Hawassa University opens new campus

A new campus built in the town of Yirgalem by Hawassa University of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia, with a cost of 55 million Birr, was inaugurated on Sunday. The University’s President, Dr. Yoseph Mammo, said on the occasion that the new campus called Awada Campus is part of the expansion work to increase enrollment capacity of the university. Dr. Yoseph said the campus, constructed on 65 hectares land, has dormitories which can accommodate 800 students and classrooms among other facilities. The campus will provide first degree level training to 580 students which include accounting, management, economics and cooperatives field of study. He said construction of offices, a dining hall and library, launched with 38 million Birr will be finalized in the near future. Over 320 million Birr is allocated to undertake additional expansion work for the campus. State Chief and Administration Board Chairperson of the University, Shiferaw Shigute inaugurated the campus. Shiferaw, on the occasion, said the regional administration and the public will provide support to students enrolled in the new campus. Elders of the area said construction of the campus helps to speed up development and create jobs.

Source: ENA