Bultosa Mosisa (PhD), President of  Teachers’ Association

Mekonnen Negera (PhD), General Secretary 

Vision and Mission of Wollega University Teachers’ Association

Vision: WUTA aspires to be the best, highly unified, and autonomous university professional association in Ethiopia, recognized for cultivating an outstanding, technology driven academic ecosystem and safeguarding the welfare and professional excellence of educators.

Mission: WUTA democratically advocates for academic staff duties, rights, and interests, leads educational quality assurance initiatives, drives community-centric research innovation, and builds an inclusive, ethically responsible generation through strategic institutional partnerships.

Since its establishment, the department has been graduating professional Artists and Folklorists. Accordingly, the theatre program graduated 8 batches since, 2009 E.C, in regular program, Music program graduated 7 batches in regular and 1 batch in summer program since 2010 and the Visual Art also graduated 7 batches in regular and two batches in summer program since 2010, while the Oromo Folklore has graduated three batches in regular. The current, number of students under each department (Male 135 & Female 99 = Total 234 in the modality of BA) in both Regular and Summer Programs

Programs Under each Department

(BA) in Music Art   (Regular M 16, F 6  Total 22)

(BA) in Theatre Art (Regular M 13, F 10  Total 23)

(BA) in Visual Art   (Regular M 14, F 4  Total 18)

  (Summer M 39, F 50 Total 89)

(BA) in Oromo Folklore (Regular M 24, F 10  Total 34)

(Summer M 29, F 19 Total 48)

• Current Number of Students under the department (Male: 32 & Female: 21)

• Number of Students (Male & Female) Regular & Summer

           Programs Under The Department

• (BA) in Ethiopian Languages & Litrature –Amharic  (Male= 12 Female= 13   Regular)
• (BA) in Amharic Languages & Litrature   (Male 36=  Female= 28   Summer)

• (MA) in Teaching Amharic   (Male =0 & Female=0)

The department’s five full-time academics include:

• 4 Assistant Professors (expertise in: Applied Linguistics, Folklore, and linguistics)
• 1 PhD candidate

Their research addresses critical topics in Amharic pedagogy, Amharic in mass media, language use in public discourse, digital communication trends, linguistic theory, language development, and cultural preservation with publications in national and international journals.

The Department of Teacher Education Wollega University is one of the departments within the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. The department is dedicated to preparing competent, reflective, and ethically responsible teachers and curriculum professionals who can contribute to improving the quality of education in Ethiopia.

The department offers a Master of Arts (MA) program in Curriculum and Instruction. The program equips graduates with advanced knowledge and skills in curriculum design, instructional practice, educational research, and the evaluation of teaching and learning.

The department also provides the Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching (PGDT) through weekend and summer programs. This arrangement allows working professionals and graduates from other fields to obtain the pedagogical training required to enter or advance in the teaching profession.

Currently, 2,406 trainees are attending the PGDT program, of whom 1,977 are male and 429 are female. This large enrollment reflects the strong demand for teacher training and the department’s growing role in strengthening the teaching workforce.

To deliver these programs effectively, the department has secured experienced and qualified academic staff with strong expertise in teacher education, curriculum, and instruction.

Through its programs, the department is committed to advancing teacher professionalism, promoting research-based teaching practice, and supporting the development of quality education.