Kabridahar 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.

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

• 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

(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