Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU)  

Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU) was first established in 1993 as Nazareth Technical College (NTC), offering degree and diploma level education in technology fields. Later, the institution was renamed as Nazareth College of Technical Teacher Education (NCTTE), a self- explicatory label that describes what the institution used to train back also candidates who would become specialized teachers for TVET colleges Schools across the country. In 2003, a new addition to NCTTE came about — introduction of business education. nevertheless, the new entries were solely meant for similar purposes these graduates were also expected to help overcome the existing dearth of educators in vocational institutions.  Although it's an institution with a history of only two decades, ASTU is known for its dynamic past. It has always been responsive to the realization of  public policies training of technologists at its child stage, and later shifting to training of specialized coaches, as well as business educators, to fill the gap in TVETs. Following its  induction in May 2006 as Adama University, the full- fledged university started opening other academic programs in other areas — an extension to its original mission.  

still, it was n't until it was nominated by the Ministry of Education as Center of Excellence in Technology in 2008 that it opened  colorful programs in applied engineering and technology.

For its realization, it became a university modeled after the German paradigm it not only became the only specialized university in the nation, but also the only one led by a German professor.  

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