Mekelle University

Mekelle University
መቐለ ዩኒቨርስቲ
TypePublic university
Established1991
PresidentDr. Fana Hagos Berhane[1][2]
Academic staff
2,103
Students31,733 (2018)[3]
Undergraduates90+
Postgraduates70+
Location
Mekelle
,
Tigray Region
,
Ethiopia

13°28′48″N 39°29′06″E / 13.48000°N 39.48500°E / 13.48000; 39.48500
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.mu.edu.et
Mekelle University is located in Ethiopia
Mekelle University
Location in Ethiopia

Mekelle University (Tigrinya: መቐለ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a higher education and training public institution located in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, 783 kilometers north of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. Mekelle University is one of the largest public universities in Ethiopia. It has seven colleges, eleven institutes, and more than 90 undergraduate and 70 postgraduate programs.[4] The student intake capacity of Mekelle University has reached 31,000 or 10% of Mekelle's population.

Graduate students of Mekelle University standing in front of TPLF Monument in July 2009
  1. ^ "News: Fana Hagos, former President of Tigray Supreme Court appointed as President of Mekelle University". Addis Standard. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Dr. Fana Becomes President of Mekelle University". Ethiopian Monitor. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Mekelle University : Mekelle, Ethiopia". National Educational Assessment and Examination Agency (NEAEA)(Ethiopia). Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "General Information As of January 1, 2018". Mekelle University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.