Hawassa University (HU)
3F2W+CQH, Hawassa, Éthiopie
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About
Hawassa University (HU) has two Institutes & eight Colleges scattered in seven campuses, namely: College of Agriculture (CoA), Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources (WGCF-NR), College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS), Main Campus, Awada Campus, The Institute of Technology and Daye Campus. Currently, HU is running more than 90 undergraduate and around 120 graduate (masters, specialty and doctoral) programmes. HU has a total of 7037 staff, of which 1630 are academic and 5443 are administrative. Whereas currently, HU has a student population of 43, 638 in the regular and continuing and distance education sessions both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. When it comes to collaboration and partnership, HU has signed over one hundred (100) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with different institutions across the globe. Out of the total, currently, there are 61 active collaborative projects at HU.
Sustainability at Hawassa University
HU is committed to integrating sustainability into its core mission, embedding it across research, teaching, campus life, and community partnerships. The university encourages curricula and interdisciplinary inquiry that address environmental resilience, agriculture and natural resource management, and social equity. Campus practices foster resource stewardship, waste reduction, and eco-awareness, while engagement with local and regional communities promotes sustainable development aligned with the UN SDGs. Through this holistic approach, Hawassa aspires to nurture responsible citizens and advance knowledge that supports a sustainable future.