two hours's drive from the ethiopian capital, addis ababa, debre birhan is one of 23 new universitiest have been built in ethiopia since 2007. this young doctor was happy to be able to attend a university in his home town. >> i'm from around this town, so i need to be near my family, and it was nice to choose this university. >> ethiopia's government set itself an ambitious goal -- to double the number of university graduates within five years. the scheme was funded mainly with money from its own coffers. but a question remains -- are the students really getting a good education? >> as a medical student, we have some gaps in the laboratory equipment and books, but we need camps year to year, the gaps are filled time by time. >> lectures in debre birhan began in 2007, when many of the buildings were still under construction. eight years later, they're finished, although signs indicate that some areas are already in need of repair. in addition to inadequate buildings, there's a shortage of trained teaching staff. only 8% of the lecturers have their doctorates. many of them are receiving

addis ababa. capital city of ethiopia.center that will both confirm and confound expectations. fueled largely by direct foreign investment and a returning ethiopian diaspora eager to be part of the new growth, things are changing in addis. it's one of the fastest growing economies in the world. it's not the first time the place has gone through a growth spurt. in the 1960s the king of kings embarked on a similar program of massive public works. this was supposed to be the legacy of ethiopia, the future. but the next time ethiopia found itself in the headlines it was for this. and for many of us, that was the end of the story. so i'm looking forward to this week. >> i can't wait to show you ethiopia. >> i've been waiting for withdrew. i tell you right now. >> couldn't have picked a better time because we have old ethiopia right here and also have new ethiopia right here. that combo is going to be so cool. >> marcus samuelsson. maybe you know him from such shows as a lot of them or his many restaurants, his bestselling memoi