Bahir Dar University

**Bahir Dar University [BDU]** be public research university insyd Bahir Dar, capital of de Amhara Region,  Ethiopia. De university, plus two institutes insyd diploma programs til 1966, dem credit am make e dey train distinguished scientists den notable public servants. BDU begin dey offer bachelor degree programs insyd 1966 wey dey continue dey expand ein research den teaching for all fields den levels of study insyd, wey dey include PhD programs. De official slogan of de university be "Wisdom at de source of de Blue Nile". Currently de university get five colleges, four institutes, seven faculties, two academies, den two schools.

## Sports

De Bahir Dar University get 25,000-capacity stadium for ein campus, dem named am Bahir Dar University Stadium, insyd Bahir Dar. Dem mostly dey use give association football matches. Dem samtimes sanso dey use am for athletics.

## Establishment

Na dem create Bahir Dar University from de merger of two former higher institutions. Na de first be Bahir Dar Polytechnic Institute, wich dem form one of de faculties of de University, na dem establish am insyd 1963 under de technical cooperation between de Government of USSR den de Imperial Government of Ethiopia. De objective of de institute be make e train skilled technicians insyd de fields of Agro-Mechanics, Industrial Chemistry den Metal, Textile, Electrical den Wood Technologies. De Institute undergo number of program changes within de area of technology til de commencement of de Engineering degree program 1996. Thru out dese program changes, de institute do all wat e fi do make e supply de labor market plus de best technicians wey na dem now dey run am most of de businesses insyd de industrial, educational, agricultural den oda sectors.

Na de oda institution of higher learning be Bahir Dar Teachers College, wich dem establish am more dan three decades ago. Na ein original name be de Academy of Pedagogy, wey na dem create am insyd 1972 by de tripartite agreement of de Imperial Government, UNESCO, den UNDP wey dem start actual work insyd de year wey dey follow under de auspices of de Ministry of Education den Fine Arts. Ein general objective be make e train multi-purpose primary education professionals capable of make dem dey adopt primary education to rural life den rural development. Ein specific objectives be make dem train primary school teacher trainers, supervisors, educational leaders, adult education organizers den community development agents.

Soon after ein beginning, however, de program dey focus for make dem dey offer pedagogics as major area of study den Amharic, English, Geography den Mathematics as minor courses per. Later, na dem introduce diploma programs wen insyd 1996 de diploma wey dey offer departments na dem raise am to degree level. All insyd all de college provide instructors to de different levels of de education sector thru ein regular den extension programs.

Na dem integrate de two institutions into Bahir Dar University dey follow de Council of Ministers regulation no. 60/1999. Na dem inaugurate de University for May 6, 2000, den de Polytechnic Institute den de Teachers College cam turn de Faculty of Engineering den Faculty of Education, respectively. For addition, de university add two more faculties, dat of Business den Economics den de faculty of Law, wich na dem establish am insyd 2001 den 2003 respectively. Na dem officially inaugurate Bahir Dar University insyd May 2001.

De university be one of de largest institutions insyd Ethiopia, ebe home to 52,830 students, dem dispatch insyd 104 undergraduates disciplines, 176 masters den 86 PhD programs.

## Enrollment

De University dey project enrollment of over 53,000 students insyd de academic year beginning insyd October 2015. As of 2016, de university enroll 52,830 students.

## Academics

Dem organise Bahir Dar University into Faculty, Colleges, Institutes, Schools, den Academy.

## Institutes

* Bahir Dar Institute of Technology,

* Ethiopian Institutes of Textile and Fashion Technology

* Institute of Land Administration.

## Colleges

* College of Agriculture and Environment

* College of Medicine and Health Sciences

* College of Business and Economics

* College of Natural sciences.

## Academics

* Maritime Academy and Sport Academy.

## Schools

* School of Law, School of Earth Sciences

* School of Computing and Electrical Engineering

* School of Civil and Water Resources Engineering

* School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

* School of Chemical and Food Engineering.

## Faculties

* Faculty of Computing

* Educational and Behavioural Sciences (de oldest)

* Faculty of Humanities

* Faculty of Social Sciences.

## Memorandum of Understanding

* MOUs plus Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, India.

## Notable alumni

* Kitaw Ejigu, space scientist

## References


## External links

* Official website of Bahir Dar University