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Founded: 2011

Category: Schools, universities, and colleges

Type: General / comprehensive university

Sector: Government / Public University

Address: Woldia, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Campuses: 2

Colleges: 6

Schools: 1

Facilities: 0

Institutes: 3

Generation: 3rd Generation

Abbreviation: WDU

Amharic: ወልድያ ዩንቨርስቲ

Woldia University Overview

Location: North Wollo, Amhara, Ethiopia (521 kilometers from Addis Ababa)

Establishment:

  • Founded through the Council of Ministers Regulation No. 223/2011 on May 26, 2011.
  • Cornerstone laid on October 26, 2008, by:
  • Ato Ayalew Gobezy (former President of the Amhara Regional State)
  • Dr. Adhana Haile (former Deputy State Minister of Education)

Campus Size:

  • Total area of 196 hectares
  • Campuses:
  • Main Campus: Woldia University
  • Mersa Campus: Focused on Agriculture, located 25 km from the main campus.

Colleges and schools in Woldia university

  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • College of Natural and Computational Sciences
  • College of Computing and Informatics
  • School of Graduate Studies
  • College of Business and Economics
  • College of Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Institute of Language and Communication Studies
  • Institute of Educational and Professional Studies
  • Institute of Peace and Security Studies
  • School of Law

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