Mekdela Amba University (

Amharic Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...

: መቅደላ አምባ ዩኒቨርስቲ,MAU ) is a public Comprehensive university in

South Wollo Zone South Wollo ( Amharic: ደቡብ ወሎ) is a zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It acquired its name from the former province of Wollo. South Wollo is bordered on the south by North Shewa and the Oromia Special Zone (Amhara), on the we ...

Amhara Region The Amhara Region (), officially the Amhara National Regional State (), is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in northern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Amhara people, Amhara, Awi people, Awi, Xamir people, Xamir, Argobba people, Argobba, a ...

, Ethiopia. The main campus is at Tulu Awlia, 80km west of

Dessie Dessie (; also spelled Dese or Dessye) is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, it sits at a latitude and longitude of , with an elevation between 2,470 and 2,550 metres above sea level. Dessie ...

, and another campus is at

Mekane Selam Mekane Selam (Amharic: መካነ ሰላም) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1827 meters above sea level. It is the administrativ ...

, 100km from the main campus. The main campus is 58km south from the historical place Mekdela Amba. The university was established in 2015, one of 11 universities set up to expand higher education and distribute it across the country. the university website states that it has 409 teachers and a total of 2001 employees, and 5750 undergraduate and 54 postgraduate students.

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* Universities and colleges in Amhara Region {{Ethiopia-university-stub