Mekdela Amba University

{{Short description|University in Ethiopia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2023}}

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| motto = Striving for Change!

| motto_lang = ለለዉጥ እንተጋለን!

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| established = 2015

| type = Public

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| president = Dr. Kassa Shawel Reta

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| students = 5500 students (2024)

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| city = Tulu Awlia

| state = Amhara

| province = South Wollo

| country = Ethiopia

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| campus = Two Campus

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Mekdela Amba University (Amharic: መቅደላ አምባ ዩኒቨርስቲ,MAU ) is a public Comprehensive university in South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. The main campus is at Tulu Awlia, 80km west of Dessie, and another campus is at Mekane Selam, 100km from the main campus.{{cite web |title=History Of MAU |url=https://mkau.edu.et/history-of-mau/ |publisher=Mekdela Amba University |access-date=26 May 2023 |date=22 May 2023}} The main campus is 58km south from the historical place Mekdela Amba.

The university was established in 2015, one of 11 universities set up to expand higher education and distribute it across the country.{{cite web |title=Mekdela Amba University |url=https://www.neaea.com/mekdela-amba-university/ |website=NEAEA.com |access-date=26 May 2023 |date=13 March 2020}}

{{As of|December 2024}} the university website states that it has 409 teachers and a total of 2001 employees, and 5750 undergraduate and 54 postgraduate students.{{cite web |title=About MAU |url=https://www.mkau.edu.et/web/?page_id=1158 |publisher=Mekdela Amba University |access-date=30 December 2024}}