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13 new universities start operation: ministry
March 4, 2007
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ENA) - Education Minister Dr. Sintayehu Wolde-michael said most of the 13 universities under construction in the country have started operation in the current month admitting over 11,000 students.
Photo: Dr. Sintayehu Wolde-michael ENA

In a news conference he gave here on Saturday Dr. Sintayehu said the construction of the universities is expected to be fully finalized on September 2002.
He said Adama, Dilla, Axum, Debremarkos, Wollega universities have already started the teaching -learning process in their respective campuses as their constructions are sufficiently completed.
He said though their constructions are not finalized, the Medawelabu, Debrebirhan, Dessie/Kombolcha and Mizan Tepi Universities have also started operation.
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The Dire Dawa University has also called for admission of students assigned in the university, he said, adding, the Sodo and Jijiga Universities will shortly call for their assigned students.
The 13 New Universities in Ethiopia
Adama University
Dilla University
Axum University
Debremarkos University
Wollega University
Medawelabu University
Debrebirhan University
Dessie/Kombolcha University
Mizan Tepi University
Dire Dawa University
Sodo University
Jijiga University
The new universities will have the capacity to admit 121,000 students when their construction is fully finalized, he said.
Dr. Sentayehu said instructors have already been assigned to all the 13 new universities.
He said the objective of expanding various universities in the country is to reduce poverty and backwardness in the country and build a better Ethiopia.
He said the new universities eye at speeding up economic growth, democracy and good governance in the country.
Dr. Sintayehu said private educational institutions on their parts should focus on building responsible citizens.
He assured support from the government in doing so.
The number of students attending undergraduate program is expected to reach 150,000 by 2002, he said, adding, 112,000 of them would be enrolled in governmental and the remaining in private educational institutions.
The construction of the new universities will increase country’s total number of universities to 21.
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