WHEREAS, though Higher Education Institutions have been enrolling and graduating students, there were weaknesses in terms of ensuring quality and relevance and satisfying public demands in producing required human capital;

WHEREAS, it has become necessary to create an appropriate legal framework to guide Higher Education Institutions in achieving their missions expected of them by the government and public as the previous proclamation is found to have shortages in its contents;

WHEREAS, it has become necessary to create an appropriate legal framework to ensure the quality and relevance of Higher Education Institutions and ensure that they are centers of excellence in teaching, learning, research, and community service; and ensure that Higher Education Institutions give due attention and priority to nationally prioritized areas and lay a governance system of transparency, equity, and accountability;

WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide bylaws that enable Higher Education Institutions to be competent in their mission achievement; producing graduates with required knowledge, skill, and ethics; and ensure that institutional and academic freedom is exercised within the legal frameworks. It is necessary to amend the existing proclamation;

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows: