ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND STAFFS
The student population in all the programs (regular, summer and extension) increased to 19,400 in 2013 academic year.
The University runs undergraduate programs in both regular and continuing education divisions in six Colleges and one school with 34 departments namely, College of Social Sciences and Humanities (Amharic, English, Geography and environmental study, History and Heritage management, Psychology, sociology, Educational planning & management and Civics and ethical education), College of Business & Economics (Accounting, Economics, finance and Management), College of Agriculture & Natural Resources (Natural resource management, Rural development, Animal science, Horticulture and Plant science), College of Natural and Computational Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Sport science), College of Technology (Information technology (IT), Electrical engineering, Mechanical engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Technology Management and Water Resource and Environmental Engineering) College of Health Sciences (Health officer, Midwifery, New innovative medical education initiative and Nursing) and School of Law.
The University started training on Agro economics this year. Thus, it increased the undergraduate programs to 35.
The university accommodated 10,557 regular and it enrolled 3,250 new regular students in 2013 academic year.
The University held discussion on nine designed curriculum at the end of 2012 to start post graduate Program. The programs designed include Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), Literary study, Environmental and Land Resource Management, Ecological and Systemic Zoology, Business Administration, Accounting and Finance, Animal Nutrition & food Technology, Crop irrigation and Public Health. The University is enrolling students in these fields of study. And Physics curriculum is also prepared in 2013, this increases the post graduate programs in to ten.
Besides to this the University designed and practiced Institutional Quality Assurance. Following this research was conducted on the application of modularization. The University accommodated 772 academic staff, 58 assistant workers and 710 permanent administrative workers totaling 1,540 up to the end of September 2013.
To meet the demand for qualified personnel, the University is undertaking a staff development program on short and long term basis.
THEMATIC AREAS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN
The University has embarked a formulation of a five year strategic plan (2010-2014).It summarizes the following four thematic areas, which is derived from the University`s mission and vision.
Excellence in teaching learning
Enhancing problem solving research
Excellence in institutional development
Excellence in community engagement & communications
It has identified strategic issues (problems) and goals. To avert this, strategies and objectives are set for each strategic issues and goals.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES
In the University 93 buildings are under construction by eight contractors with the supervision of GIZ. They are all approaching to complete and they are all functional at this time. To give a quality education in Science, the university is under fulfilling laboratories and workshops.
The university had electricity power, water supply and telephone lines which have big functions in higher institutions. The University’s pathway constructions are on the way to be completed. On the other side, the lack of standardized showers and sewerage avoidance canals are considered to have negative impacts. However, the University, is delivering dial up and wireless internet services in the libraries and buildings. The libraries are open for 24 hours. .
There is electric power, water supply and few telephone lines in the University which provide service to the University community. Road and pathway construction is underway. However, other basic infrastructures like, sewerage system, standard bathroom and wash basin are not available at all. There is a dial- up and wireless internet service in the libraries and some buildings. Libraries work for twenty four hours a day and seven days a week.
FUTURE PLANS OF DEBRE MARKOS UNIVERSITY