Debre Markos University (DMU) is a public research university in Debre Markos, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. It was established in 2005 and has been growing fast.
Debre Markos University (DMU) is a public research university in Debre Markos, Ethiopia. DMU is located in the area endowed with pleasant weather, abundant natural resources, including Choke Mountains water-shade which covers six different agro-ecology zones within radius with various bio-diversity and source of many tributaries to the Nile, and Upper Blue Nile Gorge. DMU was established in January 2005 and two years later it began teaching the first enrolled 760 regular students with 53 faculty members, 34 administrative staff, and 21 contract servants.
Currently, DMU has 51 undergraduate, 47 postgraduate, and 2 PhD programs in regular, continuing, and distance educations. These programs are given at three centers: Main campus in Debre Markos, Burie campus in Burie, and Bichena campus in Bichena. DMU has been providing competitive and skilled graduates to the national and international organizations in 11 round graduation ceremonies in first and second-degree programs. In addition to these, 126 medical doctors graduated in three rounds.
The university currently has three campuses, five colleges, two schools, and three institutes.
The university has 9 colleges, institutes, and schools.
Geology
School of postgraduate postgraduate in Environment and Land Resource Management