University of Asmara offers undergraduate and graduate programs.
The main objectives of the university are to: - provide training to generate skills and expertise required for national reconstruction and socio-economic development
- enhance the quality of higher education, expand its scope and to increase its accessibility through a combination of day, evening and distance programmes
- conduct basic and applied research, independent or collaborative, by Eritrean and non-Eritrean scholars and institutions
- contribute to the restoration and improvement of Eritrea's ruined ecology through applied and developmental agricultural and environmental research
The university has different colleges including:
- agriculture
- arts
- business & economics
- education
- law
- social sciences
- social & management sciences
The university is also involved in reserach activities it has various research centers: - medicinal plants and drug discovery research center
- center for gender research, studies and resources
- agricultural research and resource center
- development research center
- natural resources and environment research center
Some of the university's publications are available online. | 
