Wollega University is a university

University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

 in Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

. It was sometimes named Nekemte university for the city

Nekemte

Nekemte is a market town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Welega Zone of the Oromia Region , Nekemte has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2,088 meters....

 it is located in.

Overview

On Sunday, May 27 2007, thousands of Ethiopians including Abadula Gemeda, the President of Oromia Region, gathered in Nekemte to celebrate the official inauguration of Wollega University, one of the new public universities being established under the University Capacity Building Program (UCBP). The university started with 1600 students and it currently has 4,048 students, according to UCBP. It has 32 departments and it is expanding its facilities. Wollega University also provides medical laboratory science training. When complete, Wollega University will accommodate 12,000 students.