Academic calendar
Extension Undergraduate Admissions Cycle 2026-2027 runs Aug 25, 2026 – Sep 9, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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4
- 4 Kilo
- The dormitories located at the College of Natural and Computational Sciences campus.
5
- 5 Kilo
- The residential blocks located at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT) campus.
6
- 6 Kilo
- The main campus residential area, housing social science and humanities students.
A
- AAiT
- Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, the engineering wing of the university.
- AAU-SU
- Addis Ababa University Student Union, the primary student representative body.
- Akaki
- The campus and residential area for the College of Commerce and Business students.
- Arada
- A term for a student who is street-smart, trendy, or socially savvy.
B
- Block
- The standard term for a dormitory building (e.g., 'I'm at Block 5').
C
- Cafe
- The official university dining hall where students on the meal plan eat.
- CBE
- College of Business and Economics.
- Chereka
- Literally 'Moon'; refers to students who stay up all night studying, usually in the libraries.
- CHS
- College of Health Sciences, based at the Tikur Anbessa campus.
- Contract
- The formal agreement or meal plan system that allows students to eat at the university cafe.
E
- EiABC
- Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development.
F
- Feres
- Literally 'Horse'; slang for a student who studies excessively hard or 'grinds' through books.
- Fresh
- A first-year student, often used to describe the state of being new to campus life.
G
- GC
- Graduating Class; used to refer to seniors in their final year of study.
L
- Lideta
- The residential area for students at the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development (EiABC).
N
- Non-Cafe
- Students who opt out of the university meal plan to receive a monthly stipend instead.
S
- Staff Lounge
- Dining areas intended for faculty that students often frequent for higher-quality paid meals.
T
- Tikur Anbessa
- The dormitories for medical students located at the Black Lion Specialized Hospital campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Anbesa
- The city bus service frequently used by students to commute between the dispersed campuses like 6 Kilo and 5 Kilo.
- Clearance
- The mandatory multi-step process of getting signatures from various departments to prove no debts are owed before graduating or leaving.
- Cost Sharing
- The government system where students repay their tuition and boarding costs after graduation through a salary tax.
- Kennedy
- The John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, the main and most famous library on the 6 Kilo campus.
- Mandela
- Nelson Mandela Hall, a major assembly hall used for graduations and high-profile events.
- NCR
- New Classroom Building, a common designation for modern lecture halls across various campuses.
- OCR
- Old Classroom Building, referring to the legacy lecture halls on the 4 Kilo and 6 Kilo campuses.
- Portal
- The online Student Information System (SIS) used for registration, checking grades, and course adds/drops.
- Ras Mekonnen
- Ras Mekonnen Hall, the historic main administration building and former palace.
- Registrar
- The central office responsible for all official academic records and ID card issuance.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Extension Undergraduate Admissions Cycle 2026-2027 runs Aug 25, 2026 – Sep 9, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 21 approved campus terms and 10 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.