Arba Minch University
{{short description|National research university in Arba Minch, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Arba Minch University
| native_name = አርባምንጭ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
| image = File:Skyline view of AMU1.jpg
| motto =
| type = National
| founder =
| established = September 1986
| city = Arba Minch
| state = South Ethiopia Regional State
| country = Ethiopia
| president = Dr. Abdela Kemal
| enrollment = 39,000 (2018)
| academic_staff = 156
| campus_type = Residential
| campus_size =
| language = English
| website = {{URL|www.amu.edu.et}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|6.065284|37.560095|type:edu_globe:earth_region:ET|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Ethiopia
| logo = File:Arba Minch University.png
}}
Arba Minch University (Amharic: አርባ ምንጭ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a residential national university in Arba Minch, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. It is approximately {{Convert|435|km|mi}} south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Ministry of Education admits qualified students to Arba Minch University based on their score on the Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination.
History
The nucleus of the university has its origins in the Arba Minch Water Technology Institute (established in September 1986). In 1993, the institute was transferred from the Water Resource Commission to the Ministry of Education.
On 20 September 2004, Arba Minch University was established by government proclamation (Council of Ministers 111/2004).{{Cite journal|date=20 September 2004|title=Arbaminch University Establishment|url=https://chilot.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/reg-no-111-2004-arbaminch-university-establishing-council-o.pdf|journal=Federal Negarit Gazeta|access-date=7 October 2018|archive-date=30 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630124001/https://chilot.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/reg-no-111-2004-arbaminch-university-establishing-council-o.pdf|url-status=usurped}} The University originally consisted of Water Technology Institute, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, and Faculty of business and Economics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Faculty of Civil Engineering and School of Graduate Studies.
Academics
The university runs 74 undergraduate programs, 115 graduate programs, and 27 PhD programs. AMU consists of three institutes, six colleges, and four schools which are situated across the university's six campuses: Main Campus, Abaya Campus, Chamo Campus, Kulfo Campus, and Nech Sar Campus, and Sawla Campus.[http://www.arbaminch-univ.com/academic.html Arba Minch University: Academics]{{Div col}}
Institutes
- Arba Minch Institute of Water Technology
- Arba Minch Institute of Technology
- Institute of Culture & Language Studies
Colleges
- College of Natural & Computational Sciences
- College of Social Sciences and Humanities
- College of Business and Economics
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences (affiliated with Arba Minch General Hospital
- College of Agricultural Sciences
- College of Distance & Continuing Education
Schools
- School of Post-Graduate Studies
- School of Law
- School of Public Health
- School of Behavioral & Pedagogical Sciences
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