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Mekdela Amba University

Coordinates: 10°59′10″N 39°15′47″E / 10.986°N 39.263°E / 10.986; 39.263
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Mekdela Amba University
Motto
Striving for Change!
TypePublic
Established2015
PresidentDr. Kassa Shawel Reta
Students5500 students (2024)
Location, ,
CampusTwo Campus
NicknameMAU
Websitemkau.edu.et

Mekdela Amba University (Amharic: መቅደላ አምባ ዩኒቨርስቲ,MAU ) is a public Comprehensive university in South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. The main campus is at Tulu Awlia, 80km west of Dessie, and another campus is at Mekane Selam, 100km from the main campus.[1] The main campus is 58km south from the historical place Mekdela Amba.[1]

The university was established in 2015, one of 11 universities set up to expand higher education and distribute it across the country.[2]

As of December 2024 the university website states that it has 409 teachers and a total of 2001 employees, and 5750 undergraduate and 54 postgraduate students.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "History Of MAU". Mekdela Amba University. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Mekdela Amba University". NEAEA.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. ^ "About MAU". Mekdela Amba University. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
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10°59′10″N 39°15′47″E / 10.986°N 39.263°E / 10.986; 39.263