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. 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. 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. 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 ***[[c:Category:Addis_Ababa_University|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