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Hope University College: Mekelle: 2003 Private Head office in Addis Ababa: Mekelle Institute of Technology: Mekelle: 2002 Private In 2013 merged with Mekelle University: Dr.Tewelde Legesse Nursing School: Mekelle: Governmental Maichew Technical College (MTC) Maichew: 1990 Governmental Medco Bio-Medical College: Mekelle: Private Head office in ...
The Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI) is a project of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.Founded by Earth Institute director Professor Jeffrey Sachs in 2006, MCI aims to assist through research and policy analysis selected mid-sized cities across sub-Saharan Africa, located near Millennium Villages, to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). [1]
Mekelle Institute of Technology: Mekelle: Tigray: 2002 Mekelle University: Mekelle: Tigray: 1993 Public; founded as the Arid Zone Agricultural College Mizan–Tepi University: Mizan Teferi: South West: 2006 Campuses in Mizan Teferi and Tepi: New Generation University College: Addis Ababa: Addis Ababa: 2002 PESC Information Systems College Addis ...
In 1993, the Arid Zone Agricultural College was moved to Mekelle and started with 42 students in 3 degree programs. After two years, the Faculty of Science and Technology was established at the same campus and, together, these two faculties were then combined into Mekelle University College.
Mekelle has grown rapidly since 1991 with a population of 61,000 in 1984, 97,000 inhabitants in 1994 (96.5% being Tigrinya-speakers), and 170,000 in 2006 (i.e. 4% of the population of Tigray). Mekelle is the second-largest city in Ethiopia after Addis Ababa, with a population of around 545,000. [5]
The table below shows cities and towns with more than 40,000 inhabitants (from the projection for 2016 by using the 2007 census data). [1] [2] The population numbers are referring to the inhabitants of the cities themselves, suburbs and the metropolitan area outside the city area are not taken into account. Given the suburbs and the ...
Mekelle, home to Mekelle University, Mekelle Institute of Technology, Tigray Institute of Policy Studies, Admas University, Microlink College, Nile College, and Mekelle College of Teacher Education is the capital of Tigray, near the geographic center of the state. Other Tigray cities functioning as centers of Ethiopian metropolitan areas include:
She is on the board of WomenStrong International, The Center for the Living City, and Friends of University of Tokyo. She previously was on the advisory board of the Millennium Cities Initiative of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, [14] and People Building Better Cities. [15]