DMU is located in the area endowed with pleasant weather, abundant natural resources, including Choke Mountains water-shade which covers six different agro-ecology zones within 50 km (31 mi) radius with various bio-diversity and source of many tributaries to the Nile, and Upper Blue Nile Gorge.

DMU was established in January 2005 and two years later it began teaching the first enrolled 760 regular students with 53 faculty members, 34 administrative staff, and 21 contract servants.

Currently, DMU has 51 undergraduate, 47 postgraduate, and 2 PhD programs in regular, continuing, and distance educations.

Geology School of postgraduate postgraduate in Environment and Land Resource Management Joint research activities and quality assurance Exchange of publications, teaching and staff TFE and DMU will jointly to ensure the program's success and sustainability Cooperating in strategic initiatives Establish collaboration programs Conducting Joint project and Undertaking community development Resource acquisition Capacity building (Scholarship, staff and student exchange) Resource acquisition (Text books, computers, Lab equipments) Exchanging, preserving and promoting culture Co-supervision of Doctoral Dissertations Short-term academic programs and trainings for staff Joint quality assurance Expansion and dissemination of knowledge Exchange of students(undergraduate, MSC, and PhD), academic and administration staff Deepen the understanding of economic,cultural and social issues Development of joint degree programs, start-up projects.

Exchange of publications and academic materials, academic staffs Opening joint programs Establishing research centers Joint research programs and projects on: solid and liquid waste management, Pollution, Water shade management, Urban sustainability issues, Establishment of analytical laboratory, etc..