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Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa University is a public university in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, founded in 1950.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Founded
- 1950
- Teaching language
- English
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Addis Ababa University (AAU) is a public research university in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was founded in 1950 as the University College of Addis Ababa and is the oldest and largest higher education institution in the country.
AAU operates multiple campuses in Addis Ababa and in Bishoftu, with colleges of natural and computational sciences, health sciences (including Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital), technology and built environment (Addis Ababa Institute of Technology), business and economics, law and governance, social sciences, humanities, education, and veterinary medicine. The Institute of Ethiopian Studies and its museum are housed in the former imperial palace at Sidist Kilo.
Teaching is in English. Ethiopian students are placed through national examination results.
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Courses at Addis Ababa University are taught in English.
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Addis Ababa University was founded in 1950.
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