Bahir Dar University (Amharic: ባህር ዳር ዩኒቨርስቲ?) is a university in the city of Bahir Dar, the capital of the Amhara National Regional State in Ethiopia. The University is a combination of two smaller institutes formed earlier, after the departments were gradually raised to a degree level starting from 1996. The official slogan of the university is "Wisdom at the source of the Blue Nile"[1] The University is composed of five colleges, four institutes, seven faculties, two academies and one school.