JU’s Women and Youth Affair Office has been awarding female students who have scored high grades for more than a decade. This year too, the Office organized the award ceremony on January 11, 2018 at the newly built Mini-Stadium located at the Main Campus. The primary aim of the award is to motivate female students […]
January 10, 2018: Jimma University College of Business and Economics in collaboration with Jimma Chamber of Commerce and Sectorial Association hosted a half day forum on ‘The Role of Universities, Government and Private Sectors in Enhancing Development’. The conference was attended by JU Senate members and staff, Jimma Town Chamber of Commerce and Sectorial Association, […]
A project kick-off meeting on “Nematology Summer Course – Ethiopia“ was held on Jan 8 and 9, 2018 at the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University. This project is based on institutional bilateral agreement between Ghent University and Jimma University for educational and research exchange. The meeting began with a welcoming remark made […]
The 12 days long international event which commenced on Monday the 11th and ended on Friday the 22nd of Dec. 2017 was started by a daylong conference on the 11th December and followed by successive workshops, trainings and block teaching sessions across different Colleges and Faculties of JU. This special and very successful conference / workshop event […]
Jimma University has got BID national grant to mobilize biodiversity data under ‘Biodiversity Information for Development and Environmental Resilience in Southwestern Ethiopia (BIDERSE)’. BIDERSE project will be implemented together with Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI) and the Kafa Biosphere Reserve which is managed by NABU. This project is intended to internationally mobilize and publish biodiversity information […]
Gadaa Journal cordially invites contributors to submitting manuscripts for publication on its second issue (Volume 1, Issue 2). Gadaa Journal is a peer reviewed, multidisciplinary, bilingual and open-access journal published twice per year (January & June) by the Institute of Oromoo Studies, Jimma University. The Journal welcomes scholarly manuscripts pertinent to Oromoo life and […]
Jimma University organized a New Year celebration at the Alumni Garden located at the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine on December 29, 2017. The Celebration was attended by the University top management, Senate members, expat staff and their families from various countries including India, China, Cuba, Philippines, South Korea and Nigeria. The celebration was […]
Historically, Jimma University has focused on teaching as the primary area for investment and development. However, as academic programs are becoming increasingly strengthened through various efforts, the university seeks to expand on its overall contribution to the local society and the nation. Entrepreneurship is emphasized as a way for the university to become a self […]
Kassahun’s son Dawit, age two, is just one of an estimated 6,000-8,000 children with new cases of cancer each year in Ethiopia. When his son was diagnosed, Kassahun was devastated; the cancer was curable, but he had no money for the lengthy and expensive treatment. Through The Aslan Project, however, he had hope. From the […]
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences of Jimma University has conducted a national curriculum review workshop to launch three new programs at PhD level from December 15-16, 2017. The purpose of the curriculum review workshop was to expand programs at PHD level in various fields of education and as part of attaining the University’s effort […]