History
Mekelle University is found at the town of Mekelle in Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia, at a distance of 783 Kilometers from the Ethiopian capital. The merger the two former colleges: Mekelle Business College and Mekelle University College established the University in May, 2000 by the Government of Ethiopia (Council of Ministers, Regulations No. 61/1999 of Article 3) as an autonomous higher education institution. The two colleges have their own historical developments after beginning from scratch, and have also experienced exhausting ascends and descends, with voluminous relocations from place to place.
Core Values
The University’s commitment to pursuing excellence in all its core and support businesses is reflected in the major values expressed below:
- Excellence in service delivery: we are committed to excel in the delivery of our core and support services.
- Dynamism: we keep track of on-going changes in our environment and proactively act to grow & sustain with new developments.
- Academic freedom: we are committed to upholding the long-standing value of academic freedom.
- Good governance: we are determined to ensure good governance in all our dealings with all our customers and stakeholders.
- Sensitivity to cross-cutting issues: we give due value and respect to cross-cutting issues including gender, environment, health and diversity.
- Dependence in our roots: we value the indigenous knowledge and technology of our ancestors and aim to integrate these with the contemporary for a better future and destiny.
Vision
Vision 2025 Mekelle University aspires to become one of the top 25 research-intensive universities in Africa by 2025.
Mission
Mission Mekelle University is a research-intensive institution pursuing excellence in research and innovation, teaching-learning, and community engagement with a commitment to contribute to the advancement of knowledge, economic growth and social welfare to national and international communities.
Courses
Arts & Humanities
Business & Social Sciences
Engineering
Language & Cultural Studies
Medicine & Health
Science & Technology
Specialty Programs Admissions
Master of Sciences / Master of Arts in " Programs
PhD In" Doctor of Philosophy Programs
Specialty and Subspeciality Certificate Programs
College of Business and Economics
College of Dry Land Agriculture and Natural Resources
College of Veterinary Medicine
College of Law and Governance
College of Health Sciences
College of Social Sciences and Languages
College of Natural and Computational Sciences
Ethiopian Institute of Technology-Mekelle
Mekelle Institute of Technology
Institute of Paleo-Environment and Heritage Conservation
Institute of Climate and Society
Institute of Climate and Society 2nd Degree Programs
Institute of Climate and Society 2nd Degree Programs
Institute of Population Studies
Institute of Pedagogical Sciences
Institute of Geoinformation and Earth Observation Sciences
Other Projects
International movement of students between countries (universities)
International Movement of staff and researchers
Internationalization of higher education curricula in order to achieve better understandings about other people and cultures, and competence in foreign languages
International links between national states, through open learning program and new technologies
Bi-lateral links between governments and higher institutions in different countries for collaboration in research, curriculum development, student and staff exchange, and other international activities
Multi-nation collaboration such as via international organization or through consortia
Convergence of system and international recognition (Credit system and Accreditation issues)