Adigrat University ( ti, ዓዲግራት ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a residential national university in

Adigrat Adigrat (, ''ʿaddigrat'', also called ʿAddi Grat) is a city and separate woreda in Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It is located in the Misraqawi Zone at longitude and latitude , with an elevation of above sea level and below a high ridge to the we ...

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. It is approximately north of

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, Ethiopia. The

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admits qualified students to Adigrat University based on their score on the Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE). Facilities at the university's campuses were "completely destroyed" during the

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History

The main reason for the establishment of Adigrat University is said to have been initiated by Prime Minister

Meles Zenawi Meles Zenawi Asres (Tigrinya and ; , born Legesse Zenawi Asres; 9 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was an Ethiopian soldier and politician who served as President of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and then Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1995 until his ...

during a visit to the town and a discussion with the town elders. The cornerstone for Adigrat University was laid in December 2008. The university was officially established via a government proclamation (

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decree 223/2003) on May 26, 2011. In July 2011, the university opened with 4 colleges and 13 departments with 960 students. During the

in late 2020 and early 2021, the facilities and properties of Adigrat University were "completely destroyed", according to Alula Habteab, head of the Bureau of Construction, Road and Transport in the

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Academics

Adigrat University has two campuses Bati Genahti Campus and Agame Campus.

Colleges

* College of Engineering and Technology * College of Medicine and Health Science * College of Social Sciences and Humanities * College of Business and Economics * College of Natural and Computational Sciences * College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

Library system

Adigrat University's library system has archives, reading rooms, and research centers. The university administration has embarked of capacity building by investing in a media and communications department, cloud computing and telecom equipment, and digital library services. Adigrat_University_Campus

Athletics

The Adigrat University's team is called Welwalo, with colors gold and black. The Welwalo participates in Group A of the higher league in the Ethiopian Premier League as part of a football conference. The Welwalo men's football team plays home games at the Adigrat stadium.

References

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