Dire Dawa University

Dire Dawa University (DDU) is a public university in Ethiopia: Type A public, autonomous higher education institution Location In the industrial and commercial city of Dire Dawa, 515 kilometers east of Addis Ababa Established In 2007 as part east of Addis Ababa Established In 2007 as part of a group of 13 new universities started by the Ministry of Higher Education Purpose To expand higher education coverage and produce human resources and research outputs to meet national development targets