The Ethiopian Civil Service University (ECSU) is a public university in
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
. Its purpose is
capacity building
Capacity building (or capacity development, capacity strengthening) is the improvement in an individual's or organization's facility (or capability) "to produce, perform or deploy". The terms capacity building and capacity development have often ...
in the
public sector
The public sector, also called the state sector, is the part of the economy composed of both public services and public enterprises. Public sectors include the public goods and governmental services such as the military, law enforcement, pu ...
. It is located in the capital city of
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; ,) is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the List of cities in Africa b ...
and was founded in 1995.
History
The Ethiopian Civil Service University (ECSU) was founded in 1995 in order to improve the country's Civil Service sector. It was reestablished as autonomous institution in February 1996 by the Council of Minister Regulation No. 3/1996. Since the establishment, the University evolved capacity building merely through education and training.
As of 2019, ECSU graduated more than 1,531 students with Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral Degrees.
Notable alumni
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Alemayehu Atomsa - politician and president of the Oromia Region
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Demitu Hambisa Bonsa - Ethiopian government minister.
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Birtukan Ayano Dadi - judge and diplomat
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Muktar Kedir
Muktar Kedir (; ) is an Ethiopian politician who was President of the Oromia Region from 18 February 2014 to 20 September 2016.
Early life and education
Muktar was born in mekelle. He received a degree from the Ethiopian Civil Service College in ...
- former president of the Oromia Region
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Ambachew Mekonnen - president of the Amhara Region
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Ahmed Shide - Minister of Finance of Ethiopia
See also
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List of universities and colleges in Ethiopia
This is a list of universities and colleges in Ethiopia. It includes both public and private institutions.
There are 5 private universities and 659 private colleges of higher education in Ethiopia. Public higher education institutions are catego ...
References
External links
Ethiopian Civil Service University
Universities and colleges in Ethiopia
Civil service colleges
1995 establishments in Ethiopia
Universities and colleges established in 1993
Education in Addis Ababa
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