Mission: Contribute to knowledge expansion and national development by providing quality and relevant education and training; undertaking basic and applied researches; and engaging in community services.
Vision: Become one the top 15 public higher education institutions in Ethiopia by 2027.
Values: Excellence, quality, relevance, academic freedom, cooperation, tolerance, determination, loyalty, participatory, transparency and accountability, fairness and equality, social responsibility, corruption free, factual and reasonable, job creation, exemplary, and internationalization.
Objectives: To produce internationally competent and nationally relevant graduates; to equip students with the right knowledge, skills, attitudes and ethics; to undertake relevant studies with the intention to transfer knowledge and technology; to provide community services; to ensure academic freedom and accountability; to ensure justice, fairness and the rule of law; and to promote democratic culture and maintain diversity.