Welcome to Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa University is guided by the following core values/principles.
- Academic Freedom: The University upholds academic freedom as its core value whereby all its communities exercise the right to free expression of ideas and scholarship.
- Excellence: The University upholds excellence as the ruling standard in teaching, research, community service and scholarship, and commits itself to the attainment of the highest standards in academic performance.
- Integrity and Honesty: The University promotes honesty, integrity, ethical conduct, justice, fairness, and nurtures a culture of teamwork, collegiality and mutual support among members of the University community. more info
History of Addis Ababa University
Modern higher education in Ethiopia began with the founding of the University College of Addis Ababa on March 20, 1950.
Within the following decade, the College of Agriculture at Alemaya (now the Haramaya University), the College of Engineering,
the Institute of Building Technology, the Gondar Public Health College and the Theological College of the Holy Trinity
were opened. In February 1961. A charter brought all these faculties and colleges together to form the Haile Sellassie
I University (HSIU), and at the inauguration ceremony of December 18, 1961, the former palace grounds (the Sidist Kilo
Campus) became the Main Campus of the new University...
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Students Admission
Placements to all regular undergraduate programs are processed through the Ministry of Education. The university then conducts admission and enrollment to the different programs based on results of the Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Certificate Examination (EHEECE), the choice of the student and the capacity of Departments/Schools/Centers. Foreign examinations results must be certified by the ministry of education for their equivalency to the EHEECE. Admissions and enrolments to all programs are processed by the University Registrar in consultation with the academic units concerned and by the decision of the Senate standing committee called Admission and Enrollment Committee (AEC). Criteria for special admissions...
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