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Hawassa University
Hawassa University is a public university in Hawassa, Ethiopia, founded in 1999.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Hawassa, Ethiopia
- Founded
- 1999
- Teaching language
- English
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Hawassa University is a public university in Hawassa, in southern Ethiopia. It was established in 2000 by merging Awassa College of Agriculture, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and the Dilla College of Teachers' Education and Health Sciences.
Its colleges and institutes cover agriculture, forestry and natural resources (at Wondo Genet), medicine and health sciences, technology, business and economics, law and governance, natural and computational sciences, social sciences and humanities, and education. Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital serves the region.
Teaching is in English. Students are placed through Ethiopia's national examination results.
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What language are courses taught in at Hawassa University?
Courses at Hawassa University are taught in English.
When was Hawassa University founded?
Hawassa University was founded in 1999.
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