Hawassa University is ranked the best University of the year 2014/15 (2007 E.C.)
Hawassa University is ranked the best University of the year 2014/15 (2007 E.C.) among the senior Universities in Ethiopia. A recent competition result disclosed on the annual University Presidents’ meeting atMekele. The FDRE Ministry of Education sets contest every year among the Universities of the Nation in different categories and the first generation Universities include Addis Ababa, Haromaya, Jimma, Gondar, Mekele, Dilla, Bahrdar, Aribaminch and Hawassa Universities. Among these Universities HwU stood second for two consequitive years 2012/13 (2005 E.C) and 2013/14 (2006 E.C) before it came first in 2014/15 (2007 E.C). According to Prof. Fikre Dessalegn, Vice President for Academic Affairs and delegate of the University President, the competition results appeared following rigorous evaluation by MoE team that visited every University in person and conducted its assessment based on 14 corporate and over 60 detail activities Ethiopian Universities are commissioned to execute.