Jimma University is one of the top teaching universities in Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

, and is located in Oromia Region

Oromia Region

Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...

, Jimma Zone

Jimma Zone

Jimma is one of the 17 Zones of the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. Jimma is named for the former Kingdom of Jimma, which was absorbed into the former province of Kaffa in 1932...

. It offers programs and researches which lead toward degrees in different fields of studies. It was established in December 1999 with the amalgamation of the Jimma College of Agriculture (founded in 1952) and the Jimma Institute of Health Sciences (founded in 1983). The main campus of JU is next to the former palace of the kings of Kingdom of Jimma

Kingdom of Jimma

The Kingdom of Jimma was one of the kingdoms in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 19th century. It shared its western border with Limmu-Ennarea, its eastern border with the Sidamo kingdom of Janjero, and was separated from the Kingdom of Kaffa to the south by the Gojeb River. Jimma...

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Overview

The university campus is located in the city of Jimma

Jimma

Jimma, also Jima, is the largest city in southwestern Ethiopia. Located in the Jimma Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of . The town was the capital of Kaffa Province until the province was dissolved. Prior to the 2007 census, Jimma was reorganized administratively as a...

 352 kilometers southwest of Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...

 covering 167 hectares. JU is Ethiopia's first innovative community-oriented education institution of higher learning, with teaching centers for health care students in Jimma

Jimma

Jimma, also Jima, is the largest city in southwestern Ethiopia. Located in the Jimma Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of . The town was the capital of Kaffa Province until the province was dissolved. Prior to the 2007 census, Jimma was reorganized administratively as a...

, Omo Nada

Omo Nada

Omo Nada is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Jimma Zone, Omo Nada is bordered on the south by the Gojeb River which separates it from the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region , on the west by Dedo, on the northwest by Kersa, on the north by Tiro...

, Shebe, Agaro

Agaro

Agaro is a town in southwestern Ethiopia, and the administrative center of Gomma woreda. Located in the Jimma Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of , and an elevation of 1560 meters above sea level.-Overview:...

, and Asendabo. JU also publishes the biannual Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, and launched the Jimma University Journal of Law in October 2007.

JU is a pioneer in Public health

Public health

Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...

 training. In collaboration with national and international partners, which includes the Federal Ministry of Health, JU is offering a new graduate program in the monitoring and evaluation of health programs and services.

Faculties and Schools

The University consists of the following academic units:

• College Of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
• College of Business and Economics
• College of Natural Sciences
• College of Social Sciences and Law
• College of Public Health and Medical Sciences
• College of Engineering and Technology
• School of Graduate Studies
• Institute of Education and professional Development studies

International Affiliates/Partners

• Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany)
• Tulane University
  Tulane University
  Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
  
   (USA)
• Touro University California (USA)
• Centers for Disease Control (USA)
• Nottingham University (UK)
• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
  Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
  The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is a research and teaching institution focused on neglected tropical diseases and the control of diseases caused by poverty. It is a registered charity affiliated to the University of Liverpool...
  
   (UK)
• Clinton Foundation
  Clinton Foundation
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• Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
  Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
  The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation is a scientific institution for research and development in biomedical sciences located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it is considered one of the world's main public health research institutions. It was founded by Dr...
  
   (Brazil)
• Johns Hopkins University
  Johns Hopkins University
  The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
  
   (USA)
• Columbia University
  Columbia University
  Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
  
   (USA)
• Women and Health Alliance International (France)

Mission

Jimma University is highly committed to meet the demands of the country and the faculties are offering a high quality education and research and services.

Notable alumni

• Dr Gebisa Ejeta
  Gebisa Ejeta
  Gebisa Ejeta is an Oromo American plant breeder, geneticist and Professor at Purdue University. In 2009, he won the World Food Prize for his major contributions in the production of sorghum.- Early years :...
  
  - 2009 World Food Prize winner (considered the Nobel prize of Agriculture)