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BRIEF HISTORY OF ODA BULTUM UNIVERSITY
Oda Bultum University (OBU) is one of public higher learning institutions in Ethiopia, established in
November, 2015 by decree No.322/2014 of the Council of Ministers of the Federal Democratic Republic
of Ethiopia. The University is located in Chiro town in West Hararghe zone of Oromia Regional State. It
is located at 325 km southeast of Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.
As a public higher learning institution, Oda Bultum University has set itself core responsibilities with a
focus on producing ethical, competent qualified graduates, conducting problem solving researches, and
giving demand driven community services. The University has now six Colleges, two institutes and one
school; it has regular, extension, Special Bega undergraduate programs. At present there are 32 regular,
5extension, 3 Special Bega undergraduate programs in the university. The University has more than 300
academic and 500 administrative staff members.
Oda Bultum University is undertaking researches and community service activities in various fields to
make its own contribution to a sustainable economic, social and political development of the country. The
University is planning and working on to initiate relevant postgraduate (M.Sc. /MA) programs.
Mission of Oda Bultum University
The mission of Oda Bultum University is to produce competent graduates, undertake problem
solving researches, and provide demand-driven and transformative community services.
Vision of Oda Bultum University
Oda Bultum University strives to be the leading center of excellence in the country and East
Africa in agro-industry and land resources by 2035.
Values
Pursuit of truth and freedom to express truth
Reputability by accomplished mission
Academic excellence and cooperative partnership
Institutional freedom and Accountability
Inclusive governance and rule of law
Justice and equity
Fighting corruption
Delivery of swift and quality service
Economic use of resource and effective property administration
Giving thanks to grateful persons
Democracy and cultural diversity
Mandates
Like other higher institutions of Ethiopia , OBU is assigned to :
Engage on teaching learning activities;
Carry out need based and problem solving research ;
Deliver need based and problem solving community services.
1, Teaching learning activities
Academic Units
College of Agriculture
College of Agro Industry
College of natural resource and environmental science
College of Business and Economics
College of Natural and Computational Science
College of Social Science and Humanity
Institute of Technology
Institute of land Administration
School of Law
Current students in Regular Programs
College/institute 1 st
year
2 nd
year
3rd
year 4th
RDA SBDA Total
College of Agriculture
198 112 111 94 257 772
College of Natural and Computational Science 151 92 91 - - 334
College of natural resource and
environmental science
163 93 95 60 118 529
College of Business and Economics
199 121 123 - - 443
College of Social Science and Humanity
168 - - - - 168
College of Agro Industry
77 - - - - 77
Institute of Technology 194 57 96 - - 347
Institute of land Adminstration
81 32 - 40 - - 153
School of Law
37 - - - - - 37
Total 1268 507 516 40 154 375 2860
Student in extension program
Center Department # program Student number
Chiro Five Evening & Weekend 1004
Badessa Three Weekend 179
Hirna Two Weekend 336
Metahara Two Weekend 50
Total 1569
2011 graduates: 710 regular + 268 extension = 978
2, Research Activities In terms of researches undertaken the following efforts have been made so far:
Research capacity building activities:
Farmers field day visiting integrated agribusiness
Farmers field day visiting Mango Farm
Farmer’s field day visiting Nursery Site
Farmers field day visiting apiculture farm
3, Community Engagement Activities
Community Engagements implemented in 2009 E.C
1 Capacity Building on Land Information Systems to Experts in West Hararghe Zone
2 Small Scale Poultry Production Technology Transferring to Women in Chiro Woreda
3 Training on Enhancing Bio-intensive Production through “Fodder shed Technology System” to
Farmers in West Hararghe
4 Technology Village creation Through Renewable Energy to Farmers in Habro Woreda
5 Planning, Financial Management and Related Issues to Micro and Small Scale Enterprises in West
Hararghe Zone
6 Promoting Skills of Science Teachers for Improving Educational Quality in West Hararghe Zone
7 Improving Food Grain Postharvest Handling & Storage System to Tullo Woreda Farmers
8 Small Scale Dairy Technology Transferring to Women in Chiro Woreda
9 Capacity Building on LATEX Mathematics Application Software to Mathematics Teachers in West
Hararghe Zone
10 Training on Leadership and Management Skills and Integrated Budget and Expenditure System to
Chiro TVET Staff
11 Improving Households Agro forestry Practices Through Capacity Building and Improved fruit tree
Distribution to Tullo Woreda Farmers
12 Practical based Queen Rearing (Honey bee colony multiplication) Technology Transferring to Coffee
Producer Beekeeper in 9 Zones of Oromia Regional Sate
Training delivered on LATEX Mathematic application software for
Mathematic teachers in West Hararghe Zone
Training delivered on LATEX Mathematic application software for Mathematic
teachers in West Hararghe Zone
Beekeeping Training Delivered by OBU at Arsi Robe area
Some of Community Engagements implemented in 2010 E.C
1 Provision of Training on MATLAB/Octave software for West Hararghe Zone Techers
2 Training on Laboratory Equipment Utilization and safty for Elementary and High school Teachers
3 Kaizen Enterprunership, Enterprize developmentand Professional Ethics for Technical and Vocational
Training Offices of West Hrarghe Zone
4 Training on Auditing and and bookeeping to west Hararghe Experts at Hirna Town
5 An Integrated Agro forestry Based Natural resource Conservation at Nole Watershed, Tullo District,
West Hararghe
6 Provision of Training on Forest inventory and GIS to West Hararge Zone Forest Enterprise Experts
7 Improved shelf life of fruit and vegetable using evaporative cooling technology
8 Hygine in Meat production For butcheries and Meat handlers Meat West harghe
9 Capacitating Small and Micro Enterprise Contractors of West Hararghe zone Twords Contract
Adminstration and Unit Cost Analysis of Construction Projects
10 Training on Urban Claster and Land Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for West Hararghe Land
adminstration Experts
11 Capacity Building on Post harvest Loss Reductions of Perishable and Stored Crop, Pesticides use and
Its Implications on The Environment at West Hararghe Zone
12 Provision of training on awareness creation and Enterprenuerships to the increasing street girls in
Chiro twon
13 Provion of training on ICT based Data base managements to experts of west Hararghe zone
14 Capacity building on Creativity, Inovation and Enterprenurshipsto West Hararghe zone TVET college
Trainers
15 Development and Implementation of Chiro town wast disposed area Greening for youth job creation
Provision of TOT on ICT based Data Management to all woreda Social
security experts
Improving the livelihoods of smallholder women farmers of Chiro Woreda
through introduction of improved poultry production systems
While those 30 women receiving 300 poultry with 7 portable poultry
house and three months poultry feed interviewed to reflect their feeling
to in Chiro Woreda
Poultry house technology implementation site selection and input distribution
on community’s farm yard
Provision of practical based dairy processing trainings to small holder
women
Distribution of grafted mango and Avocado seedlings on farmers
farmland
Monitoring and Evaluation of the performance of the distributed
multipurpose fruit tree seedlings, in Gagawo Dingate
Evaluation of the distributed seedlings after 2 years
Chiro town waste disposal site greenery project
Community Engagements implemented in 2011 E.C
1 Distribution of used materials to TEVT , schools
2 distributed exercise book, pen and pencil for 840 displaced school children in Miésso
3 Capacity building Training provided for 40 land administration experts from all
districts and zonal office on the title land cadastral surveying
4 Training provide for 30 zonal audit experts on the financial auditing
5 Capacity building training for 40 women entrepreneurs engaged in Micro and Small
Enterprises in West Hararghe Zone.
6 Delivering business consultancy service and establishing 5 model enterprises in West
Hararghe zone particularly in Chiro and Hirna towns.
7 Creating job opportunities for 12 unemployed youths in Chiro town by building and
distributing 4 shoes shine boys’ shades.
8 Skill gap training to 40 Zonal planning and economic development expertise
9 Offered scholarship to five Chiro Woreda Agricultural experts and five to staffs and
community
distributed exercise book, pen and pencil for 840 displaced school children in
miésoo
Project Cycle Management capacity building training to 40 experts of West
Hararghe Zone plan and Economic Development Office.
Compiled by Foreign andPublic Relations Directorate
March,27,2019 G.C
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