Mekelle Institute of Technology

The first was to provide the excellent but poor children, mostly in rural communities, with opportunities to finish high school and make their way to colleges and universities. And, the second one was to encourage children all over the primary schools in Tigrai to excel as they aspire to joining the model high school. Mr Araya and colleagues pursued the project and the founding of Qalamino Special High School was realized in 1997 with the support of the National Regional State of Tigrai. The first rationale had its impact in driving the gentle men into initiating the cause. But, the criterion for admission to the School later became having the best performance.

Offer high quality education, undertake advanced R&D programs, and deliver dependable community services in engineering, science, and technology.


Become a Center of Excellence in Engineering, Science, and Technology education and R&D, thus enhance the realization of science and technology-led national development.

MIT is established to play its role in alleviating shortage of professionals in critical fields of engineering and technology. The fields of engineering and technology pioneered in the Institute, however, are being introduced in other higher education institutions in the Country. The programs of MIT were developed to be characteristically distinctive and superior. Thus, long-term and short-term plans as well as periodic initiatives have to be pursued to ensure MIT’s distinction and superiority – in the quality and relevance of its education and training, research and development, and community service programs. The principal objective of having this Strategic Plan is, therefore, to maintain and enhance the distinctive and superior programs. Its integration with Mekelle University guarantees the successful implementation of this Strategic Plan. By the same token, the successful implementation of MIT’s Strategic Plan places the University at distinctively better position in regard to its cardinal mission.

Goal Statement

Produce highly qualified professionals in engineering, science, and technology who can invent and innovate, apply research, and build their own careers, thus contribute towards the development of Ethiopia and the transformation of Ethiopians to a self-reliant and vibrant society.

The specific goals of Mekelle Institute of Technology are:

To produce high-level professionals in the fields of Science and Technology, who can invent and innovate.
To produce professionals who can contribute towards the transformation of our society from backwardness and dependency to self-reliance and vibrancy.
To produce professionals who can contribute to the growing technology especially to the advancement of the technology of our country.
To solve technology related problems in the country through its research and development and ICT department.
Value Statement

MIT supports innovation and creativity in response to development needs of the Ethiopian society.

MIT has now been joined with Mekelle University under Ethiopia Institute of Technology due to reasons related to politics. ASSTU has now been joined with adama science and technology University under Ethiopia science and Technology minister due to reasons related to politics. It is believed that both ASSTU and Adama Science and Technology university have adopted MIT's curriculum. still it is a puzzle why MIT could not be under Ethiopia science and technology.