The University of Gondar, until 2003 known as the Gondar College of Medical Sciences, is the oldest medical school in Ethiopia. Established as the Public Health College in 1954, it is located in Gondar, the former capital of Ethiopia.
As of 2010, the university offers about 42 undergraduate and 17 postgraduate programs. These are organized under the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, five faculties (Faculty of Business and Economics, Faculty of Natural and Computational Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Faculty of Agriculture) in a second college, and three schools (School of Law, School of Technology and School of Education).
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