Addis Ababa, July 10 (WIC) –The Ministry of Education (MoE) said the construction of 9 new universities is underway with 8 billion birr allocated by the government so as to increase the number of higher learning institutions in the country.
Ministry External and Public Relations Directorate Director, Abera Abate, told WIC the universities are being constructed in Oromia, Amhara and SNNP states as well as in Addis Ababa City Administration.
He said a cornerstone for the construction of the universities was laid in the just ended Ethiopian budget year. The construction is expected to be completed within four years.
Abera said the construction of the universities would raise the number of universities to 31 from 22 universities now.
It also helps to increase the number of student joining university. The student enrollment capacity of higher learning institutions has reached to 74,000 now and it will jump to 112, 000 students when the nine universities go operational, he said.
According to Abera, Ethiopia has moved from two universities 19 year ago to 22 universities today.
