Overview
The governmental higher educational institutions of Ethiopia were very limited some years ago. But nowadays, the Government has given due attention for the expansion of Public higher Learning institutions. As a result, the numbers of Universities are increased to 31. Among these Asossa University is one of them. The University was established in 2011 committed to advance teaching learning activities, need based research and community service. It is located 675 km north west of Addis Ababa at Asossa town which is the capital city of Benishngul Gumuz Regional State.
The University started its function with five faculties and seventeen departments by admitting the first batch of 1043, regular students which are assigned to these five Faculties. Namely:- Engineering and Technology ,Natural and Computational Sciences, Agriculture and Natural Resource ,Business and Economics, and Social Sciences and Humanity faculties. In 2013 Academic year, the University continued its teaching learning process accepting 1084 new students with five faculties and 19 departments. In addition to the regular session the University launched evening and week- end program in three faculties and 11 departments with 447 students.
Vision of Assosa University, By the year of 2012 Asossa University aspires to be one of the top ten universities in Ethiopia Mission of Assosa University, Producing knowledgeable, Skillful and disciplined graduates by teaching based on the need of the country and on the right subject matter and making research based on the problem of the surrounding and focusing on technology transfer and giving consultancy service for the community.