Wollega University

Wollega University (WU), also known as Nekemte University, is a public university in Nekemte, a town in the Western Oromia Region of Ethiopia.

Wollega University

WU
Other name	Wallaga University
Former name	Nekemte University
Motto	Icon of Quality and Relevance
Type	Public
Established	February 2007
Accreditation	Ministry of Education
Affiliation	Nekemte Campus, Shambu Campus, and Gimbi Campus
Endowment	Regular, Weekend, Distance, Online, and Summer Programs
Budget	Government Treasury and Internal Revenue
President	Dr. Tesfaye Lema Tefera
Vice-president	Dr Olana Debel Dr Melka Hika Dr Temesgen Tilahun Dr Diriba Diba
Dean	Dr Belay Beyene Dr Temesgen Dr Meseret Belete Dr Morka Amante Dr Mosisa Geleta Dr Teferi Terefe Dr Gimnar Ensarmu Dr Tefera Mr Mijena Mr Elias Tujuba
Director	Dr Girmaye Kenasa Dr Thomas Ayana
Academic staff	1,112
Total staff	5,355
Students	30,000
Undergraduates	28,000
Postgraduates	1,500
Doctoral students	500
Location	Nekemte, Shambu, and Gimbi cities , Western Oromia, Oromia Region , <395> , Ethiopia 9°4′51.5″N 36°34′57.5″E
Campus	Nekemte main Campus, Shambu Agricultural Campus, Gimbi Social Science Campus, <5000 hectors
Language	English, Afaan Oromo and Amharic
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Website	www.wollegauniversity.edu.et

Description

WU started out with 1600 students. According to the UCBP, it currently has 4,048 pupils.^[1][2] Wollega is found in western part of Oromia. The institution features 32 departments, with additional facilities planned. Wollega University also provides medical laboratory science training.^[3] After renovations, the institution is expected to accommodate 12,000 students.

At present, Wollega University runs 82 undergraduate, 45 graduate programs and 5 PhD programs in the three campuses.

Undergraduate programs

• College of Engineering and Technology
• Collage of Natural and Computational science
• Institute of Health Sciences
• Shambu Campus, College of Agriculture]] and Natural Resource
• Gimbi Campus, College of Social science and Humanities
• School of Law
• School of Veterinary Medicine
• College of Business and Economics
• Institute of Language and Journalisms

Postgraduate programs

• Master of Science in Electrical Power Engineering
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Public Administration (MA in PA & MPA)
• Agricultural Economics (MSc in Agricultural  EC)
• Development Economics
• MBA in Banking & Finance
• Oromo Language & Literature (MA in OLL)
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language (MA in TEFL)
• Plant Breeding (Master of Science in Plant Breeding)
• Nutrition and Food Science (MSc in NFS)
• Sugarcane Agronomy (MSc in Sugarcane agronomy)
• Political Science (MA in Political Science)
• Master of Public Health/General
• Master of Public Health/Reproductive Health
• Master of Public Health/Microbiology
• Master of Microbial Biotechnology
• Physics/ Master of Science in Physics
• Accounting
• Medical Anthropology
• Masters of public health in psychiatry
• Masters of Advanced Architectural Design

Campuses

Currently Wollega University has three campuses: Wollega University Nekemte Campus (Main Campus) located in East Wollega Zone, Gimbi Campus (College of Social Sciences, Natural & Environmental Sciences) located in West Wollega Zone, and Shambu Campus (College of Agricultural Sciences) located in Horo Guduru Welega Zone. From these respective campuses on 29 may 2013, 2492 students with various field of studies both in 1st and 2nd degree have graduated.

Science, Technology and Arts Research Journal

Science, Technology and Arts Research (STAR) Journal https://journals.wgu.edu.et/ (Online)) is an international, open access, online, print, peer-reviewed, and quarterly publishing journal in all fields of science, technology, and arts-based on its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance, and surprising conclusions. STAR Journal is an official international journal of Wollega University.