Hawassa University (HU) ( am, ሀዋሳ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a residential national university in Hawassa,

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. It is approximately south of

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, Ethiopia. The

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admits qualified students to Hawassa University based on their score on the Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE).

History

The origin of Hawassa University was the establishment of Debub University ("Southern" University) on 22 December 1998 via a government proclamation. Debub University originally consisted of Awassa College of Agriculture, Wondo Genet College of Forestry, and Dila Teachers' Education and Health Science College. Debub University was renamed Hawassa University on 17 February 2006. Hawassa University was reestablished on 23 May 2011.

Academics

HU offers 81 undergraduate programs, 108 Masters programs, and 16 PhD programs. In March 2018, the student population was 48,558. HU operates seven campuses. *Hawassa College of Agriculture *College of Law and Governance *College of Social Sciences and Humanities *College of Natural and Computational Sciences *College of Business and Economics *College of Medicine and Health Science *Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources *Institute of Technology *College Of Education *School of Graduate Studies *School of Continuing Education

Notable alumni

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, Minister of Science and Higher Education and was student of the university. * Fryat Yemane, actress, television host and model, was a student at the university. * Fitsum Assefa, Ethiopia Minister of Planning and Development Commission, taught at the university.

References

{{authority control Universities and colleges in Ethiopia Educational institutions established in 1999 1999 establishments in Ethiopia Sidama Region