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Debre Markos University

Coordinates: 10°19′51″N 37°44′33″E / 10.33081°N 37.74262°E / 10.33081; 37.74262
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Debre Markos University
TypePublic
EstablishedJanuary 2005
18 November 2007 (inaugurated)[1]
PresidentTafere Melaku
Academic staff
1,556
Students27,460
Location
Debre Markos
,
Amhara Region
,
Ethiopia

10°19′51″N 37°44′33″E / 10.33081°N 37.74262°E / 10.33081; 37.74262
Websitewww.dmu.edu.et

Debre Markos University (DMU) is a public research university in Debre Markos, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. It was established in 2005 and has been growing fast.

Overview

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Debre Markos University (DMU) is a public research university in Debre Markos, Ethiopia. DMU is located in the area endowed with pleasant weather, abundant natural resources, including Choke Mountains water-shade which covers six different agro-ecology zones within 50 km (31 mi) radius with various bio-diversity and source of many tributaries to the Nile, and Upper Blue Nile Gorge. DMU was established in January 2005 and two years later it began teaching the first enrolled 760 regular students with 53 faculty members, 34 administrative staff, and 21 contract servants.

Currently, DMU has 51 undergraduate, 47 postgraduate, and 2 PhD programs in regular, continuing, and distance educations. These programs are given at three centers: Main campus in Debre Markos, Burie campus in Burie, and Bichena campus in Bichena. DMU has been providing competitive and skilled graduates to the national and international organizations in 11 round graduation ceremonies in first and second-degree programs. In addition to these, 126 medical doctors graduated in three rounds.

The university currently has three campuses, five colleges, two schools, and three institutes.

Academics

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The university has 9 colleges, institutes, and schools.

College of Social Science and Humanity

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Natural and Computational Science

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Geology

College of Business and Economics

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  • Economics
  • Management
  • Accounting and Finance

College of Agriculture and Natural Resource

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College of Health Science

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Debre Markos Institute of Technology

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School of Law

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  • Law

School of Medicine

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  • Medicine
  • Medical Radiology Technology(MRT)
  • Anesthesia

Institute of Land Administration

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  • Land Administration and Surveying
  • Real Property Valuation

School of postgraduate postgraduate in Environment and Land Resource Management

Partnership

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  • International[2]
International Partners
No. International Partners Common Collaboration areas and objectives
1 North-west University, South Africa Exchange of students and academic staff

Joint research activities and quality assurance

2 IMC University of applied sciences, Austria Joint program launching and project development

Exchange of publications, teaching and staff

3 Gig watt Global cooperative, Netherlands & Gig watt Global wind LLC, United States Cooperation for Developing, constructing and operating photovoltaic and wind electricity production facilities in DMU
4 Teach for Ethiopia, Alexandria, Egypt Recruiting outstanding recent graduates of DMU to join TFE fellowship

TFE and DMU will jointly to ensure the program's success and sustainability
Cooperating in strategic initiatives

5 Antenna foundation, Geneva, Switzerland Collaborative research study on science related topics

Establish collaboration programs

6 Beza international Inc, USA Capacity building (Scholarship, staff and student exchange)

Conducting Joint project and Undertaking community development
Resource acquisition

7 People to People Inc, USA Conducting Joint project and Undertaking community development

Capacity building (Scholarship, staff and student exchange)
Resource acquisition (Text books, computers, Lab equipments)

8 University of Nairobi, Kenya Exchange of students at MSC and PhD levels

Exchanging, preserving and promoting culture
Co-supervision of Doctoral Dissertations

9 South Eastern Oklahoma state University, Oklahoma, USA Exchange of students and academic staff

Short-term academic programs and trainings for staff
Joint quality assurance
Expansion and dissemination of knowledge

10 UNVERSIT'A'T HAMBURG, Hamburg, Germany Joint programs, research, lectures and seminars

Exchange of students(undergraduate, MSC, and PhD), academic and administration staff

11 UNIVERSITA' DEGLISTUDI DEL MOLISE, Italy Promote research and teaching activities

Deepen the understanding of economic,cultural and social issues

12 Kempten University, Germany Exchange of programs of under and postgraduate students, academic information, materials where appropriate

Development of joint degree programs, start-up projects.

13 International University college of Turin (IUCT) Training (both short term and long term)

Exchange of publications and academic materials, academic staffs
Opening joint programs
Establishing research centers

No. National Partners Common Collaboration areas and objectives
1 Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa Establish of Climate Science center at choke mountains

Joint research programs and projects on: solid and liquid waste management, Pollution, Water shade management, Urban sustainability issues, Establishment of analytical laboratory, etc..
Solar radiation distribution and the effect on Agriculture/crop production

2 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research(EIAR), Addis Ababa Jointly work on relevant technology generation, initiate technology dissemination programs and projects

Hosting postgraduate students for their research
Agree to share research laboratories and teaching facilities; share staff for relevant research and post graduate research

3 Jimma University, Jimma Jointly conduct research and development activities, organize capacity building and offer demand driven training, organize conferences

Support each other in designing curricula
Facilitate student exchange
Share scholarly and academic materials

4 Abay Basin development office, Bahir Dar Joint proposal development, development of guidelines, manuals

Sharing of laboratories and libraries
Joint publications and research outputs

5 Ethiopian Environment and Forest research institute/EEFRI/, Addis Ababa Joint capacity building, research and use of laboratory facilities
6 Ethiopian Public health Institute Organize scientific symposium, conferences

Carry out joint research including MSc and PhD programs

Exchange of scientific and technical information

Co-supervision of MSc and Doctoral thesis

7 Bright Future Initiative Exchange data resources on the issue of disability and rehabilitation

Joint project development and implementation

Resource utilization within and outside the entities
Exchange of skill knowledge and experience

8 Human Bridge College Provision of hospital beds, Bedside table and other medical equipment
9 Catholic Relief services Ethiopia ( Farmer to Farmer / F2F/ program) Enable CRS access and provide technical assistance

Broaden the participation of Rural poor in establishing commodity value chains....

10 Frances G. Cosco Foundation- Education for change “ FGCF” Improve access to learning materials

Upgrading teachers pedagogical skills
Set standards-based outcome targets

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "debre markos university" (PDF). iie.
  2. ^ "International | Debre Markos University". Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  3. ^ "National | Debre Markos University". Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  4. ^ "Collaboration areas | Debre Markos University". Retrieved 2024-06-13.
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