Mekelle University

Mekelle University (MU) is a state university in Mekelle, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, 783 km from the Ethiopian capital. It was established by the Government of Ethiopia in May 2000 as an autonomous higher education institution, through the merger of Mekelle Business College and Mekelle University College. The university describes itself as research-intensive.

MU has about 30,000 students and 8,000 employees on seven campuses, including Endayesus (the main campus), Adihaki, Ayder, Aynalem, Kalamino and Quiha, with a seventh, Baloni, under construction. Teaching is organised in 7 colleges, 9 institutes, 9 schools and 57 departments, among them the Ethiopian Institute of Technology - Mekelle and the College of Health Sciences with the Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. The academic offer includes:

• 122 undergraduate programmes
• 204 MA/MSc programmes
• 53 PhD programmes
• Specialty and subspecialty certificate programmes
• Postgraduate diploma and certificate programmes

The university has an International Affairs Office and a provost for international affairs and global collaboration.