Wolkite University (WKU) is one of the third generation higher institutions that have been founded in 2012. It is established for the purpose of providing and promoting higher education learning, research, and outreach programs in the country to ensure the realization of the national vision of reaching the level of middle income countries by 2020. The University is located in the Southern Nation Nationalities Regional State, in Guraghe zone, 158 km southwest of the capital city, Addis Ababa, on the way to Jima.