| Motto | Oasis of Knowledge |
|---|---|
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 2006 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Education |
| President | Ubah Adem |
| Vice-president | Megersa Kasim Hussen |
Academic staff | 1,177 |
| Students | 12,500 (2018) |
| Location | , 9°37′12″N 41°50′27″E / 9.619900°N 41.840745°E |
| Campus | 1 |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
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  Location in Ethiopia | |
Dire Dawa University is a public university located in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. It opened for the 2006–07 academic year with 754 students, as one of 13 new universities started by the Ministry of Higher Education, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.[1][2]
- ^ Welcome to Dire-Dawa University Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Dire Dawa University, June 15, 2011.
- ^ "Ethiopia: University Welcomes First Batch for more info contact the official website,", The Ethiopian Herald, 12 March 2007, at AllAfrica.com.