The Department of Development and Environmental Management Studies (DEMS) is one of the prominent centers of excellence in the University of Gondar. The Department has been launched in the year 2005 both in the regular and extension program and successfully graduated the first batch in the year 2008/09 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Development and Environmental Management Studies. Since its establishment the department has maintained top notch performance which earned recognition from the UNEP and award for First Mainstreaming Environmental and Sustainability into Africa (MESA) Universities Partnership competing with one hundred twenty four universities.