Director Message

Community Based Education (CBE) is the philosophy of Jimma University through which training, research and service are integrated. To this end Jimma University aspires to be the leading higher education institute in the above three mandate areas. It is a means of achieving educational relevance to community needs and consists of learning activities that uses the community extensively as a learning environment. Community-based education fosters interdependence and leads toward educational and community practices that have the potential to impact people on a global scale.