programme is hosted at HoA-REC.
Capacity Building in Integrated River
Basin management for Higher Educa- Major Ongoing Projects
tion Institutions to support emerging Sustainable Tourism based on Natural Resource Man-
River Basin Organizations (2009-2012) agement with Gender Balance towards Women (2011
– 2014)
In 2009, the Social and Ecological Partnership Programme
of HoA-RECandN and the Faculty of Technology, now In 2011 the Social and Ecological Partnership Programme
leading a consortium of five Ethiopian universities (Jim-
Addis Ababa Institute of Technology of the University
ma, Mizan Tepi, Arba Minch, AAU and Wondo Genet
in partnership with UNESCO-IHE, Wageningen Uni- College) in partnership with a consortium of Catholic
versity, MetaMeta, Free University of Amsterdam in the University of Belgium, Central University of South Africa
Netherlands and International Water Management Insti- led by Free University of Amsterdam of the Netherlands
tute (IWMI) were awarded 1.5 million € from NUFFIC, secured 3.5 million € capacity building grant from NUF-
the Netherlands Organization for International Coopera- FIC to establish graduate programmes in natural resource
tion in Higher Education to strengthen the capacity of the management and ecotourism in the selected five univer-
emerging twelve river basin organizations. The project’s sities. Ten PhD candidates from these universities are un-
objectives were to: dergoing training in Belgium and the Netherlands. The
Project also plans to sponsor 100 Master’s student to un-
dertake demand driven action research in the next three
Establish graduate programmes on Integrated Riv-
years on natural resource management and ecotourism.
er Basin Management in eight selected universities
(Addis Ababa, Arba Minch, Bahir Dar, Dilla, Hara-
Integrated Approach to Meet Rural Household Needs
maya, , Hawassa, Jimma and Mekelle Universities)
of Ethiopia (2011-2015)
Support Demand Driven Action Research that was
carried out jointly by professionals and academics
In 2011 the Climate Resilience Partnership Programme
Establish University Water Sector Partnership
integrated approach to meet the rural household lighting
(UWSP) and enhance collaboration with water sec-
and cooking needs is one of the recipients of the second
tor organizations and participating universities.
European Union Energy Facility grant. The objectives
of the project are to contribute to economic prosperity,
The project was successfully completed in June 2012. Me-
well-being, environmental sustainability and climate
kelle University launched the new interdisciplinary MSc
change, thereby contributing to the achievements to the
programme in Integrated River Basin Management in the
Millennium Development Goals by ensuring access to
2011/2012 academic year. Addis Ababa and Arba Minch
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sustainable energy in the rural and peri-urban ar-
eas. The Project is implemented by 13 partners and
associates in six districts of Amhara, Tigray and
Oromya National Regional States. Through the
project, 20 energy enterprises will be established;
more than a million inhabitants in the target areas
will have access to sustainable energy. The project
grant is 3.5 million €. Currently it is implementing
the second year project activities.

Sustainable Development of Gambella and Rift

Valley Landscapes Guide agricultural investments and development in the
selected landscapes through holistic, participatory and
The Social-Ecological Partnership Programme in integrated land use planning
collaboration with Climate Resilient and Environ- Improve environmental governance in the selected land-
mental Governance and Education Partnership Pro- scapes
grammes managed to secure 10 million € from the Diversify sustainably and enhance the livelihood base in
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the the selected landscapes
sustainable development of Gambella and the Rift Maintain or restore the resilience and functions of key
Valley landscapes to ensure food security, to adapt ecosystems within the selected landscapes
and mitigate climate change. The Project has the fol-
lowing set of objectives: The project started in July 2012, and will end in June 2016.

Academic Staff
Female Male Total
Qualification
Ethiopian Expatriate Ethiopian Expatriate Ethiopian Expatriate
PhD 1 - - 2 1 2
Master’s Degree 8 - 14 2 8 16
Bachelor Degree 6 - 10 - 6 10
Diploma 1 - 1 - 1 1
Below Diploma 3 - 3 - 3 3
Total 19 - 28 4 19 32

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 Gullele Botanic Garden
Addisu Gebeya Area, NOC Fuel Station Tekle Woldegerima Kahsay
St. Michael Building, 2nd Floor Executive Director
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 275 332 Gullele Botanic Garden, the first of its kind in Ethiopia,
P.O. Box: 80773, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is a joint effort of Addis Ababa City Government and
the Addis Ababa University. The Botanic Garden was
legally proclaimed as legal public research and develop-
ment institute by the Addis Ababa City Council through
proclamation No.18/2009 on the 9th of November 2009.
Following the legal establishment and through the lead-
ership of the board, enshrined as the highest decision
making body and accountable to the Mayor of the City,
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materializing the architectural and landscape plans on the ground.

The Botanic Garden has four objectives: conservation, research, ecotourism and edu-
cation. To this end, the garden has set its organizational structure with an Executive
Director, accountable to the Board, Deputy Directors and four core business processes
to accomplish activities bringing about the achievement of the indicated objectives.
The core processes are research work coordination, estate development and conser-
vation, education, training and promotional work coordination and ecotourism de-
velopment coordination. There are also supportive business processes providing
various services which are of paramount significance for the success of the objectives.

The garden has 101 employees 96 of which are permanent and five contractual. Aca-
demically, seven staff are with MSc, 20 with Bachelor Degrees, 17 Diploma and Cer-
tificate levels and 57 below high school completion. About 50% of the total staff are
the estate security guards.

The Gullele Botanic Garden is located in the north western part of Addis Ababa. It
lies on 705 hectares of land within Gullele and Kolfe Keranyo sub-cities. Its tempo-
rary office is located at Addisu Gebeya by NOC Fuel Station St. Michael Building
until the completion of its own building within the garden.

Some of the Accomplished Projects

Construction of 12km access road paved by cobble stone in the garden
Construction of dam
Construction of parking lot
Construction of traditional house
Development of botanic nursery
Extensive soil and water conservation works
Installing sign post and information board
Lay-out and development of thematic gardens
Plantation of indigenous plants according to the five agro-ecological zones
Removal of eucalyptus trees and stamps
Visitors watching towers and rest rooms

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 Inauguration of the Botanic Garden
The Gullele Botanic Garden (GBG) has been striving hard to
realize it objectives. The Garden is a new experience adding
invaluable resources to the Metropolis which is undergoing
rapid development in every sector. It has been carrying out
various activities in its premises for over two years. Though
all the projects have not been completed, it is believed that in-
augurating the Garden and opening it to render partial service
to the public is importance.

The Botanic Garden was inaugurated on October 13, 2012 by

Ato Kuma Demeksa, Mayor of Addis Ababa and Chairman of
the Board of the Garden, and Dr. Admasu Tsegaye, President of
AAU and Deputy Chairman of the Board of the GBG. Over 1000
invited guests including senior government officials, members
of the diplomatic community, AAU officials, athletes, artists
and others attended the inauguration ceremony.

Photo from top to bottom:

Ato Tekle Woldegerima, presenting the performance
report of the GBG, H.E. Mayor Kuma Demeksa mak-
ing inauguration speech, Dr. Admassu Tsegaye, AAU
President and Deputy Board chair of the GBG presenting
the Board report

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 Mayor Kuma Demeksa,
officially inaugurating the
Gullele Botanic Garden

GBG Executive Director

Tekle Woldegerima
briefing ongoing
development activities,
to H. E. The Mayor
and other higher
officials at various
sites of the Garden

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 Graduates of Addis Ababa University Since its Establishment
Year of Graduation Certificare Diploma Degree Postgraduate Grand Total Cumulative
1952 11 11 11
1953 9 9 20
1954 5 13 18 38
1955 11 44 9 64 102
1956 7 1 18 26 128
1957 15 1 40 56 184
1958 18 31 48 97 281
1959 24 49 83 156 437
1960 6 28 90 124 561
1961 16 18 124 158 719
1962 15 15 132 162 881
1963 10 26 185 221 1102
1964 26 72 209 307 1409
1965 143 92 64 299 1708
1966 266 199 214 679 2387
1967 36 425 245 716 3103
1968 28 551 284 863 3966
1969 129 612 299 1018 4984
1970 238 546 491 1275 6259
1971 124 703 564 1391 7650
1972 12 645 575 1232 8882
1973 13 905 588 1506 10388
1974 48 1057 118 1223 11611
1975 94 837 42 976 12587
1976 3 433 428 864 13451
1977 9 140 460 709 14160
1978 469 433 902 15062
1979 334 1218 737 2289 17351
1980 1726 1497 23 3246 20597
1981 14 1024 821 33 1892 22489

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Year of Graduation Certificate Diploma Degree Postgraduate Grand Total Cumulative
1982 38 1649 1871 68 3626 26115
1983 23 1609 1528 54 3214 29329
1984 23 1818 1750 67 3658 32987
1985 1798 1540 61 3399 36386
1986 1423 1667 48 3138 39524
1987 1546 1966 62 3574 43098
1988 1443 1897 76 3416 46514
1989 1299 1669 110 3078 49592
1990 1241 1516 108 2865 52457
1991 1774 1650 117 3541 55998
1992 1050 1404 119 2573 58571
1993 1346 1518 172 3036 61607
1994 975 1337 173 2485 64092
1995 998 1554 189 2741 66833
1996 564 1140 195 1899 68732
1997 664 1576 232 2472 71204
1998 679 1643 251 2573 73777
1999 790 1702 230 2722 76499
2000 734 2079 278 3091 79590
2001 779 2322 337 3438 83028
2002 758 917 389 2064 85092
2003 1187 2729 391 4307 89399
2004 3299 3138 638 7075 96474
2005 2428 4498 924 7850 104324
2006 1025 5325 1286 7636 111960
2007 408 7059 2272 9739 121699
2008 161 8694 1908 10763 132462
2009 115 8284 2010 10409 142871
2010 24 8179 2280 10483 153354
Grand Total 1723 45486 91044 15101

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 Office Telephone

1. President +251 111-239 752

2. Academic Vice President +251 111 231 088
3. VP for Administration and Student Services +251 111 239 783
4. VP for Institutional Development +251 111 231 084
5. VP for Research and Technology Transfer +251 111 239 769
6. Academy of Ethiopian Languages and Cultures +251 111 223 821
7. Addis Ababa Institute of Technology +251 111 232 435
8. Addis Ababa University Press +251 111 239 746
9. Addis Ababa University Registrar +251 111 239 706
10. Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology +251 112 763 091
11. Budget Office +251 111 239 727
12. College of Business and Economics +251 111 229 231
13. College of Development Studies +251 114 349 392
14. College of Education and Behavioral Studies +251 111 239 780
15. College of Health Sciences +251 118 959 055
16. College of Humanities, language Studies, Journalism and Communication +251 111 239 721
17. College of Law and Governance studies +251 111 239 757
18. College of Natural and Computational Sciences +251 111 239 472
19. Skunder Boghossian College of Performing and Visual Arts +251 111 239 713
20. College of Social Sciences +251 111 239 650
21. College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture +251 114 338 450
22. Communications Office +251 111 239 705

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Office Telephone

23. Ethiopian Institute of Architecture Building and Construction +251 112 767 605
24. Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources +251 118 102 183
25. Finance Office +251 111 223 686
26. Gender Office +251 111 233 828
27. Institute of Educational Research +251 111 239 654
28. Institute of Ethiopian Studies +251 111 231 068
29. Institute of Geophysics, Space Science and Astronomy +251 111 223 934
30. Institute of Peace and Security Studie +251 111 245 620
31. Office of External Relationsand Partnerships +251 111 239 756
32. Procurement Office +251 111 225 957
33. School of Allied Health Sciences +251 115 157 707
34. School of Commerce +251 115 157 561
35. School of Earth Science +251 111 239 462
36. Ale School of Fine Arts and Design +251 111 232 832
37. School of Journalism and Communication +251 111 234 027
38. School of Law +251 111 239 757
39. School of Medicine +251 115 156 146
40. School of Public Health +251 115 157 701
41. School of Social Work +251 111 225 950
42. Yofthahe Nigussie School of Theatrical Arts +251 111 239 713
43. University Libraries +251 111 239 719
44. Yared School of Music +251 111 234 447

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 Directors and Officers at the President Office
Yosef Mekonen (PhD) Dereje Teferi (PhD)
Director, President Office Director, ICT Office
Main Campus, Ras Mekonnen Bldg. Main Campus
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 239 752 [email protected]
P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Telephone: +251 111 223 875
P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Meba Tadesse (Mrs.)
Director , President Office Satishkumar Belliethathan (PhD)
Main Campus, Ras Mekonnen Bldg. A/Director External Relations, Partnerships and
Email: [email protected] Comm.Main Campus, Main Campus, Bdg-211
Telephone: +251 111 239 752 Email: external.relations@ aau.edu.et
P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [email protected]
Office: +251 111 239 756
Firdissa Jebessa (PhD) Fax: +251 111 239 768
Director, Change Management and Reform Office P.O.Box: 1176 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Main Campus, Ras Mekonnen Bldg.
Email: [email protected] Tsegay Berhe (PhD)
Telephone: +251 111 249402 Officer, Grievance Handling
P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Main Campus, Mandela Bldg.
Email: [email protected]
Abinet Tasew (Ms.) Telephone: +251 111 243 404
A/Director, Gender office of Addis Ababa University P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Main Campus, Nelson Mandela Bldg., 3rd Floor, Room
No. 306 Daniel Gebreegziabher (Commander)
E-mail: [email protected] Director, University Standards, Safety and Security
[email protected] Main Campus, Bdg-211
Telephone: +251 111 233 828 E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: +251 111 239 758 [email protected]
P.O.Box: 176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Telephone +251 111 220 763
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Shimelis Gizaw
Ethics Officer
AAU Press Building 1st floor
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 239 712
Fax: +251 111 239 712
P.O.Box: 1176 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Directors at the Office of the Academic Vice President

Hussein Jemma (PhD) Melaku Wakuma (PhD)
Director, Academic Staff Affairs Director, Graduate Programmes
Main Campus, former Academic Programmes Office, Main Campus
above Saving and Credit Association Office. Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]. [email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 239 737 Telephone: +251 111 239 769
Fax: +251 111 239 766 Fax: +251 111 239 758
P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa University P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Negussie Megersa (PhD) Desu Writu (PhD)

Director, Continuing and Distance Education Director, Teaching and Learning Support
Programme Main Campus
Amist Kilo; Former Graduate Programme Office Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 552 513 Telephone: +251 111 239 756
+251 111 550 911 Fax: +251 111 239 768
P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia P.O.Box: 1176 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Worash Getaneh (PhD) Mulu Nega (PhD)

Director, Undergraduate Programmes Director, Academic Standards and Quality
Main Campus, Ras Mekonnen Bldg. Enhancement
Email: [email protected] Main Campus
Telephone: +251 111 231 086 Email: [email protected]
Fax: +251 111 239 758 [email protected]
P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Telephone: +251 111 239 756
Fax: +251 111 239 768
P.O.Box: 1176 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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 Tadesse Kassa (PhD) Sewualem Tsega (PhD)
University Registrar Officer, Special Needs Support Center
Main Campus Main Campus
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 239 756 P.o.Box: 1176 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Fax: +251 111 239 768
P.O.Box: 1176 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Mesfin Gezahegn (Mr.)

Head of Library and Academic Documentation
Main Campus, John of Kennedy Memorial library.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 239719
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Directors at the Office of the Vice President for Research and

Technology Transfer
Teketel Yohannes (Prof.) Yakob Arsano (PhD)
Director for Research Director for Publications and Disseminations
Main Campus Main Campus
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 239 749 Telephone: +251 111 239 749
Fax: +251 111 231 087 Fax: +251 111 231 087
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Mengesha Mamo (PhD) Getahun Amare (PhD)

Director, University-Industry Linkage and Director, Community Service
Technology Transfer Main Campus
Main Campus Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Telephone: 251 111 239 749
Telephone: +251 111 239 749 P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
P.O. Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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 Directors and Officers at the Office of the Vice President for
Administration and Student Service
Girma Abdisa (Mr.)
Kidist Zinabu (Mrs.) A/Director for Human Resource Management
A/Director for Procurement and Development
Main Campus Main Campus
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 225 957 Telephone: +251 111 239 759
Fax: +251 111 234 059 P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Weldeammanuel Walambo (PhD)
Alganesh Ayele (Ms.) Director
A/Director for Budget and Finance Main Campus
Main Campus Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Telephone: +251 118 959 280
Telephone: +251 111 223 686 P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Asefa W/Mariam (Mr.)
Bezuneh Dadi (Mr.) Director
Director for Property and Maintainance Main Campus
Main Campus Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Telephone: +251 111 239 719
Telephone: +251 111 223 080 P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Directors at the Office of the Vice President

for Institutional Development
Daniel Bekele (Engineer) Werkneh Negatu (PhD)
Director for Buildings, Grounds and Infrastructure Director for Resource Generation, Mobilization and Mgt
Main Campus Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
Telephone: +251 111 239 749 Telephone: +251 111 239 749
P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia P.O.Box: 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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The 10th President of the Republic of South Korea, His Excellency Mr.
Lee Myung-Bak, was a recipient of honorary doctorate degree from
AAU for his outstanding leadership in sustainable development and
profound contribution to environmental protection. In the picture is,
H.E. Mr. Demeke Mekonnen, Ethiopia’s Education Minister at that
time, now Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister, awarding
the Honorary Degree to H.E. President Myung-Bak on July 09/2012
at the Senate Hall inside Ras Makonnen Building, AAU.
AAU hosting different delegations. Right top is University President Dr. Adamsu Tsegaye with delegation from Alexandria University, Egypt.
Then is Dr. Jeilu Oumer, AAU Academic Vice President with a Delegation from Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan. Below is Dr. Admasu with
Dr. Hirut Woldemariam, AAU Vice President for Institutional Development, with other staff of the University together with delegation from
Barcelona University.