The Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development was officially inaugurated on March 6, 2010. Before becoming EiABC, the school was part of the Faculty of Technology of Addis Ababa University. And before that, it was known as the Ethio-Swedish Institute, or in short: the Building College.Today, the EiABC is an autonomous and self-administered Institute under the umbrella of Addis Ababa University. Autonomy is applied in the fields of academic freedom, finance, and administration. EiABC is governed by a Scientific and Managing Director while its highest decision making body is the Council, being controlled by a Supervisory Board. EiABC offers teaching programs on Bachelor, Master and PhD level, all related to the built environment and designed in close consultation with the building industry in Ethiopia