Arba Minch University (
Amharic
Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...
: አርባምንጭ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a residential
national university
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Some national universities are associated with national cultural or po ...
in
Arba Minch
Arba Minch (formerly called Ganta Garo) is a city and separate woreda in the southern part of Ethiopia. "Arba Minch" means "40 Springs", originated from the presence of more than 40 springs. It is located in the Gamo Zone of the Southern Nation ...
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
. It is approximately south of
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...
, Ethiopia. The
Ministry of Education
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admits qualified students to Arba Minch University based on their score on the Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination.
History
The nucleus of the university has its origins in the Arba Minch Water Technology Institute (established in September 1986). In 1993, the institute was transferred from the Water Resource Commission to the
Ministry of Education
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.
On 20 September 2004, Arba Minch University was established by government proclamation (
Council of Ministers
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111/2004). The University originally consisted of Water Technology Institute, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, and Faculty of business and Economics, and School of Graduate Studies.
Academics
The university runs 74 undergraduate programs, 115 graduate programs, and 27 PhD programs. AMU consists of three institutes, six colleges, and four schools which are situated across the university's six campuses: Main Campus, Abaya Campus, Chamo Campus, Kulfo Campus, and Nech Sar Campus, and Sawla Campus.
Arba Minch University: Academics
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Institutes
* Institute of Water Technology
* Institute of Technology
* Institute of Culture & Language Studies
Colleges
* College of Natural & Computational Sciences
* College of Social Sciences and Humanities
* College of Business and Economics
* College of Medicine and Health Sciences (affiliated with Arba Minch General Hospital
* College of Agricultural Sciences
* College of Distance & Continuing Education
Schools
* School of Post Graduate Studies
* School of Law
* School of Public Health
* School of Behavioral & Pedagogical Sciences
References
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Educational institutions established in 1986
1986 establishments in Ethiopia
Universities and colleges in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region