Addis Ababa University (AAU) has welcomed more than 4,000 new, regular undergraduate (freshman) students who are assigned by the FDRE Ministry of Education and came from all parts of the country since Saturday, 26th of June 2021. Regarding the reception, Ermias Tefera, Head of the Student Dean Clubs’ Administration, said: “We think we have done a […]
Day: June 29, 2021
AAU-SNSC, Sida ensues Inclusive Education Policy Discussion Workshop
Addis Ababa University (AAU) Special Needs Support Centre (SNSC) in collaboration with Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) jointly organized a workshop on Inclusive Education Policy at Sarem International Hotel on June 28, 2021. Professor Brook Lemma, Sida Projects Coordination Office (SPCO), said AAU has forged 42 years of good cooperation with Sida and will […]
Internal Curriculum Review and Validation Workshop Conducted
Haramaya University, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences conducted curriculum review and validation workshop on four MA and two PhD programs at the University’s resource center hall on June 24, 2021. The programs reviewed are Curriculum and Instruction, Curriculum and Quality assurance, Educational Information Management, Leadership and Vocational Education Training and two PhD programs in […]
Death threats and sleepless nights: The emotional toll of reporting Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
This time last year, I used to feel sad when people died from COVID-19. Now, I don’t feel anything. I asked myself why I became so numb. It is because of the brutality I have come to know while reporting on this war. At least those who die of COVID-19 usually get the dignity of […]
How one forward-looking idea turned into a global support network for humanitarians
On Wednesday, ministers for foreign affairs and development from G20 countries will gather in Brindisi, on Italy’s southern Adriatic coast, to discuss logistics in humanitarian response — and the challenges highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Brindisi is home to one of six United Nations humanitarian response depots, strategically located for flights taking humanitarian personnel and cargo to hotspots around the […]
ETHIOPIA’S TIGRAY CONFLICT: UNILATERAL CEASEFIRE DECLARED
NNA – Ethiopia’s government has declared a ceasefire in its war-torn Tigray region, as rebel fighters claim control of the regional capital Mekelle. Residents reported scenes of jubilation with thousands of people in the streets waving flags and setting off fireworks. The Ethiopian government has not confirmed the loss of the city, nearly eight months […]