Background of Jimma University Student Union
JUSU, Prior to its establishment as a jimma university students’ union in 2006, It had first established in the form of students’ council. But due existence of varies fields which needs intervention, the more existence of counseling services is found insufficient and narrower in scope than JUSU. Later on the council is changed (transformed) to JUSU. It is founded and proceeded there on as per its own constitution. The constitution, which establishes and defines the JUSU’s power and structure, is adopted in July 2006.
Accordingly, beginning from that period on wards, it has been undertaking different socio cultural and economical change of the community. It has adopted wider scope than its initial formation. Thus, so far it has achieved wonderful result with great success for starting from the beginning. Now a day, the JUSU is still moving a head step by step for scoring high achievement in the proposed field of activities.
The union is an autonomous non political and fully secular union which is formed and governed by the students. The primary objective of the union is to work for the academic and social rights of Jimma University. Students who enrolled in the university’s undergraduates and post-graduate studies in the regular programme.