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13 August, 2026

Call for Admission 2026/2027

Bahir Dar University’s Faculty of Computing is inviting qualified applicants to register for its regular and extension programs.

24 December, 2025

የሀዘን መግለጫ

በባህር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ የቴክኖሎጂ ግቢ ልዩ ማዕረግ የወርቅ ሜዳሊስት ተመራቂ የነበረው ዮርዳኖስ ውለታው በአጋጠመው ድንገተኛ ህልፈተ ህይወት የተሰማንን ጥልቅ ሀዘን እንገልጻለን።

07 October, 2025

Faculty of Computing Celebrates Community and Success

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia – The Faculty of Computing at Bahir Dar University successfully held its annual faculty and staff get-together on Saturday, 03-07-2025.

Responsible and Effective Use of Generative AI

Dr. Seid Muhie Yimam, Technical Lead at the Hub of Computing and Data Science Hamburg (HCDS), Research Associate at the Language Technology Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Hamburg, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Faculty of Computing at BiT-BDU, and an active member of the ICT4D Research Center at BiT-BDU, will deliver seminars on Responsible and Effective Use of Generative AI for the Bahir Dar University community.

The seminars will cover the application of generative AI in teaching, learning, research, academic writing, publishing, and university governance, as well as effective prompting techniques.

Dr. Seid will also meet with his PhD students later in the afternoon following his second talk.

Call for Event! - Cyber Security Talent BootCamp

የባህር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ ከኢንፎርሜሽን መረብ ደህንነት አስተዳደር ጋር በመተባብር እንደ ሀገር 5ኛ ዙር እና በባህር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ ደግሞ 2ኛ ዙር የሳይበር ደህንነት ታለንት ቡትካምፕ (Cyber Security Talent BootCamp) እያካሄደ ይገኛል፡፡በመሆኑም የ2ኛ ዙር የሳይበር ደህንነት ታለንት ቡትካምፕ (Cyber Security Talent BootCamp) የመክፈቻ ሥነ-ሥርዓት ማክሰኞ በ19/12/2018 ዓ/ም ከጧቱ 3:00 ሰዓት ጀምሮ በባህር ዳር ቴክኖሎጂ ኢንስቲትዩት@ዋሸራ አዳራሽ ይካሄዳል፡፡

Launch of Digital Skills Training Partnership

IMPORTANT TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: Digital Skills Initiative
The Faculty of Computing (FC) at Bahir Dar University is pleased to announce the launch of a free and certificate-based digital skills training program in collaboration with DEMERA organization.
This innovative program is a direct partnership between the Faculty of Computing, Bahir Dar University and DEMERA.

KEY PROGRAM DETAILS
Training Focus: High-demand, current digital technologies (certificate-based).
Target Group: Approximately 50 graduating computing students.
Delivery Mode: Online instruction.
Duration: six months, running concurrently with formal studies.
Launch Date: Scheduled to launch in the coming days.

Training enhances student competence, directly preparing them for professional careers in the digital economy.
The program supports Ethiopia's national mission for digital transformation by contributing to the workforce capacity required to digitalize the nation.

PARTNER BACKGROUND
DEMERA was founded in 2021 by a team of Ethiopian ICT professionals based in Europe, dedicated to reforming educational systems to ensure sustainable economic and social development. This partnership reflects their direct investment in the future of Ethiopian computing talent. For additional information regarding the courses, please visit: www.bdu.edu.et/fc/node/321

The Success Story of Feven Gurju

Feven Gurju Awgichew is an exceptional student on track to graduate as a gold medalist in 2025. Her academic journey began at the Bahir Dar University STEM Incubation Center (BDU-SIC), which was established a decade ago to enhance the skills and talents of students excelling in general science, mathematics, and technology before they enter university.

During her time at BDU-SIC, Feven distinguished herself as a dedicated student, completing her preparatory studies in 2022 and subsequently enrolling in the Faculty of Computing at Bahir Dar University, specializing in cybersecurity. Now, as she approaches graduation, Feven has achieved remarkable success, earning a GPA of 4.0 and securing the title of top scorer for the class of 2025 at Bahir Dar University.

The Faculty of Computing and its members extend their heartfelt congratulations to Feven on her outstanding accomplishments.