Addis Ababa University

Addis Ababa University (AAU) (Amharic: አዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) be national varsity wey dey locate insyd Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ebe de oldest varsity for Ethiopia insyd. AAU get thirteen campuses. Twelve of dese dey situate insyd Addis Ababa, wey one dey locate insyd Bishoftu, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) away. AAU get several associated research institutions wey dey include de Institute of Ethiopian Studies. De Ministry of Education dey admit students dem qualify to AAU base for dema score for de Ethiopian University Entrance Examination (EUEE).

 Influence 
Ova den above dema academic pursuits, AAU students be actively engaged insyd community service (such as dem dey conduct literacy programs) den political struggle, particularly for de years before de 1974 revolution insyd. For de late 1960s den early 1970s insyd, dem dey require students make dem do year of national service under de Ethiopia University Service program. University teachers den students be instrumental make dem expose de hidden 1973 famine wey dem launch de first famine relief program.Haile, Fisseha. "Addis Ababa University: a Study of an Institution 1961–1981". PICES. 1: 491–507. De Ethiopian Student Movement, of wich na de varsity be de birthplace den main venue, play pivotal role make e dey bring about de revolution.Balsvik, Randi Rønning (2009). "Addis Ababa University in the Shadow of the Derg, 1974-1991". Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies: 265. Almost all leaders of de political organizations wey na dem be active insyd de revolutionary years anaa dey for power now get dema political formation insyd de varsity.Wagaw, Teshome (1990). The Development of Higher Education and Social Change, an Ethiopian Experience. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press. For 2013/2014 insyd, na der be 33,940 undergraduate students, 13,000 graduate students, den 1,733 PhD students, wey dey make total student body of 48,673.

 Campuses den colleges 

 Colleges 

 College of Biological Engineering
 College of Social Sciences
 College of Humanities, Language Studies, Journalism den communication
 College of Development Studies
 College of Business and Economics
 College of Law and Governance Studies
 College of Education den Behavioral Studies
 College of Natural and Computational Sciences
 Skunder Boghossian College of Performing den Visual Arts
 College of Veterinary Medicine den Agriculture
 College of Health Science

 Research den teaching institutes 

 Academy of Ethiopian Languages den Cultures
 Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
 Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology
 Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction den City Development
 Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources
 Institute of Biotechnology
 Institute of Educational Research
 Institute of Ethiopian Studies
 Institute of Geophysics, Space Science den Astronomy
 Institute of Peace and Security Studies
 Horn of Africa Regional Center and Environment Network
 Institute of Development and Policy Research/IDPR/

 Schools 

 Alle School of Fine Arts den Design
 School of Allied Health Sciences
 School of Commerce
 School of Earth Sciences
 School of Information Science
 School of Journalism den Communications
 School of Medicine
 School of Pharmacy
 School of Public Health
 School of Social Work
 Yared School of Music
 Yoftahe Nigussie School of Theatrical Arts

 Notable dropouts 

 Isaias Afwerki abandon ein studies for 1966 insyd he travel go Kassala, Sudan make he join de Eritrean Liberation Front.
 Meles Zenawi for 1975 insyd lef de varsity make he join de Tigray People's Liberation Front wey he fight against de Derg (de Mengistu Haile Mariam-led military government insyd Ethiopia).

 Notable alumni 

 Prime Ministers 

 Hailemariam Desalegn (Ethiopia) (2012-2018)
 Abiy Ahmed Ali (Ethiopia) (2018-)

 Presidos 

 Rupiah Banda (Zambia) (1959-1960)
 Mustafa Mohoumed Omer (Somali Region) (2018-)
 Duri Mohammed (AAU) (1977-1985) & (1993-1995)

 Vice pees 

 Hirut Woldemariam (AAU) (2012-2014)

 Physicists 

 Mulugeta Bekele

 Historians 

 Taddesse Tamrat
 Kinfe Abraham
 Merid Wolde Aregay
 Bahru Zewde
 Mohammed Hassen

 Biologists 

 Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher
 Legesse Wolde-Yohannes
 Sebsebe Demissew
 Segenet Kelemu
 Masresha Fetene

 Geology 

 Getaneh Assefa

 Engineers 

 Simegnew Bekele

 Chemists 

 Sinknesh Ejigu

 Linguists 

 Azeb Amha

 Pharmacologists 

 Eleni Aklillu

 Anthropologists 

 Berhane Asfaw
 Yohannes Haile-Selassie
 Zeresenay Alemseged
 Alula Pankhurst

 Authors 

 Hama Tuma
 Sebhat Gebre-Egziabher
 Baalu Girma
 Bewketu Seyoum

 Economics 

 Duri Mohammed
 Berhanu Nega

 Lawyers 

 Birtukan Mideksa

 Linguists 

 Azeb Amha
 Hirut Woldemariam

 Obstetrician-gynecologist 

 Lia Tadesse

 References 

 External links 
Wikimedia Commons get media wey dey relate to Addis Ababa University.

 Addis Ababa University official website
 Institute of Ethiopian Studies and the Ethnological Museum
 Contact information for Addis Ababa University, and 28 Ethiopian institutions of higher education in the African Higher Education Database
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