Welcome To Oda Bultum University

Oda Bultum University President Message

Welcome to Oda Bultum University’s website. I am happy to invite you to explore about our university’s wisdom. The university is one of the youngest, energetic and leading public higher education institution located 326 kilo meters east of the National capital Addis Ababa and found in the center of sociable community of eastern Oromia, Ethiopia. I have been entrusted with the academic excellence, research quality and community engagement and enriching quality of student life. I have gained a deep respect for the culture and tradition in our university.

Recently, the university is differentiated into comprehensive university with a core responsibility focusing on producing ethical, competent and qualified graduates, problem solving research outreaches, and demand driven community services. The university has set its moto as “Productive Mind for Development” and 10 years strategic planning to be one of the recognized universities in Eastern Africa by its social development, natural resource conservation, technology transfer and agro-processing by 2030.

As our moto states, we are here to educate our students to earn a living, to make ethical decisions, and to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives distinguished by intellectual, moral, psychological growth by developing the right habits and mindset. Developing a productivity mindset is the first step in becoming more successful in everybody’s work endeavor. The idea of developing a productivity mindset came from the realization that there are many people with excellent skills who are not productive when it comes to their actual work. They can produce excellent work but it takes them long periods or they produce low quality, even though they have all the skills needed to excel at their job. Productivity is not only efficiency but also about effectiveness. If you want to be productive, you have to take care of your mental state and know your limits. Our top priority is developing a productivity mindset. So that our graduates will apply what they have gained to solve the society’s problems.

I invite you to spend some time on the website, explore more about OBU, and become a part of our extended family.

Muktar Mohammed Yusuf (Professor)

President, Oda Bultum University

Tel: +251930313005

Email: muktarmoha@yahoo.com

Chiro, Ethiopia

Office of The President

The President is the Chief Executive Officer of the University exercising all the powers vested in him/her by the Law (Proclamation No. 1152/2019 and Decree No. 356/2015). He/she makes use of the advice of three collective bodies constituted by Law: The University Council, The Managing Council and the University Senate.

The President is assisted by two Vice Presidents:

• Office of Academic, Research, Technology Transfer and Community Service Vice President
• Office of Administration and Development Vice President

These vices’ office are accountable to the President and carry out responsibilities delegated or assigned to them by him. In addition to the above, the following offices directly report to the President:

• Ethics and Anti-corruption directorate Office
• Women and Social affairs directorate Office
• Legal Services directorate Office
• Public and International Relation directorate Office
• Strategic directorate Office
• Addis Ababa liaison office
• University Internal Audit directorate office
• ICT directorate office
• Institutional changes office

Office of the President has one director with the following major duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure that the president’s instructions and orders are handled and fulfilled properly and on time by the staff in the office;
• Pay attention to matters that do not require the president’s direct involvement, examines them and takes the proper action in consultation with the concerned bodies or offices;
• Handle cases according to president’s instructions and reports on the progress and results of actions taken;
• Ensure that guests coming to the president’s office with various issues are properly treated and their issues addressed;
• Prioritize issues referred to him by the president according to degree of urgency and presents those which require his special attention to the president and follows up the implementation of his decisions;
• Ensure that the Action Plan of the University is properly followed and implemented by the various colleges, institutes, schools and centers, reminds and encourages them to submit reports regularly;
• Provides suggestion to the president concerning actions to be taken, decisions to be made and alternatives to be considered regarding certain matters for which he seeks advice;
• Provide the necessary guidance with regard to the management of tasks and activities for the office staff and oversees that they discharge the duties assigned to them properly;