Jimma University
| Jimma University | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1999 |
| President | Dr. Fikre Lemmesa |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.ju.edu.et/ |
Jimma University (JU) is one of the top teaching universities in Ethiopia, and is located in Oromia Region, Jimma Zone. It offers programs and researches which lead toward degrees in different fields of studies. It was established in December 1999 with the amalgamation of the Jimma College of Agriculture (founded in 1952) and the Jimma Institute of Health Sciences (founded in 1983).[1] The main campus of JU is next to the former palace of the kings of Kingdom of Jimma.
Overview
The university campus is located in the city of Jimma 352 kilometers southwest of Addis Ababa covering 167 hectares. JU is Ethiopia's first innovative community-oriented education institution of higher learning, with teaching centers for health care students in Jimma, Omo Nada, Shebe, Agaro, and Asendabo.[2] JU also publishes the biannual Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, and launched the Jimma University Journal of Law in October 2007.
JU is a pioneer in Public health training. In collaboration with national and international partners, which includes the Federal Ministry of Health, JU is offering a new graduate program in the monitoring and evaluation of health programs and services.
Academics
Faculties and Schools
The University consists of the following academic units:[3]
- College Of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
- College of Business and Economics
- College of Natural Sciences
- College of Social Sciences and Law
- College of Public Health and Medical Sciences
- Jimma Institute of Technology (JiT)
- School of Graduate Studies
- Institute of Education and professional Development studies
International Partners/Affiliates
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Germany
- Tulane University (USA)
- Touro University California (USA)
- Centers for Disease Control (USA)
- Nottingham University (UK)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (UK)
- Clinton Foundation
- Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Brazil)
- Johns Hopkins University (USA)
- Columbia University (USA)
- Women and Health Alliance International (France)
Mission
Jimma University is highly committed to meet the demands of the country and the faculties are offering a high quality education and research and services through facilitation regular, extension, distance, and weekend learning programmes for post graduate learning as contextually applicable in capacity building of the country.
Notable alumni
- Dr Gebisa Ejeta - 2009 World Food Prize winner (considered the Nobel prize of Agriculture)
References
- ^ The Official Website of Jimma University
- ^ Directory of Potential Institutions for Testing Malaria Vaccines, Secretariat, African Malaria Vaccine Testing Network (Dar es Salaam, 2004), p. 37
- ^ A C A D E M I C S - Jimma University
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