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The Faculty of Technology
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The faculty of Technology is one of the many
faculties under Addis Ababa University. The faculty has two campuses
- the northern and the southern.
Dean of the Faculty
Abebe Dinku, Associate
Prof. of Civil Engineering
Associate Dean (Northern Campus)
Dr. Alem Bazezew, Associate Prof. of
Mechanical Engineering
Associate Dean (Southern Campus)
Tariku Belay, Associate
Prof. of Architecture
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Breif History
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The Faculty of Technology has two
major units, both with distinct beginnings of their own. One of these, the current
Northern Campus, grew out of the former Imperial College of Engineering. The second, the
current Southern Campus, was formerly called the Ethio-Swedish Institute of Building
Technology.
The College of Engineering was opened in 1953.
Initially, it offered a two-year programme of intermediate engineering studies. The
students were subsequently sent abroad for a further study leading to a B.Sc. Degree.
Later, a four-year degree programme in civil and industrial engineering was launched, and
the first batch graduated in July 1958. In the following year, the industrial engineering
programme was split into Electrical and Mechanical Engineering programmes, and the
duration of the study for all programmes was extended to five years. In 1961, the College
became a chartered member of Addis Ababa University. The Faculty expanded further in 1963
by opening a department of architecture and urban planning . In 1965, the College moved
from its former location in the compound of the Technical School at Mexico Square to the
Arat Kilo Campus (the current Faculty of Science). The College moved to its present campus
in 1969 and the Department of Architecture moved to the Southern Campus during this
period.
The former Building College, formally known as
the Ethio-Swedish Institute of Building College, was founded in 1954 through a bilateral
agreement between the Ethiopian and Swedish Governments. The initial educational scheme,
launched in 1955, aimed at offering a three-year diploma programme in building
engineering. At the end of the 1957/58 academic year, the training was upgraded to a
four-year programme leading to a B.Sc. Degree in building engineering. It was reviewed yet
again and changed to a three-year diploma programme in 1962. As a result of
recommendations made at various times, especially those of a study team in 1968 and the
Presidential Commission in 1968, and the report of the Technical Survey Team of 1969, the
College of Engineering and the Building College merged to form the present Faculty of
Technology in 1969.
The Northern Campus contains the Departments of
Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering. The Departments based in the
Southern Campus are the Department of Architecture and Urban planning, the Department of
Building Technology, and the Materials Research and Testing Department.
A further milestone in expansion and
strengthening of engineering education in the country was the opening by the Faculty of
two M.Sc. Programmes, first in 1979 in Civil Engineering and then in 1985 in Electrical
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Campuse Locations
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The Northern Campus of the Faculty of Technology is
located on the main road between the main campus of Addis Ababa University and the Science
Faculty in Addis Ababa. The Northern campus contains the Departments of Civil, Electrical,
Mechanical and Chemical Engineering. In addition to the dormitories, laboratories and
workshops, the facilities at the Northern Campus include an administrative wing housing
the Dean’s Office with its auxiliary services, a bookstore, and a library. The Southern Campus of the Faculty occupies a site in the south-western
part of Addis Ababa, adjacent to the High Court Building on the Jimma Road. The
Departments based in the Southern campus are the Department of Architecture & Urban
Planning, the Department of Building Technology, and the Materials Research & Testing
Department. There are classrooms, laboratories, workshops, architectural studios,
staff-quarters and student dormitories. There is also a group of traditional Ethiopian
houses to illustrate the vernacular architecture of the country.
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OBJECTIVES
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The objectives of the Faculty of Technology can be
broadly defined as follows:
- to produce trained manpower in the various fields of Engineering
and Architecture in its regular, extension, and postgraduate programmes
- to further, through relevant study and research, architectural and
technological capabilities of the country in line with the national development objectives
- to offer technical consultancy services to Government Ministries
and other state and private organizations
- to provide and expedite appropriate training programmes to
Government and private employees with the view to upgrading and updating their skills
- to prepare and plan the introduction of study in the other
Architectural and Engineering areas such as urban design, housing, mining, metallurgy,
etc.
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STUDY PROGRAMMES
- Undergraduate
- Continuing
Education
- Post Graduate
- Graduation
Requirements
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Undergraduate Programmes In its regular programme, the Faculty offers Advanced Diploma and B.Sc.
Degree Programmes. The Programmes leading to a B.Sc. Degree are offered by the Departments
of Architecture & Urban Planning, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. The duration of study period is uniformly five
years. Further more, the Department of Building Technology offers a three-year Advanced
Diploma programme.
All students wishing to join any of the Departments situated in
the Northern Campus follow a common programme of study during the first three semesters:
two semesters in the Science Freshman Programme and one semester in Pre-Engineering
Department of the Faculty. Students are then allowed to choose the department, which they
want to join. If more students wish to join a certain department than the capacity of the
department, placement is carried out competitively on the basis of the cumulative grade
point average obtained during the three semester. Students of the Building Technology
Department are assigned directly to the respective Departments on joining the University.
Students wishing to join the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning must also pass
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Post-Graduate Programmes The Departments of Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering have
programmes, which lead to M.Sc. Degrees. The areas of specialization which are currently
offered are the following:
Civil Engineering:
Hydraulics, Structures, Soil Mechanics, and Foundation
Engineering.
Electrical Engineering:
Control Engineering, Power Systems, Communications Engineering,
and Electronic Engineering.
Mechanical Engineering:
Thermal Engineering. Mechanical Design and Industrial
Engineering.
All the M.Sc. Programmes take 2 years to complete. The
Departments of Architecture and Urban Planning and Chemical Engineering plan to launch a
graduate programme in the near future.
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Continuing Education Programmes
The Faculty of Technology runs Evening Programmes in the fields of Civil, Electrical,
Mechanical, and Building Engineering. All departments offer a five-year advanced diploma
programme. In addition, the Departments of Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering
offer an eight-year B.Sc. Programme. |
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Graduation Requirements A CGPA of 2.00 or above is required for graduation of Advanced Diploma and
B.Sc. Programmes. A CGPA of 3.00 is required for graduation with M.Sc. Degree. |
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RESEARCH
ACTIVITIES
One of the most important missions
of the Faculty is to assist the development objectives of the country through applied and
basic research. Research projects that are currently underway include the following:
Civil Engineering:
Multi-purpose water resources development project; Preparation of design
aid for reinforced concrete hollow sections.
Chemical Engineering:
Biogas manufacturing, Defluorization of Awash River.
Electrical
Engineering:
Application and performance evaluation of solar photovoltaic systems.
Mechanical
Engineering:
Solar water heating and crop drying, water turbine.
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ACADEMIC STAFF
PROFILE
The current staff profile of the Faculty is
summarized below.
Department |
Ph.D |
M.Sc. |
B.Sc. |
Arch.
& Urban Planning |
1 |
12 |
2 |
Building
Technology |
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6 |
1 |
Chemical
Engineering |
3 |
4 |
2 |
Civil
Engineering |
14 |
4 |
3 |
Electrical
Engineering |
11 |
8 |
4 |
Mechanical
Engineering |
10 |
1 |
3 |
Materials
Research & Testing |
1 |
- |
1 |
Total |
40 |
35 |
16 |
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CURRENT STUDENT
ENROLLMENT
The number of Regular and Extension Division students currently
enrolled in the various departments of the Faculty is as follows:
a) Regular students enrolment
| Program |
Department |
Total |
B.Sc.
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Arch. & Urban Planning |
137 |
Civil Engineering |
295 |
| Chemical Engineering |
73 |
Electrical Engineering |
154 |
Mechanical Engineering |
195 |
Pre-Engineering |
204 |
Adv. Dipl. |
Building Technology |
262 |
M.Sc. |
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering |
52
25
25 |
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Grand Total |
1422 |
b) Extension students enrolment
| Program |
Department |
Total
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| Advanced
Diploma |
Building Technology |
301 |
Civil Engineering |
380 |
Electrical Engineering |
243 |
Mechanical Engineering |
243 |
| B.Sc.
Degree Programme |
Pre- Engineering |
504 |
Civil Engineering |
220 |
Electrical Engineering |
109 |
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Grand
Total |
2000 |
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IMMEDIATE PLANS
- Increasing graduate student enrolment
- Expanding the current research activities in line with the
development needs and objectives of the country.
- Starting the already approved M.Sc. programme in Construction
Management.
- Expanding the M.Sc. Programme by opening new programmes in
Landscape Architecture; Chemical Engineering and Transportation Engineering.
- Starting Ph.D. Programmes in Civil and Electrical Engineering.
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Address
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Faculty of
Technology, Addis Ababa University
P.O.Box 385, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia;
Tel: +251-1-559-866 Fax: +251-1-552-601
E-mail: technorth.aau@telecom.net.et
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Technology, Addis Ababa University |
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