Jijiga University is a university in Jijiga town (Jig Jiga in Somali Language), the capital of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia. Jijiga is located in the south eastern part of Ethiopia, 635 kilometres (395 mi) from Addis Ababa. Jijiga University is one of the 13 newly founded governmental universities in Ethiopia.[1]
Jijiga University was established in 2005 with 714 students, expanding to take in c. 1,500 students in 2008,[2] and c. 2,800 in 2009.[3]
The Jijiga University Faculty of Law was formed in 2004 and planned to graduate it's first batch graduates in July 2009. The faculty has and academic staff of over 25 and takes about 60 students each year in a regular program and over 500 summer in service students.