Education
Asmara is home to the majority of colleges and universities in the country. The city has always been the centre of education in the country. It is home to many elementary and high schools, and until the recent opening of universities at Mai Nefhi and Sawa, the only university in the country, the University of Asmara. During the times of Ethiopian federation and annexation, the University of Asmara was linked with, then the biggest university in the country, Addis Ababa University. Since Eritrea's independence, many campus' have been opening up across the country mainly for medicine and engineering.
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“‘Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.”
—William Congreve (1670–1729)
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