External and Public Relations Office - General Information

Brief University History

The progenitor of the present university is the previous Arba Minch Water Technology Institute, established in 1986 with the general objectives of promoting the advancement of water resource development and environmental protection. The institute started its academic activity by receiving 181 students in two degree, two advanced diploma and two diploma programs. The institute was administrated under the then Water Resource Commission until 1993 and then transferred to the Ministry of Education.

A major restructuring was made in 1997 when three B.Sc. degree programs (Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) were added.

Arba Minch Water Technology Institute was transformed to the status of a university in the academic year 2004/2005.

Contents of these pages

An overview of the current faculties and their departments are presented under programs in the navigation menu on the left. The menu also refers to the physical location and reachability of the University, and to some of the physical characteristics of its environment.

A concise AMU Information Brochure is provided in English and in Amharic versions, as well as a more extensive University Profile, also both in English and in Amharic.
For the Amharic reader, the most recent AMU Monthly Newsletters are available.

Lastly, some sample University statistics are provided, i.c. about the 2007/2008 Academic Staff - Student ratio.

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