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Mekelle University is located in Northern Ethiopia (Mek'ele, Tigray), at a distance of 783 kilometers from the Ethiopian capital city, Addis Ababa. Currently Mekelle University has five campuses within the city of Mek'ele, Endayesus campus, Adi Haki campus, Aider campus, Kelamino campus and Mekelle Institute of Technology (Aynalem Campus). Two additional campuses are in the making (Meles Zenawi Institute of Science and Technology Campus -Kuiha, and the Sports Science Academy at the Old Stadium in Mekelle City). Mekelle University was established in May 2000 by the Government of Ethiopia (Council of Ministers, Regulations No. 61/1999 of Article 3) as an autonomous higher education institution having its own legal personality. The merger of the two former colleges created the University: Mekelle Business College and Mekelle University College. The two colleges have their own historical developments and relocations. At present, Mekelle University is one of the 31 secular public Universities in Ethiopia. In Mekelle University, there are seven colleges, nine institutes and 56 departments with many programs under them.The student intake capacity of Mekelle University has grown so large that currently there are more than 33,000 students studying at MU (10% of the population of Mekelle City).