Mekelle Institute of Technology

Mekelle Institute of Technology (MIT) is an educational institute created in Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, in 2002,[1][2] aiming to teach and do research in engineering, science and technology.[3] In 2020, MIT aimed to integrate with Mekelle University.[4]

Mekelle Institute of Technology
EstablishedSeptember 2002
Location
Mekelle
,
Ethiopia
Websitewww.mit.edu.et

History

MIT states that it was created in 2002.[1][3]

MIT graduated its first batch of 142 students on July 7, 2007. In 2007, 560 students studied in the MIT Faculty of Engineering.

Funding

EFFORT was the main funding body of Mekelle Institute of Technology. MIT also gets funds from research and development branch of its ICT department. This branch takes software and hardware projects and develops them for customers and gets some fund in return.

Leadership and structure

MIT has also been able to create linkages with universities and colleges in the United States of America, which have provided manpower and material support to MIT. The institute is governed by a provisional governing board.

  1. AIGA Forum Archived 2007-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Gregorian 2002 mostly overlaps with 1995 E.C..
  3. "Mekelle Institute of Technology – Center of Excellence". Mekelle Institute of Technology. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  4. "Mission". Mekelle Institute of Technology. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2021-01-28.


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