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To all National Graduate Admission Test (NGAT) applicants choosing Jimma University as exam…
Consortium Agreement among Ethiopian Agricultural Universities.
Ethiopian agricultural universities—Jimma, Arba Minch, Bahir Dar, Jigjiga, Mekelle, and Raya—have signed a…
Collaborative Dental Outreach Brings Free Care to Underserved Communities
In a remarkable display of international cooperation, a team of dental professionals from…
Jimma University organizes a consultative meeting on the new Road Transport Traffic Control Regulation
Jimma University’s Road Safety Advocacy project has organized a regional consultative meeting in…
Upcoming Events
07
Sep
2024Soft Launch of ASASE Academy
A soft launch of the Aviation Sciences and Aerospace Engineering Academy at Jimma University.
- 8:00am4:00pm(September 08, 2024)
Awarding 21st Century Heroes
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Haile Gebreselassie
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Shimelis Adugna
Humanitarian[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Shimelis Adugna was born in October13,1935 at Jijiga town the then eastern part of Hararge now Somalia zone from military family.He joined his primery school at hararge and then high school in General Wingate secondary school. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Bethlehem Tilahun
EntrepreneurBetelehem Tilahun was born in the Zenebework area of Addis Ababa in 1980, the eldest of four siblings. Her parents worked at a local hospital. Alemu attended public primary and secondary schools, and then went on to study accounting at Unity University, graduating in 2004. <a href="https://ju.edu.et/?ac_testimonial=bethlehem-tilahun#more-4132" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Bethlehem Tilahun">(more…)</span></a>
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Mulatu Astatke
MusicianThe father of Ethio-jazz, brought his new sound back to his homeloand while continuing to work in US. Mulatu was Born in the western Ethiopian city of Jimma, Mulatu Astatke's family sent the young Mulatu to learn engineering in Wales during the late 1950s.
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