Bahir Dar University (BDU) 

IAU-001372

IAU Member

Ethiopia

top General Information

Address

Street:Peda Street 07
P.O. Box 79

City:Bahir Dar

Province:Amhara

WWW:https://www.bdu.edu.et

Other Sites

Wisdom Tower

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 2000 following merger of Bahir Dar Teachers College and Bahir Dar Polytechnic Institute (Bahir Dar Teachers College, initially known as College of Pedagogy founded 1972 following a tripartite agreement signed between the Ethiopian Government, UNESCO and UNDP; Bahir Dar Polytechnic Institute created 1963 based on an agreement between the former USSR and the Imperial Government of Ethiopia)

Academic Year

September to June (September-December; January-March; April-June)

Admission Requirements

Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate (ESLCE) or equivalent

Tuition Fees

International:25 per credit hour (USD)

Language(s)

English;Amharic

Accrediting Agency

Ministry of Science and Higher Education;Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency (HERQA)

Religious Affiliation

None

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Mengesha Ayene Ejigu

Job title:President

Years of office:July 2024 -


Senior Administrative Officer : Gedefaw Shiferaw Yigzaw

Job title:Director, Executive Directorate for Administration Affairs


International Relations Officer : Manendante Mulugeta

Job title:Director, External Relations and Partnership


International Relations Officer : Zewdu Emiru

Job title:Vice President for Information and Strategic Communication

top Divisions

Academy : Maritime Academy

Fields of study:Marine Engineering

More details:Ethiopian


Academy : Sport

Fields of study:Sports


College : Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

Fields of study:Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Botany, Development Studies, Environmental Management, Fishery, Natural Resources, Rural Planning, Water Management, Water Science, Wildlife, Zoology


College : Business and Economics

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Economics, Information Technology, Management, Marketing, Transport Management


College : Educational and Behavioural Sciences

Fields of study:Adult Education, Curriculum, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Special Education, Teacher Training


College : Health and Medical Sciences

Fields of study:Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health


College : Science

Fields of study:Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Industrial Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Sports, Statistics


Faculty : Humanities

Fields of study:African Languages, Communication Studies, English, Folklore, Journalism, Literature


Faculty : Social Sciences

Fields of study:Anthropology, Civics, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Geography, History, Political Sciences, Social Work


Institute : Disaster Risk Management and Food Security


Institute : Land Administration

Fields of study:Rural Planning


Institute : Technology

Fields of study:Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Water Science


Institute : Textile and Fashion Technologies

Fields of study:Clothing and Sewing, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Textile Technology


School : Law

Fields of study:Law

top Degrees

Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Education, Engineering


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Business Administration, Demography and Population, Economics, Engineering Management, Environmental Management, Ethics, Finance, Fishery, History, Horticulture, Hydraulic Engineering, Linguistics, Literature, Marketing, Media Studies, Peace and Disarmament, Political Sciences, Public Health, Social Work, Sports, Water Science


Doctorate

Fields of study:Foreign Languages Education

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Bahir Dar Journal of Education

Ethiopian Journal of Science and Technology

Journal of Humanities

Journal of Law,Bahir Dar University

Journal of Social Sciences

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2018-2019

Full Time Total:2000

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Total:172

Students

Statistics Year:2018-2019

Total:57852

Distance:18000

Updated on 21-01-2019