Summery
Founded: 2015
Category: Schools universities and colleges
Type: General / Comprehensive university
Sector: Government / Public university
Address: Kabridahar, Somali Region, Ethiopia
Campuses: 1
Colleges: 9
Departments: 17+
Students: 1200+
Generation: 4th Generation
Abbreviation: KDU
Amharic: ቀብሪደሃር ዩንቨርስቲ
Motto: We serve the community
History & About Semera University
Kabridahar University was founded in 2015 following Proclamation No. 349/2015, making it one of Ethiopia's fourth-generation public universities. It is situated in Kabridahar City, within the Korrahey Zone of the Somali Regional State. During the 2017/2018 academic year, the university welcomed its inaugural group of undergraduate students. The Ministry of Education initially allocated around 1,200 students to the university; however, it ultimately enrolled approximately 800 students that year. Currently, Kabridahar University comprises nine colleges and 17 departments.
Vision, Mission, and Values of Kabridahar University
Mission
- Providing quality of Education, Training and Consultancy Services
- Produce National and International competent graduates in different fields of the study
- Undertake problem-solving research, and disseminate knowledge and technology to pastoral and agro-pastoral communities
- Provide transformative and community demand-driven services
Vision
- Kabridahar University aspires to be the first leading higher education in the country for natural resource management and utilization, pastoral and agro-pastoral community education, research and technology transfer by 2030.
Core Values
- Academic freedom
- Good governance
- Respect for diversity
- Collaborative spirit
- Innovation
- Respect for Nature and Environment
- Professionalism
Colleges and schools in Kabridahar university
Colleges
- College of Natural and Computational Science
- College of Dry Land Agriculture
- College of Business and Economics
- College of Social Science and Humanities
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- College of Health Science
- College of Engineering and Technology
- College of Education and Behavioral Studies
- College of Freshman and Common Courses
Programs & Departments
(1) College of Natural and Computational Science
Lists of programs, of the College
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Statistics
- Computer Science
- Information Technology
(2) College of Dry Land Agriculture
List of undergraduate programs under college of Dry Land Agriculture
- Agricultural Economics
- Agro-business and Value Chain Management
- Animal Science
- Natural Resource Management
- Plant Science
- Rural Development and Agricultural Extension
Postgraduate programs under college of Dry Land Agriculture
- Natural Resource Management (Soil Science Stream)
(3) College of Business and Economics
List of departments in this college are:-
Undergraduate programs
- Accounting and Finance
- Economics
- Logistics and Supply chain Management
- Management
- Public Administration and Development Management
Postgraduate Programs
- Master of Science in Accounting and Finance
- Master of Art in Business Administration
- Master of Science in Development Economics
- Master of Art in Project Planning and Management
(4) College of Social Science and Humanities
List of departments in this college are:-
- Geography and Environmental Studies
- English Language and Literature
- History and Heritage Management
- Sociology
- Political Science and International Relation
(5) College of Veterinary Medicine
- Department of Veterinary medicine
(6) College of Health Science
Undergraduate Programs
- B.Sc. Degree of Public Health Officer
- B.Sc. Degree of Clinical Nursing
- B.Sc. Degree of Laboratory Science Technology
- B.Sc. Degree of Midwifery
(7) College of Engineering and Technology
List of the undergraduate programs
- Petroleum engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Construction Technology & Management
- Computer Science
- Information technology
- Software engineering
List of the postgraduate programs
- Computer Science
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