Where to Find News, Events and Campus Information on the Bahir Dar University Website

The Bahir Dar University homepage (bdu.edu.et) carries all three in one place: a News block for recent stories, an Events list for upcoming talks and lectures, and a Virtual Tour section with an 8-campus drone video plus a photo gallery. All of these sit on the main landing page, so you can reach them without hunting through menus — scroll past the president's message to find them.

News: what is covered and where it sits

The News block appears directly below the president's welcome message. Items shown on the page include:

• The 12th Tana Forum High-level Conference hosted by BDU
• A high-level dialogue on Africa's knowledge future
• A college evaluative and review forum
• Training for new academic staff

Each item links to a fuller article via a "Read More" link. A separate "News" link in the same block leads to the wider news listing. If you are looking for a specific announcement — a conference, a college-level review, or staff training — start with this block rather than the navigation bar.

Events: upcoming talks and public lectures

The Events column sits beside News and lists dated items, including:

A "View All" link opens the full events listing. Note that the dates displayed are the ones published on the page; confirm details on the linked event page before travelling or planning attendance, since listings can be updated.

Campus information: virtual tour, drone video and gallery

For a sense of the physical campuses, the homepage offers three routes:

1. Virtual Tour — described as a bird's-eye view of Bahir Dar University across 8 campuses.
2. Drone Tour (2023) — a video gallery item labelled "Drone Tour | 2023," with a play control on the page.
3. Photo Gallery — a "View Gallery" link leading to images of campus life and facilities.

The page also names specific sites, such as Wisdom Tower, Zenzelma Campus and Peda Campus, which can help you match a tour segment to a campus name.

Research, scholarship and college links

If your visit is academic rather than informational, the same page points to:

• Scholarship Opportunities — the page states BDU grants scholarships every year.
• Research & Publication — more than 13 research centres and more than 20 libraries, plus a repository, catalogue and journal system.
• College pages — for example, the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, which has its own news and review items.

Practical tips before you rely on the page

• The homepage is a landing page, so news and events rotate; use "Read More" and "View All" to reach stable listing pages you can bookmark.
• The site is in English, and the navigation is organised around main sections rather than a search-first layout — the on-page blocks are usually faster than the menu.
• For admissions, programme details or staff directories, the homepage shows counters (programs, staff, students, partnerships) but not the underlying lists; follow the relevant section link instead of reading the counters as data.
• If a video does not load, the gallery link is the fallback for campus imagery.