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University of Gondar main campus
UoGAmhara RegionEst. 1954

University of Gondar

📍 Gondar, Ethiopia•👥 ~32k Students•💰 Cost of Living: low

Photo: Photo of University of Gondar Main Gate by Javaman200 (Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA)✓ Verified Institution
●Type: public
●Safety: generally stable
●Departments Offered: 18
🏛️ Campus Overview

About the University & Facilities

Home to Ethiopia's historic first health training institute (the Public Health College, founded in 1954), the University of Gondar is renowned across Africa for medical training, public health, law, and business.

Key Campus Facilities

  • ✓University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
  • ✓Community-Based Rehabilitation Training Center
  • ✓Health Sciences Digital Library & Research Commons
  • ✓Student Dormitories and Sports Grounds
  • ✓Campus Medical Clinics & Health Stations
🌆 City & Living Guide

Life in Gondar

Gondar is the historic 17th-century royal capital of Ethiopia, famous for Fasil Ghebbi stone castles and cool mountain air. It offers a cultural environment with very affordable living costs.

Student Culture & Activities

  • ★Community Health Outreach & Mobile Clinic Fieldwork
  • ★Excursions to Historic Fasil Castles & Simien Mountains
  • ★Student Debate, Legal Aid, and Literature Societies
  • ★Athletic Leagues and Inter-College Tournaments
🎥 Campus Life

Virtual Tour & Student Vlogs

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University of Gondar Maraki Tewodros Fasil Campus Tour

Comprehensive walkthrough of Maraki, Tewodros, and Fasil campuses and academic facilities.

Source: SELAMSEW

📸 Campus Gallery

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🎓 Academic Programs

Departments Offered at UoG

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18 Available Programs
🏛️ College of Medicine and Health Sciences🏛️ Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities🏛️ College of Natural and Computational Sciences🏛️ College of Business and Economics🏛️ School of Law🏛️ College of Veterinary Medicine
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Computer Science

Studies computation, algorithms, data, software systems, and intelligent digital tools.

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Medicine

Prepares students for clinical care, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and medical science.

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Nursing

Focuses on patient care, health education, clinical procedures, and compassionate service.

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Pharmacy

Studies medicines, chemistry, safe drug use, patient counseling, and pharmaceutical systems.

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Public Health

Improves community health through prevention, health education, research, and health systems.

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Biology

Studies living organisms, ecosystems, cells, genetics, health, and environmental life systems.

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Chemistry

Studies substances, reactions, materials, laboratory analysis, and chemical processes.

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Mathematics

Builds advanced problem-solving through logic, proof, modeling, and quantitative analysis.

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Statistics

Uses data, probability, surveys, and models to understand uncertainty and support decisions.

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Economics

Studies markets, development, resources, public policy, finance, and economic choices.

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Accounting and Finance

Focuses on financial records, reporting, auditing, budgeting, investment, and controls.

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Management

Develops planning, leadership, operations, entrepreneurship, and organizational decision-making.

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Law

Studies legal reasoning, rights, institutions, public rules, advocacy, and justice.

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Psychology

Studies behavior, learning, emotion, development, counseling foundations, and research.

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Sociology

Studies society, communities, inequality, culture, institutions, and social change.

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Social Work

Prepares students to support vulnerable individuals, families, and communities through counseling, welfare services, and social intervention.

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Educational Planning and Management

Studies school administration, curriculum planning, education policy, and institutional management to improve Ethiopian education systems.

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Sport Science

Studies human performance, exercise physiology, sports coaching, and physical education to develop athletes and healthy communities in Ethiopia.

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