Hawassa University
{{Short description|University in Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox university
|image=
Hawassa University main gate to the main campus.jpg
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| caption = The main gate of the university
|name= Hawassa University
|native_name=ሀዋሳ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
| motto =
| budget =
| academic_staff = 1,325
| total_staff = 1,909
| undergrad = 23,537
| postgrad =
|established=1999
|type=National
|language=English
|city=Hawassa
| state = Sidama Region
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| campus_type = Residential
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|country=Ethiopia
|faculty=
|enrollment=48,558
|website= {{URL|http://www.hu.edu.et}}
| logo = Awasa University.png
| pushpin_map = Ethiopia
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Hawassa University (HU) ({{langx|am|ሀዋሳ ዩኒቨርሲቲ}}) is a residential national university in Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia. It is approximately {{Convert|278|km|mi}} south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Ministry of Science and Higher Education admits qualified students to Hawassa University based on their score on the Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE).
History
The origin of Hawassa University was the establishment of Debub University ("South" University) on 22 December 1998 via a government proclamation.{{Cite journal|date=26 December 1999|title=Council of Ministers Regulation 62/1999|url=http://www.moe.gov.et/documents/20182/44936/reg-no-62-1998-debub-university-establishment-council-of-m1.pdf/9ba53c4b-a051-45ab-8ebe-157ddce5a677?version=1.0|journal=Federal Negarit Gazeta}} Debub University originally consisted of Awassa College of Agriculture, Wondo Genet College of Forestry, and Dila Teachers' Education and Health Science College.
Debub University was renamed Hawassa University on 17 February 2006.{{Cite journal|date=17 February 2006|title=Debub University Reestablishment|url=https://chilot.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/reg-no-127-2006-debub-university-establishe.pdf|journal=Federal Negarit Gazeta|access-date=7 October 2018|archive-date=7 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007111508/https://chilot.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/reg-no-127-2006-debub-university-establishe.pdf|url-status=usurped}}
Hawassa University was reestablished on 23 May 2011 in the heart of Hawaasa City in Sidama Regional state.{{Cite journal|date=23 May 2011|title=Hawassa University Reestablishment Council|url=https://chilot.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/reg-no-231-hawassa-university-re-establishment.pdf|journal=Federal Negarit Gazeta|access-date=7 October 2018|archive-date=7 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007111516/https://chilot.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/reg-no-231-hawassa-university-re-establishment.pdf|url-status=usurped}}
Academics
HU offers 81 undergraduate programs, 108 Masters programs, and 16 PhD programs. In March 2018, the student population was 48,558.
HU operates seven campuses.{{Div col}}
- Hawassa College of Agriculture
- College of Law and Governance
- College of Social Sciences and Humanities
- College of Natural and Computational Sciences
- College of Business and Economics
- College of Medicine and Health Science
- Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources
- Institute of Technology
- College Of Education
- School of Graduate Studies
- School of Continuing Education
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Notable alumni
- Samuel Urkato, Minister of Science and Higher Education and was student of the university.{{Cite web|title=H.E. Dr Samuel Urkato|url=http://aogeac.com/cth_speaker/h-e-dr-samuel-urkato/|access-date=8 December 2020|website=Aogeac.com|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116204415/http://aogeac.com/cth_speaker/h-e-dr-samuel-urkato/|url-status=dead}}
- Fryat Yemane, actress, television host and model, was a student at the university.{{cite web | url =https://dailyfeta.com/fryat-yemane/ | title =Fryat Yemane | date =14 May 2020 | publisher =Daily Feta | access-date =30 April 2021 | archive-date =13 May 2021 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20210513205611/https://dailyfeta.com/fryat-yemane/ | url-status =dead }}
- Fitsum Assefa, Ethiopia Minister of Planning and Development Commission, taught at the university.{{Cite web|title=Fitsum Assefa – Commercial Bank of Ethiopia|url=https://combanketh.et/fitsumasefa/|access-date=2021-04-30|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Mekdes Daba Feyssa, Ethiopia Minister of Health.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-14 |title=Mekdes Daba Appointed as New Health Minister - ENA English - ENA |url=https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_3986166 |access-date=2024-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214123508/https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_3986166 |archive-date=14 February 2024 }}
See also
References
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{{Association of African Universities}}
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Category:Universities and colleges in Ethiopia