The Mission of the University is the discovery, generation and dissemination of knowledge in the service of society. In fulfilling this mission, the University of Asmara aspires to become a national centre of higher learning and scientific inquiry, a genuine seat of freedom, tolerance and culture, and a powerful catalyst for change and social progress. As an integral part of the Eritrean community, it will always endeavour to serve the needs of society, strive to address itself to the challenges facing our people and contribute to the solution of the problems afflicting our country.

Objectives

1. To gather, advance and disseminate knowledge and to provide training so as to generate the skills and expertise required for national reconstruction and socio-economic development;
2. To enhance the quality of higher education, to expand its scope and to increase its accessibility through a combination of Day, Evening and Distance programmes;
3. To conduct basic and applied research, independent or collaborative, by Eritrean and non-Eritrean scholars and institutions;
4. To facilitate and organize training Programmes so as to enhance the managerial and technical capacity of Eritrea’s human resources to help enable the country make a transition from the ravages of war to peaceful reconstruction and development; and
5. To contribute to the restoration and improvement of Eritrea’s ruined ecology through applied and developmental agricultural and environmental research.