The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering was established in 2006E.C under the College of Engineering and Technology at Samara University. When the Department was established, the purpose of our university was to create a moral, knowledgeable and competent problem-solving workforce. As a result, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Samara University is providing teaching, learning, research and community services. It is currently enrolling 23 second-year students in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the regular program, as well as 19 third-year students, 101 fourth-year students (Power-25, Control-29, Communication-24 and Computer Engineering-22).

Electrical and Computer Engineering graduates work in both the Technical and non- Technical professions and contribute significantly to the socio-economic development of the country.

Mission

The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECEG) Department is preparing young men and women to lead productive and rewarding professional lives at the forefront of Engineering in the 21st century and pursues research and linkage with the industry to advance the state-of-the-art in electrical and computer engineering education.

At present, the Department is running a B.Sc. degree program in a unified Electrical and Computer Engineering program. In addition, the Department is running a continuing education program that leads to B.Sc. degree.

The graduates of the Department have profound knowledge in basic science, mathematics, social science and the major disciplines: Communications, Power Engineering, Control Systems, and Computer Engineering (Hardware & Software).

Vision

The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECEG) Department aspires to excel in teaching, research, and industry linkage/consultancy at a national level as well as regionally and also in producing competent engineers within the field of electrical, electronic, and computer engineering to solve the problem of our country and bring about growth.

Realization of this vision requires focusing on specializations relevant to the need of the country; namely, Communication Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Industrial Control Engineering. This in turn requires institutional reorganization such as upgrading to faculty level where each discipline may have its own department.

Facilities

Department Facilities

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers courses in comfortable classrooms that it shares with other departments of the College of Engineering and Technology. Furthermore, the Department has a well-equipped is equipped with laboratories for practical courses comprising the following independent sections.

  • Basic electrical Engineering Laboratory
  • Electrical Installation and workshop Laboratory
  • Computer Laboratory
  • Power Electronics Laboratory
  • Communication Laboratory

Administration

The Department Head

The Department Head is selected from among the teaching staff of the department on the basis of merit and interest as soon as the college announces the vacancy for the post. The term of office of the Department Head is two years. Currently, Mr. Jemal Mohammed Amin is serving as Head of the Department.  

Contact Address

Email:  jemalmoha35@gmail.com

  • Office Telephone:  
  • Mobile: +251-914-352-253
  • P.O. Box: 132, Samara, Ethiopia

Programs

Bachelor Programs

Program Objectives

General Objectives
  • To train high level technical manpower which can participate in the national development activities;
  • To carry out research in the areas of electrical and computer engineering and relevant to the needs of the Country;
  • To render consultancy services to the community.
Specific Objectives
  • To train electrical and computer engineers.
  • To prepare graduates with the capability of following the current and future developments in the field and related applications.

Graduate Profiles

The following streams (focus areas) of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECEG) are identified as very important for the development of the country.

       I.            Electrical Engineer with Communication Engineering Focus

  • Design and test electronic circuits.
    • Design and maximize the utilization of communication network efficiently and with the least possible delay and adequate quality.
    • Able to carry out research in the area of system design/networking and bring solution in operational settings.
    • Able to solve problems in intensive signal processing and routing of information packets.

    II.            Electrical Engineer with Electrical Power Engineering Focus

  • Plan, design, analyze, develop, operate, control and maintain of electrical power plants (thermal, hydro, renewable), power apparatus and protection system.
    • Plan, design, analyze and develop power transmission and distribution system.
    • Design, analysis, construction, installation, control, operation and maintenance of electrical machines, power electronic devices and drives.

 III.            Electrical Engineer with Computer Engineering Focus

  • Design, develop, analyze and test the hardware and software for systems applicable to any industries, business, hospitals, institutions and offices.
    • Install, operate and maintain computer systems.
    • Work as a computer hardware engineer, software engineer, system analyst, data communication analyst, computer network engineer, database analyst, data administrator, network administrator, information systems quality assurance analyst, information system consultant, system tester, system security analyst, customer support analyst, system auditor, computer service engineer, web designer, webmaster, interactive media developer. 

  IV.            Electrical Engineer with Industrial Control Engineering Focus

  • Design, develop and analyze of control and instrumentation system applied for monitoring, data acquisition and data analysis of electrical and non-electrical systems including digital, analogue, robust and higher order controllers.
    • Plan, produce, install, implement, operate and maintain the control and instrumentation systems.

Duration of the Program

This newly revised of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECEG) degree program is a 5-year program, including industry internship semester, which prepares graduates for careers as professional engineers in such areas as Communication, Electrical Power, Computer and Industrial Control Engineering.

Admission Requirements

Students who have successfully completed the 10 plus 2 years preparatory secondary education and have secured a minimum cutoff point with high scores in Physics and Mathematics are eligible to join the regular undergraduate B.Sc. degree program in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Depending on available spaces, diploma graduates from TVET (Technical Vocational Education and Training) in the fields of Electrical and Computer Engineering will be admitted based on grades on competitive basis.

Applicants with a minimum cutoff point and with high scores in Physics and Mathematics in foreign countries examinations equivalent to the 10+2 preparatory program are also eligible. The equivalence is determined by department.

Graduation Requirements

Students must take and pass all the required courses to satisfy the requirements for graduation. The total number of credit points required for graduation with the Degree of Bachelor of Science in all the four focus areas of Electrical and Computer Engineering is 300 ECTS (158credit hours), including the 30 ECTS mandatory internship (industry placement). Besides the total credit hour required for graduation student’s

  • overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA),
  • CGPA for the core electrical engineering courses, and
  • CGPA for focus area courses must each be at least 2.0 for successful completion.

Degree Nomenclature

After successful completion of all the requirements a student graduating from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will be entitled to earn a degree with the following nomenclatures.

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Communications Engineering)

የሳይንስ ባችለር ዲግሪ በኤሌትሪካል እና ኮምፒዩተር ምህንድስና(ኮምዩኒኬሽን ምህንድስና)

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Electrical Power Engineering)

       የሳይንስ ባችለር ዲግሪ በኤሌትሪካል እና ኮምፒዩተር ምህንድስና (ኤሌክትሪካል ፓወር ምህንድስና)

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Computer Engineering)

       የሳይንስ ባችለር ዲግሪ በኤሌትሪካል እና ኮምፒዩተርምህንድስና (ኮምፕዩተር ምህንድስና)

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Industrial Control Engineering)

   የሳይንስ ባችለር ዲግሪ በኤሌትሪካል እና ኮምፒዩተርምህንድስና (ኢንዱስትሪያል ኮንትሮል ምህንድስና)