Introduction
College of Urban Development and Engineering had been established in October 1970 by the name of: I’Ecole Technique Superieure Des Municipalities with Agreement between France and Imperial Government of Ethiopia). The aim was to provide students with scientific knowledge which can enable them to solve technical problems they encounter when employed in the municipalities including Surveying, Hydraulics, Topography and Higher technicians in building and urban planning. It had been formally merged with Ethiopian Civil Service University in 1987/95.
Several academic disiplines may define the city in diffrent ways, but they all agree on one thing: the city is a revolutionary human achievement. As a student in our Urban development and Enginerring(CUDE) programs, they will use diffrent tools provided by multiple disciplines to understand cities and the role they play in the development and functioning of civilization.
Urban planners, engineers, Urban Land Development and Management, geographers, architects, Urban Infrastructure and Transport Management, Housing and real Estate Property Management professionals and environmental mangment scientists all study the city from their specific theoretical and philosophical perspectives. The Urban development and enginerring Program at ECSU is based on a recognition of this multidisciplinarity, and it aims to provide students with a multitude of lenses through which to observe, interpret and understand urban life.
The Programs in CUDE is suited for those students who wish to study cities using several disciplinary approaches. It is also of interest to those students who wish to become involved in urban issues in Ethiopia and African Regions. The Program offers differnt analitical tools as part of its experiential learning program. Class sizes are typically approprate and interaction with other students and professors is enriched.
In CUDE during 2017/2018 (2009-2010 Ethiopian Calendar), the total number of graduates in regular study was 343. The enrolment on the current academic year the total number of regular enrolment is about 864 students and in extension, summer and weekend program is about 409 students were enrolled. Over all total enrolled students in the college were 1,273.
Departments and Programms in CUDE
College of Urban Development and Engineering (CUDE) is Comprised 6 Departments 16 Programs:
Department of Urban Planning and Development (UPD)
- Urban Planning and development (BSc)
- Urban Planning and development (MSc)
- Urban Planning and development (PhD)
- Urban and regional Studies (PhD)
Department of Urban Engineering and Survey (UE&S)
- Urban Engineering (BSc)
- Surveying Engineering and Mapping (BSc)
Department of Urban Land Development and Management (ULDM)
- Urban Land Management and Information System (BSc)
- Urban Management (MA)
- Urban Land development and Management (Msc)
Department of Urban Infrastructure and Transport Management (UI&TM)
- Transport Planning and management (MSc)
- Urban Infrastructure Provision and Management (MSc)
- Urban Mobility, Infrastructure Planning and Management (PhD)
Department of Environment & Climate Chang Management (ECCM)
- Environment and Climate Change Management (Msc)
- Environment and Resilient Management (PhD)
Department of Housing and real Estate Property Management (H&REPM)
- Urban Housing DevelopmentProvision and Management (MSc)
- Urban Property Valuation & Asset Management /UPV&AM/ (MSc)
The regular student distribution by department is as follows: 143 students in Department of Urban Planning and Development (UPD), 209 Department of Urban Engineering and Surveying (UES), 177 Department of Urban Land Development and Management (ULDM), 115 Department of Housing and Real Estate Property Management (H&REPM), 111 Department of Urban Infrastructure and Transport Management (UI&TM) and 109 Students of Department of Urban Environment & Climate Chang Management (UECCM). The regular students 18% are female and 82% are male.
The current numbers of CUDE local and expatriate staffs are about 116 with 88 local academic staff, 12 expatriate staff and 16 Administrative & Support staff. 14% of local academic staffs are female and 86% are male. 21% of local academic staffs are PhD holders and 56% are Masters Holders; 14% of all academic staff is Senior Lecturer, Assistant Professor and Professors.
College Contact Person
Dr. Degu Bekele
Dean, College of Urban Development and Engineering
Assistant Professor of Urban Design and Planning