

Addis Ababa University (AAU)
IAU-000106
Ethiopia
General Information
Public
Founded 1961 as Haile Sellassie I University, incorporating University College of Addis Ababa, founded 1950; Imperial College of Engineering, 1953; Ethio-Swedish Institute of Building Technology, 1954; Imperial Ethiopian College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts, 1951; Public Health College, 1954; and Theological College of the Holy Trinity, 1960. Acquired present title 1975
September to July (September-February; February-July). Also Summer programme (July-August)
Preparatory Programme certificate, or foreign equivalent
English
Ministry of Education
co-ed
Officers
Head : Tassew Woldehanna
Job title:President
Years of office:2018-
Senior Administrative Officer : Hirut Woldemariam
Job title:Vice-President for Business and Development
Senior Administrative Officer : Jeilu Oumer
Job title:Academic Vice-President
International Relations Officer : Abye Tasse
Job title:Associate Vice-President for International Affairs
Divisions
Academy : Ethiopian Languages and Cultures
Fields of study:African Languages, Cultural Studies
College : Business and Economics
Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Public Administration
College : Development Studies
Fields of study:Demography and Population, Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, Regional Studies, Rural Planning, Water Science
College : Education and Behavioural Studies
Fields of study:Curriculum, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Educational Sciences, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Higher Education, Social Psychology, Special Education
College : Health Sciences
Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Community Health, Dental Hygiene, Dermatology, Medical Technology, Medicine, Microbiology, Midwifery, Neurology, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Surgery, Venereology, Veterinary Science
College : Humanities, Language Studies, Journalism and Communication
Fields of study:African Languages, Communication Studies, Journalism, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages
College : Law and Governance Studies
Fields of study:Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government, Human Rights, International Law, Law, Public Law
College : Natural Sciences
Fields of study:Astronomy and Space Science, Biological and Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Geophysics, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Microbiology, Paleontology, Physics, Plant and Crop Protection, Seismology, Sports, Statistics, Zoology
College : Performing and Visual Arts
Fields of study:Fine Arts, Music, Theatre
More details:Skunder Boghossian
College : Social Sciences
Fields of study:Anthropology, Archaeology, European Languages, Geography, Heritage Preservation, History, International Relations and Diplomacy, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Sociology
College : Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture
Fields of study:Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Biomedicine, Epidemiology, Immunology, Microbiology, Pathology, Veterinary Science
Institute : Architecture, Building Construction and City Development
Fields of study:Architecture, Building Technologies, Landscape Architecture, Regional Planning, Town Planning
More details:Ethiopian
School : Social Work
Fields of study:Social Work
Degrees
Bachelor's Degree
Fields of study:Animal Husbandry, Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Physics, Veterinary Science
Master's Degree
Fields of study:African Languages, Agriculture, Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Anthropology, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Cardiology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Food Technology, Genetics, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geophysics, History, Hydraulic Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Landscape Architecture, Linguistics, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Natural Sciences, Nutrition, Paleontology, Philosophy, Physics, Power Engineering, Psychology, Public Health, Railway Engineering, Road Engineering, Sociology, Telecommunications Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Town Planning, Veterinary Science, Water Management, Zoology
Doctorate
Fields of study:African Languages, Agriculture, Anatomy, Anthropology, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedicine, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Education, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Food Technology, Genetics, Geological Engineering, History, Hydraulic Engineering, Information Technology, Landscape Architecture, Linguistics, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Sociology, Software Engineering, Sports, Statistics, Thermal Engineering, Veterinary Science, Water Science, Zoology
Academic Periodicals
The Ethiopian Journal of Business and Economics
Addis Ababa University Press
Updated on 06-12-2016