The Faculty of Education at Jimma University has been working in partnership with the Africa Virtual University (AVU). The faculty has been chosen to be one of the ten centers for the ODeL (Open Distance electronic Learning) project. This project focuses improving the quality of the teacher education in science fields, namely biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics. Currently preparation of curriculum and other preparations are underway to launch diploma and certificate programs in 2006. The faculty will have its own V-sat and computer center to run the programs in an unconventional mode of delivery-electronic distance learning.