Jimma University
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1952 |
| President | Dr. Fikre Lemessa |
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Academic staff
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2,600 |
| Students | 42,000 |
| Location | Jimma, Ethiopia |
| Campus | Urban, 412 acres (167 ha) |
| Language | English |
| Colors | Royal Blue |
| Website | www |
Jimma University (JU) is a public research university located in Jimma, Ethiopia. It is recognized as the leading national university, as ranked first by the Federal Ministry of Education for four successive years (2009 - 2012).
The establishment of Jimma university dates back to 1952 when Jimma college of Agriculture was founded. The university got its current name in December 1999 following the amalgamation of Jimma College of Agriculture (founded in 1952) and Jimma Institute of Health Sciences (founded in 1983).
Currently the university has two campuses; the college of agriculture campus which is located next to downtown Jimma and the main campus located in the suburb of the town. Both campuses are wooded and are just like urban parks that host a plethora of wild life.
The university campus is located in the city of Jimma, situated around 352 kilometers southwest of Addis Ababa. Its grounds cover some 167 hectares. JU is Ethiopia's first innovative community-oriented educational institution of higher learning, with teaching centers for health care students in Jimma, Omo Nada, Shebe, Agaro, and Asendabo. JU is a pioneer in Public health training. It has academic and scientific collaboration with numerous national and international partners. JU also publishes the biannual Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, and launched the Jimma University Journal of Law in October 2007.
Jimma University's main campus is located next to the former palace of the kings of the Kingdom of Jimma, which was one of the strong kingdoms in the Gibe region of Ethiopia in the years 1790 AD to 1932 AD. The city of Jimma is situated in the regional hub of the birthplace of coffee Arabica, where the stimulating effect of coffee was first discovered in the region of Kaffa in Ethiopia. According to legend, ancestors of today's Oromo people in the region of Kaffa in Ethiopia were believed to have been the first to recognize the energizing effect of the coffee plant in the tenth century, though no direct evidence has been found indicating where exactly coffee grew or who among the native populations might have used it as a stimulant or even known about it, earlier than the 17th century. The story of Kaldi, the 9th-century Ethiopian goatherd who discovered coffee when he noticed how excited his goats became after eating the beans from a coffee plant, did not appear in writing until 1671.
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