Unity University

{{Short description|Private university in Ethiopia}}

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{{Infobox university

| name = Unity University

| native_name = ዩኒቲ ዩኒቨርስቲ

| image = Unity University.png

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| motto = Quality House

| established = {{start date and age|1991}}

| closed =

| language = English

| type = Private

| chairman = Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi

| president = Dr. Arega Yirdaw

| head_label = Founder

| head = Fisseha Eshetu{{cite news |title=Ethiopia: Tertiary Education - Its Quantity And Quality |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200708180098.html |work=The Reporter |date=18 August 2007 |access-date=27 July 2009|first=Lule Belay|last=Haile}}

| other =

| city = Addis Ababa

| country = Ethiopia

| coor = {{Coord|9|0|12.29|N|38|48|11.51|E|region:IN_type:edu|display=inline, title}}

| campus = {{plainlist|

  • Gerji, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • CMC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Keranio, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Adama, Ethiopia
  • Dessie, Ethiopia}}

| former_names = Unity Language School

Unity Law, Language, and Vocational Institute

Unity College

Unity University College

| nickname = Unity

| website = {{URL|www.uu.edu.et}}

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Unity University (Amharic: ዩኒቲ ዩኒቨርስቲ) is a private university in Ethiopia established in 1991. It was founded by Fisseha Eshetu and Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi has been the chairman of the university.

Headquartered in Gerji area, Addis Ababa, it has expanded its campuses into Adama and Dessie, becoming the first privately owned college in Ethiopia.

History

Established in 1991, Unity language school. In March 1998 the institute was upgraded to a college level, following its achievements in education, becoming the first privately owned college in Ethiopia.{{cite web|url=http://www.addistribune.com/Archives/2001/12/28-12-01/Unity.htm|title=Unity College Graduates Students|date=28 December 2001|work=Addis Tribune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209140131/http://www.addistribune.com/Archives/2001/12/28-12-01/Unity.htm|archive-date=9 February 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=11 August 2009}}

Notable alumni

  • Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, businesswoman, class of 2004{{cite web|last1=Tekletsadik|first1=Melat|last2=Berhanu|first2=Betel Bekele|title=Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu|url=http://www.ethiopianwomenunleashed.org/profile_detail.php?PId=54|website=www.ethiopianwomenunleashed.org|access-date=25 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924115935/http://www.ethiopianwomenunleashed.org/profile_detail.php?PId=54|archive-date=24 September 2014}}
  • Maria Yusuf, activist

See also

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