HiLCoE School of Computer Science and Technology is a private college in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The name HiLCoE stands for Higher Learning Center of Excellence.A specialized computer science institution, it was established in January 1997 by two information technology professionals, Ahmed Hussien (PhD) and Nassir Dino (PhD). Now located at the heart of Addis Ababa, Arat Kilo, HiLCoE offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Computer Science. With proper accreditation from the Ministry of Education,[1] the institution launched two Masters programs in Software Engineering and Computer Science in September 2009.