Call for Application of Summer Postgraduate Students in 2022 (2014 E.C Kermit) intake.

Haramaya University has warmly announced the Summer Postgraduate Programs for new postgraduate applicants in the various programs and specializations of 2022 (2014 E.C) Kermit.

We kindly encourage all interested new applicants to apply either face to face or online ahead of time before June 28, 2022.

Major steps to apply to the online:

Step 1: Open Google link: https://forms.gle/9oaTLpcdtfUjWhzn8

Step 2: Fill out a form online of eight pages

Step 3: Upload any educational documents

Step 4: Deposit to Haramaya University via Acc/No.1000093271557, Haramaya Branch, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia 200.00 Ethiopian birr

Step 5: Upload the 200.00 birr bank receipt

Step 6: Submit your application

Note: Once you submit your application, you will get notification after clicking the link ‘submit’

OR

Another option is to submit your application through email address

Step 1: Download the application form Download The Revised Application Form.pdf/Revised Application form for summer 2014.doc

Step 2: Fill out the application form which you already downloaded

Step 3: Attach the filled form to email: pgharamaya1954@gmail.com

Step 4: Attach any educational documents to email: pgharamaya1954@gmail.com

Step 5: Deposit to Haramaya University via Acc/No.1000093271557, Haramaya Branch, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia 200.00 Ethiopian birr

Step 6: Attach the 200.00 birr bank receipt to:  pgharamaya1954@gmail.com

Step 7: Submit your application

Note: Attach your application ONLY ONCE by writing your name on ‘Subject’

Haramaya University, Postgraduate Programs Directorate

Building the basis for Development!

Call for Application of Summer Postgraduate Students in 2022 (2014 E.C Kermit) intake.

Haramaya University has warmly announced the Summer Postgraduate Programs for new postgraduate applicants in the various programs and specializations of 2022 (2014 E.C) Kermit.

We kindly encourage all interested new applicants to apply either face to face or online ahead of time before June 28, 2022.

Major steps to apply to the online:

Step 1: Open Google link: https://forms.gle/9oaTLpcdtfUjWhzn8

Step 2: Fill out a form online of eight pages

Step 3: Upload any educational documents

Step 4: Deposit to Haramaya University via Acc/No.1000093271557, Haramaya Branch, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia 200.00 Ethiopian birr

Step 5: Upload the 200.00 birr bank receipt

Step 6: Submit your application

Note: Once you submit your application, you will get notification after clicking the link ‘submit’

OR

Another option is to submit your application through email address

Step 1: Download the application form Download The Revised Application Form.pdf/Revised Application form for summer 2014.doc

Step 2: Fill out the application form which you already downloaded

Step 3: Attach the filled form to email: pgharamaya1954@gmail.com

Step 4: Attach any educational documents to email: pgharamaya1954@gmail.com

Step 5: Deposit to Haramaya University via Acc/No.1000093271557, Haramaya Branch, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia 200.00 Ethiopian birr

Step 6: Attach the 200.00 birr bank receipt to:  pgharamaya1954@gmail.com

Step 7: Submit your application

Note: Attach your application ONLY ONCE by writing your name on ‘Subject’

Haramaya University, Postgraduate Programs Directorate

Building the basis for Development!

Haramaya University to fully respect disabled students’ right to participate in adaptive sports

Haramaya University Sport Academy in collaboration with the Federal Paralympics Committee trained trainers of the academe from May 27- June 06, 2022  on coaching and Teaching Competence of students with disability.

Mr. Yonas Alemayehu, a senior education and training expert at the Federal Paralympics Committee, said the training was given to University teachers who are going to train students with disabilities to make them as successful and healthy as anyone else. He said the training is necessary to respect the right of people with disabilities to participate in the sports sector and to introduce scientific methods to prevent further harm during the training of people with disabilities. Mr. Yonas added that Paralympics games are successful at national level next to athletics. To maintain this success, the work needs to be done in collaboration with centers of excellence such as Haramaya University.

Dr. Desta Eniyew, dean of Haramaya University Sport Academe, in his part, said that the University is full of infrastructure which enables them to do more in the field of sports and to make more significant contribution to the eastern part of the country and the country as a whole as one cannot dare to say that work has been done as required and expected. Dr. Desta added that the purpose of the training is to provide scientific training for physically disabled students to enable them to be trained without any further injury. Moreover, the University is in the process of signing a memorandum of understanding with the federal Paralympics Committee to work cooperatively on the Paralympics sport, according to Dr. Desta.

“On behalf of the sport academe, I would like to appreciate the unreserved effort of the University’s higher management to develop the sport. Currently, we are working to train the local youths in various sports, and we call up on the local community to work with us,” said Dr. Desta.

Mr. Naol Tilahun, head of the Department of Sports Science, in his turn, said appropriate curriculum has not been designed for students with disabilities. Therefore, this training has been designed to fill the gaps of the curriculum.

“In the future, I hope a curriculum which considers physically disabled students will be developed and implemented. I think this is the first time that we have accepted a student with physical disability in the Department of Sports Sciences at our University; it may be the same at national level,” said Mr. Naol.

“ By working with the federal Paralympics committee, we will do our part to make Haramaya University training center and center of excellence in sports for  physically disable people by bringing  together physically disable people who have not had the opportunity  to contribute their share to themselves in particular and to the country in general,” added Mr. Naol.

Mss. Serawit Birhanu, one of the trainees and a teacher at Haramaya University sport academe, told us the training will help them to become aware of the Paralympics games and to succeed in coaching and educating students with physical disabilities in the future.

The trainer and trainee group photo

By: Aweke Ayalneh

Camera: Fuad Ahmed

Self-evaluation of Haramaya University for further improvement

Harmaya University held its 39th Annual Research, Extension and Community Engagement Review Workshop from June 2-4, 2022 at Afran kallo hall with the theme “Enhancing the Alignment of Research and community Engagement Programs at Haramaya University to Address Grand Societal Challenges”,

Professor Imana Getu, vice chairman of the Haramaya University board of trustees, higher University officials, agricultural professionals, stakeholders, concerned invited guests from federal and Oromiya regional government offices, researchers from other Universities, religious leaders, Aba Geda, local farmers, and the University’s staffs attended the Workshop.

During the first day of the workshop, the participants were briefed on the University’s extension and community engagement activities done so far in this fiscal year, and discussions were held with the workshop participants about the presented one-year Community Engagement activities, as it is believed to be very important to improve weaknesses and maintain well-done experiences.

Concerning the  activities the university does to the community, Dr. Yishak Yusuf, Vice President for Community Engagement and Enterprise Development Affairs at Haramaya University and a delegate for the President, said the university is focusing on six issues: improving educational quality, improving agricultural production, providing free legal services, conserving natural resources, expanding health coverage, and infrastructure. Dr. Yishak went on to say that, for the past nine months, the university has been assisting people affected by natural and man-made disasters in Wollo, Afar, Somalia, and East Hararge. However, because the problem persists, additional assistance is needed to benefit the community, according to Dr. Yishak. Dr. Yishak also stated that the workshop’s major goal is to obtain an input from the stakeholders.

Mr. Fayisa Hundesa, a lecturer at Haramaya University and Coordinator of the Research Extension Team, in his part, said the University is working to extend its research activities to the beneficiaries. For example, Haramaya University has increased its seed distribution amount for the farmers. For instance, it has been possible to disseminate 700 quintals Bubu Potato verity and more than 1,500 quintals of wheat varieties released by the University. Totally, more than 2,500 quintals of crops and other quality seeds have been distributed to 18,000 households, according to Mr. Fayisa.

It was also noted at the workshop that, in the 2013-2014 EC yield years, agriculture technologies were and are being built to produce in a way that helps farmers to cope with climate change, and that nine new varieties of seeds will be distributed to farmers in the near future.

At the end of the presentation, questions were raised and comments were given by the participants and got answers and clarifications by the concerned bodies.

Finally, the first session of the workshop was goes parallel with the exhibition opened by Professor Imana Getu the vice chairman of Haramaya University board and Dr. Yishak Yusuf, the Haramaya University Vice President for Community Engagement and Enterprise Development affairs and delegate for the President that shows the works done by the University’s researchers.

By: Aweke Ayalneh

Camera: Fuad Ahmed

Haramaya University to improve the quality of education by improving the leadership

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States

Cognizant of this, Haramaya University Academic Assessment and Quality Assurance Directorate conducted Training given to the Higher and Middle-Level Educational Leaders on June 01, 2022 under the theme “The Role of leadership in Improving the Quality of Education: An Advanced Level Training Organized for Educational Leaders (A Capacity building Training).”

Dr. Garkebo Basha, Haramaya University academic assessment and quality assurance directorate director, said that the training, as a capacity building package, will enable educational leaders to grasp crucial leadership skills of planning, leading, and monitoring and evaluating the daily educational practices, which in turn directs towards the improvement of quality of education in general and teaching and learning at HrU in particular.

During the opening of the training, Professor Mengistu Urge, Vice President for Academic Affairs, expressed his appreciation for the Directorate and said Education can be defined as a process in which the knowledge, which is vital for shaping human behavior, promoting economic growth, development and prosperity, maintaining life, social uplift and political stability, is gained. Following this, capacity development or capacity building through quality education has been part of development paradigm for decades, according to Professor Mengistu.

Indicating the role of academic leaders in such knowledge production, Professor Mengistu noted that effective academic leaders use their expertise and management skills in order to exert their efforts, and make their teaching staff exert their own effort on improving the quality of student learning outcomes. Therefore, training the academic leaders has special meanings for quality education, pointed Professor Mengistu.

In his closing remarks, Professor, Jeylan Wolyie, Vice president for administration and students’ affairs, said “The main goal of this training is to raise our awareness and reignite our thinking about the meanings and essence of leadership and to motivate us to assess the relationship and enhanced educational quality.”

Prof. Jeylan added that the training has also offered them insights regarding the fact that education and educational change is a dynamic and evolving process that calls educational leaders to build their adaptive capacity not only during change times, but also under normal circumstances.

During the training, many relevant questions were raised by the participants and discussion sessions were held.

At the end of the training, Dr. Yisak Yusuf, Vice President for Community Engagement & Enterprise Development, and Delegate of Haramaya University president handed over the certificate for the trainees.

By: – Shemsedin Mohammed

Photographer: – Tewodros Lishan

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Haramaya University Conducts the Annual Workshop

The 39th Annual Research Extension, Community Engagement Review Workshop was conducted from June 2-4, 2022 at Haramaya University’s Afran Kallo Hall on the Main Campus under the theme “Enhancing the Alignment of Research and Community Engagement Programs at Haramaya University to Address Grand Societal Challenges.”

Community representatives, representatives of government and non-government organizations, researchers from HU and other universities, government officials, and the University Management and Board members  participated in the event.

The first day was ‘Community Day’ where grassroots level activities involving and directly benefiting rural and urban communities were presented, exhibited, and discussed to solicit feedback on performance and future priority focus areas of research extension and community engagement.

The Second (June 3) and Third (June 4) days were allocated for technical and scientific review of programs and projects.

Haramaya University’s Vice President for Research Affairs, Dr. Tesfaye Lemma, and Vice President for Community Engagement and Enterprise Development, Dr. Yesihak Yusuf, made welcoming remarks and opening speech, respectively.  Both extended warm welcome to the community representatives and encouraged them to actively participate in evaluating the performance of extension and community engagement activities implemented in 2014 fiscal year and in setting priorities for the coming years.

The technical review of completed 48 research projects took place on June 3 and 4, 2022.  The review began with welcome and opening speech made by the Vice President for Research Affairs, Dr. Tesfaye Lemma, who warmly welcomed the guests and the participants.

In his speech, Dr. Tesfaye said that the purpose of the research program at HU is to provide context-relevant and sustainable solutions to local and national development challenges through conducting impactful applied and basic research with a special focus on agriculture, health, tourism, mining, and applied sciences.

Research on indigenous knowledge (both hard and soft) is at its nascent stage but getting growing attention as a crosscutting issue, he indicated.

The recent establishment of Institute of Gada Studies as well as Institute of Peace and Development at HU is expected to take research on indigenous knowledge and institutions to the next higher level, it was highlighted.

Tesfaye outlined major activities implemented in the budget year and the key performance of the research and extension programs of the University. HU forged new partnerships and was able to mobilize 88 million Birr in the form of external grants; researchers published 1015 articles in peer-reviewed journal of which 696 were published in Web of Science, PubMed and/or Scopus indexed journals; the extension service  reached more than 18, 000 households with new technologies and management practices in 23 woredas in East Hararghe, West Hararghe, Harari Regional State, and Dire Dawa Administration; provided technical and financial support to cluster seed multiplication for irrigated wheat production in Babile and Gola Oda woredas and supported irrigation-based wheat grain production in 17 woredas in East Hararghe Zone; provided services to farmers’ cooperatives, research centers and other seed producers that enabled them to produce 5156 quintals of certified seeds of  maize, sorghum, wheat, haricot bean and mungbean; developed proto-type technologies and two new potato varieties; and made one additional research station at Barkale site (covering 30 hectares) functional, with two newly constructed water wells, to be used for research in citrus fruits and irrigated vegetables.

Dr. Mandefro Nigussie, the Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute, made a keynote speech on aligning research and outreach activities of HU with local, regional, national and global agenda with special emphasis on agriculture.

He underlined the special role HU is expected to play in implementing the agricultural transformation agenda of Oromia Regional State as coordinator of the eastern cluster.

The workshop was concluded after a general discussion was held on the third day regarding the strengths and areas of improvement to enhance relevance and socio-economic impacts of the research and outreach activities of HU.

 It was emphasized, among other things, that the University should continue its endeavors related to strengthening human capacity, upgrading and modernizing research lab and facilities, enhancing research results dissemination and commercialization, and exploring and facilitating the utilization of untapped potential of East Hararghe Zone, including irrigated agriculture and livestock resources development.

Professor Mengistu Urge, Vice President for Academic Affairs, made closing remarks. In his remarks, Professor Mengistu emphasized the commendable job done by Haramaya University’s research and community engagement programs as well as the need to work on the feedback, critical comments and suggestions made by the community representatives, HU researchers and the other participants.

Haramaya University Mitigates Lab-Equipment Shortage through Projects.

Haramaya University received herbal disease diagnostic equipment worth over 1.5 million birr from Gent University, Belgium.

The University received the equipment through a project called NEMEDUSSA (Nematology Education in Sub-Sahara Africa) which is based in Gent University, Belgium.

According to Ms. Eleni Kidane, a lecturer of plant biology at Haramaya University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and coordinator of the project, this project, to study Nematology, is working with 16 other partner institutions including Haramaya and Jimma Universities in Ethiopia.

The aims of the project are establishing and upgrading Nematology laboratory, spreading Nematology knowledge to the staff, students (high school, Bsc, MSc and PhD), Farmers and community, solving nematode related problems of crops, building professional capacity of staff and students, and developing BSc courses unit and lecturing materials.

She added that the microscope support will contribute a lot to researches the University conducts in Botanical Science Laboratory to identify genetic health. In this regard, it has, so far, enabled university students to receive training in other countries for better research skills.

The project has also provided a microscope worth 1.5 million birr to Haramaya University when it supplied laboratory inputs including nematode extraction materials (4 Sieve and 5 micropipettes), 7 Compound microscopes and 9 stereo microscopes with 4HD-ULTRA camera), according to Ms. Eleni.

Ms. Eleni added that the ongoing activities of the project include establishing nematode students club, training for students club, establishing of nematology laboratory and governmental and private agricultural institutions curriculum review.

Mrs. Hayimanot Bizuneh, Haramaya University Plant Sciences Laboratory Technical Assistant, in her part, said the university is working on samples to identify plant diseases before the finding is distributed to the farmers.  Moreover, better laboratory microscopes for seed, plant research and research (availability of new and up-to-date inputs) will enable the laboratory to operate effectively and efficiently in order to conduct better research.

Haramaya University Held Annual Research, Extension and Community Engagement Review Workshop

The 39^th Annual Research Extension and Community Engagement Review Workshop were conducted from June 2-4, 2022 at Haramaya University’s AfrenKalo Hall under the theme “Enhancing the Alignment of Research and Community Engagement Programs at Haramaya University to Address Grand Societal Challenges.”

The workshop brought together more than 400 participants includingrepresentatives of government Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Federal and Regional Research Institutes, Universities, Farmer’s Cooperatives, Technical-Vocational and Training (TVET) Colleges, community representatives including Aba Geda and religious leaders.

The first day was devoted to ‘Community Day’ where grassroots level activities involving and directly benefiting rural and urban communities were presented and discussed to solicit feedback on achievements and challenges.

Moreover, an exhibition was organized to profile and showcase activities, innovations, products and services rendered by the University, TVET and private sectors. The exhibition also aimed to strengthen University, TVET and Private sector linkages and partnerships.

Haramaya University’s Vice President for Research Affairs, Dr Tesfaye Lemma, and Vice President for Community Engagement and Enterprise Development, Dr Yesihak Yusuf, made welcoming and opening remarks, respectively.  Both extended a warm welcome to the community representatives and encouraged them to actively participate in the workshop.

The second and third days of the workshop were dedicated tothe technical review of the research projects supported by the internal and external funds.

The review began with a welcome and opening speech made by the Vice President for Research Affairs, Dr Tesfaye Lemma. In his speech, Dr Tesfaye remarked that the purpose of the research program at HrU is to provide context-relevant and sustainable solutions to local and national development challenges through conducting impactful applied and basic research. He also highlighted the importance of giving equal attention to research on indigenous knowledge.

Following that, Dr Mandefro Nigussie, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency, made a keynote speech onthe Alignment of research & community engagement at HrU to address local, regional and global challenges. He highlighted different government strategic initiatives that HrU can contribute.

After the keynote speech, the deliberations were pursued in the form of plenary and parallel sessionpresentations on the six selected universities’researchthemes. Overall, more than 48 research results from a wide range of disciplines were presented. Theresearch results presented ranged from Agriculture to health sciences, engineering and technology, and social sciences.

During the general discussion, the workshop noted that remarkable progress has so far been made in research relevance and community impact. Major challenges werediscussed and solutions were suggested.

At the closing session, Professor Mengistu Urge, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr Tesfaye lemma, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Dr Yesihak Yusuf, Vice President for Community Engagement and Enterprise Development shared their reflections and the way forward. They also thanked the organizing committees, University community and participants for their enthusiastic support and intellectual contribution to the success of the workshop.

Haramaya University to tackle food shortage

Haramaya University held regional joint planning and validation workshop with a project called ‘Raise-FS’ held on June 9, 2022, at Ras Hotel in Harar.

While the aim of the project was to validate the plan of Raise-FS, a project working on supporting the agricultural sector and solving food shortage related problems in three districts of East Hararge Zone; the Government officials, other concerned bodies in the office of agriculture and natural resources, and stakeholders in the target districts of the project participated in the workshop.

In his workshop opening remarks, Dr. Tesfaye Lema, vice president for research affairs, stated that, in order to change the community’s life, Haramaya University works with various projects, foreign and domestic governmental and non-governmental organizations. For example, Haramaya University has been working with Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD), a Nezerlads government-funded project that has been working for many years on improving seed check systems and agriculture technology for the community in East and West Hararge, Dire Dawa, and Harar, according to Dr. Tesfaye.

Dr. Tesfaye added that Haramaya University has been working with a project called “benefit realize” which has been exerting its efforts in nine districts to reduce shortage of food and to sustain balanced diet and today Haramaya University is conducting this workshop to start working with the projects of Wageningan University and Research called  “Sichting Wageningan Research (SWR) Ethiopia” through its branch ‘Raise-FS’ by discussing with different stakeholders, which, in turn, helps to validate the developed Plan so that the project will be functional.

Dr. Mulugeta Diro, the ‘RAISE -FS’ project  leader of national team (National Team Leader), said that the project aims to work for the development of Ethiopia by supporting the farmers  to properly utilize natural resources in order to ensure sustainable development of the people as well as  the country.

As the plan of the project will be implemented in three districts of East Hararghe zone, this workshop aims at discussing with stakeholders who come from the selected district namely Babile Haramaya and kersa, noted Dr. Mulugeta

Dr. Bulti Teso, focal person for RAISE-FS project at Haramaya University, in turn, said that the project works to build climate resilient agriculture for inclusive and sustainable Ethiopian food systems. While the project ‘Raise-FS’ will last for 4 years, it has also a plan to work in other districts, added, Dr Bulti.

The project has planned to work in four regions: Oromia, Amhara, Southern Ethiopia, and Tigray region. For now, the project will be implemented in Oromia, Amhara and Southern regions, according to Dr. Bulti.

The participant’s Group Photo.

By: Aweke Ayalneh

Camera: Tewodros Lishan

Haramaya University Management, Community Held Ceremony to Newly Promoted Professors

Haramaya University conducted a recognition program for scholars who recently got their full professorship in a ceremony to seven newly promoted professors on June 09, 2022 at the University’s Resource Center.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Tesfaye Lemma, Vice President for Research Affairs, warmly welcomed on the behalf of the Management of the University &  said that young and old scholars who have worked hard to become professors have worked for the benefit of the University, the community and the country.

Dr. Tesfaye said the growth of the scholars is one of the indications that the teaching, learning and research activities of Haramaya University are contributing to the development of the country.

Haramaya University marks the first time in its 70-year tenure to award six full-time professorships to six scholars at a time.

On the welcoming occasion on the behalf of the University President, Dr. Jemal Yusuf, Professor Jeylan Woliye, Vice president for Administration and Student Affairs, congratulated the scholars on their landmark professional achievement and indicated that the current achievement is the result of their hard work, perseverance, persistence, patience, grit (bravery), sense of commitment, self-control and determination and work ethics.

National Workshop Conducted

Haramaya University held a national workshop under the theme “Enhancing University-Industry Linkage for Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development” on June 10, 2022 at Resource Center.

Organized by Haramaya University University-Industry Linkage and Entrepreneurship Development Directorate, the Forum attracted more than 40 private and public enterprises as well as academic staff.

According to Prof. Mitiku Eshetu, Director for University-Industry Linkage and Entrepreneurship Development Directorate, the main problems related to entrepreneurship are lack of coordination with stakeholders, lack of knowledge, and lack of awareness about entrepreneurship in the community.

He also stressed that solutions should be sought to solve financial and similar problems to address the ever increasing demand for job creation at the national level and to develop new business and creative skills.

Haramaya University Vice President for Community Service and Enterprise Development, Dr. Yesihak Yusuf, on his opening speech stated that the university-industry alliance is of great benefit to the University and to the industry. He also said that small enterprises can be transformed into big industries by encouraging and developing their entrepreneurial skills.

Dr. Yesihak also stressed the need to create favorable conditions for entrepreneurs to develop their ideas into business ventures and in this regard, Haramaya University will work to connect entrepreneurs with industries.

In this workshop, internship experiences of Haramaya Institute of Technology and that of College of Law were presented and discussed.

Moreover, university-industry concepts, trends and concepts were presented by professional and discussion by the participants.

The workshop was successfully conducted and fruitful feedbacks were generated.

Mr. Arus Edo, Deputy Scientific Director of Haramaya Inistitute of Technology (HiT) in his closing remark, said that the many types of university-industry links have different objectives, scopes, and institutional arrangements. Collaboration may be more or less intense and may focus on training or research activities, he added.

Mr. Arus appreciated the Vice President for Community Engagement and Enterprise Development and University industry Linkage and Entrepreneurship Development Directorate, initiators, and facilitators for organizing a productive and educative platform.

By:-Shemsedin Mohammed

Photo: – Tewodros Lishan

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Haramaya University to Tackle the Climate Change through Improved Seeds

Haramaya University donated improved seeds worth over 2.5 million birr to local farmers on June 15, 2022.

Dr. Tesfaye Lema, Vice President for Research Affairs, stated at the donation event that the crops harvested in Haramaya district area had been damaged due to a lack of rain. Following the damage, the University has provided 750 quintals of potatoes, maize, beans, vegetables and crops to the farmers. Dr. Tesfaye explained the assistance given to farmers by stating that the drought may be combated by using enhanced seed that is climate change resistant and can produce a product in a short amount of time. The relief was delivered to 500 farmers in Haramaya district and its environs who were impacted by the drought; for this relief about 2.5 million birr was spent.

Dr. Tesfaye added that the University has provided 460 quintals of improved seeds to more than 7,000 farmers in nine districts of the east Hararge zone before the current donation. Dr. Tesfaye also urged that the farmers should continue exerting their efforts to increase their productivity.

Mr. Shikure Mohammed, the head of the Haramaya district Agriculture Office, said both governmental and non-governmental organizations are trying to compensate farmers for the harm caused by the lack of rain in the district.  He added that Haramaya University’s improved seed support will benefit drought alleviation as well as increased production. Mr. Shikure urged that farmers those supported improved seeds should use the seeds properly and move from support to self-sufficient.

Farmers that receive assistance from the University say that improved seed support will help them compensate for the damage caused by the lack of rain.

By: Aweke Ayalneh

Camera: Fuad Ahmed

Haramaya University Conducts Training, Discussion on the Role of Religious Leaders in Combating Information Disorder

Haramaya University in collaboration with USAID delivered a two-days training for 72 religious leaders from two zones (East & West Hararghe) on hate speech, misinformation, disinformation and fake news from 13 –14 of June in Harar city at wonderland Hotel.

According to Natae Ebba, a Lecturer at Haramaya University College of Law and one of the trainers, Individuals have fought and killed one another due to political differences, ethnic rivalries, and religious extremism, as well as a variety of disputes over land, borders, and other resources, he added.

Hate speech, both online and offline, has thrived and one of the major causes for the increase in violence is the rhetoric coming out from influential people and politicians, according to Natae.

Three of the predominantly followed religions fathers and preachers took part in the training, which aimed at raising the awareness on information disorder and ways to combat it using the religious teachings.

It was stated that the awareness raising forum which was attended by more than seventy religious leaders has raised awareness on how to prevent misinformation.

According to ‘Megabi Aelaf’ Binyam Gonfa, Secretary General of the Diocese of East Hararghe, the clergy have a great responsibility to prevent misinformation. Religious Leaders also say that because the clergy teach what they believe to be ‘true’ and teach the following, error can be eliminated by teaching the truth, he added.

Sheikh Jamal Sheikh Abdalla, a religious leader at the Imam Ahmed Mosque in Harar, said the training was aimed at reminding them and their fathers as to how people can be misled and how to avoid it.

“Ethiopia is a multi-religious country and getting to know the religious leaders is good for the peace and unity of our country,” said Sheikh Jamal.

Pastor Sintayehu Abebe, the leader of Harar Hiwot Birhan Church, said that hate speech is unacceptable because it goes beyond the truth, harms one’s personality and psyche, and destroys one’s whole identity.

By: – Shemsedin Mohammed

Photo: – Tewodros Lishan

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“Unity is strength. Synergy is might. Teamwork is power.”Matshona Dhliwayo

Haramaya University to build Synergy in Managements at Various Levels

Haramaya University College of Social Sciences and Humanities organized training under the theme “Effective Leadership and Followership: the Importance of Team Synergy” for leaders at various levels of the college on June 14, 2022 at the resource center.

Dr. Adenew Tadesse, Dean of the College of Social and Human Sciences, in his opening speech, said that leadership has no meaning without followers or employees, and management should involve understanding the art of working together and leading employees to achieve their common goals.

Dr. Adenew also said, “Good leaders and followers must coexist in order to create a good synergy. Synergy is when two forces come together and do something much greater than they can individually do. Synergy occurs when leaders and followers collaborate to make a greater impact than they would separately do. Synergy leads to increased performance, efficiencies, and accountability.”

Stressing the importance of synergy (“the whole is greater than the sum of each part”), Dr. Adenew added that the goal of the training is to help the leaders in the colleges build the necessary synergy in the college to achieve exceptional performance in the core activities of the college in particular and the University in general.

Dr. Mulugeta Deme, Project Manager of Haramaya University African Center for Excellence and who is one of the discussion paper presenters on the training, said that the basic skills that a leader should have are knowledge and experience, initiative, honesty, self-efficacy, self-responsibility, vision, and responsibility. Effective leaders are people who have the ability to develop and implement plans to work effectively with the staff and have effective leadership with an understanding of team synergy for the overall growth of their institutions.

According to the participants of the training, they have widened their understanding of what leadership is and how leadership can be effective when there is mutual understanding between leaders and followers, doing the planned work, and working harder to be more effective. They also noticed that similar training should continue to be given to develop effective leadership skills of the leaders.

Group photo

By: Aweke Ayalneh

Camera: Fuad Ahmed

Haramaya University Pulling to Weeds with one Yanks-unemployment and Soil and water damage

 Haramaya University’s “Lake Haramaya Water Shade Conservation Project” organized a two-day training conducted from June 13–14, 2022 at its resource center.

While the training was organized for farmers and unemployed youths in Haramaya water shade area, its focus was on how to benefit from bee products using activities for soil development and water protection as a good opportunity.

Mr. Dine Rashid, the organizer of Haramaya water shade development project, said that the training focused on how farmers and young people who are unemployed can produce bee products from the activities done for the sake of soil development and water protection. Additionally, the training aim is to enable the unemployed youths and the farmers to be organized into an association to conduct bee products based on the need for clean honey products in the country.

Mr. Dine explained that the training content also included how to protect bees from the influence of humans, animals, and drugs from neighborhoods. Mr. Dine added that, as most of the participants of the training are jobless youths, the development of the water shade area creates a good opportunity for them to easily access natural resources around them and increase honey products by using training like on conservation and uses of bee products. According to Mr. Dine, there is also a preparation to give some beehives with bees to those who have taken the training.

Mr. Hassan Mohammed, a development worker of Girawa district and trainer in the given training, said that the country has a lot of natural resources and human power; therefore, it is important to synchronize the unemployed youths with the natural resources by giving awareness rising training like this one. Mr. Hassan also explained that in order to meet the current honey need in our country, it is vital to pay a lot of attention and effort to transform from traditional bees farming to modernize bee farming by considering that bees need high care just like other animals.

Thanking the University and the organizers of the training, the participants, in their turn, said that the training was really very important and helpful, for it was supported with practices in addition to the theoretical awareness.

The training participants group Photo.

By: Aweke Ayalneh

Camera: Fuad Ahmed

Haramaya University Organizes Annual University Job Expo for the 3rd time

Haramaya University in collaboration with Info Mind Solution PLC (Dareja Dot Com Business Unit) organized Annual University Job Expo for 2022 graduating class students for the 3rd time on June 22, 2022 at the University’s Main Campus.

Mrs. Hilina Legesse, Info Mind Solution Country Manager, on behalf of her organization made welcoming speech and said that her organization is working with the Job Creation Commission and employers with the support of the Master Card Foundation and in collaboration with Haramaya University for last five years.

She said that the foundational objective of the program is to simplify the graduate students’ job hunting activities by connecting the graduate students with employer organizations and giving trainings on a wide range of topics.

Professor Mengistu Urge, Vice President for Academic Affairs, on his opening speech explained that to enable and connect the students with job market, Deliverology and Career Development Directorate is established.

By working with Dereja.com, the University has gained a lot of advantages in related to developing the students’ practical capacity for the job market and connecting them with the employer organizations.

Professor Mengistu on behalf of the University thanked Info Mind Solution PLC (Dereja Dot Com Business Unit) and public and private institutions for hiring university graduates in a transparent and competitive manner.

Efforts are being made to ensure that young university students, including Haramaya University, have the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes in their field of study, he added.

Career Directorate Director of Haramaya University, Dr. Imana Beyene, said Haramaya University is carrying out vast activities in the three pillars:  learning-teaching, research works and community engagement activities. To realize the teaching learning, Career Service Development and Deliverology Directorate organized itself with management bodies of the University, Directorates, colleges, programs and units internally and with industries, private companies, governmental and nongovernmental organization and sectoral offices.

Dr. Imana added that the major activities of the Career Service Development and Deliverlogy Directorate are to improve students’ skill gap, knowledge and attitude; to improve students’ soft skill developments and these will enable students to be competent in the job market.

Dr. Imana thanked to the InfoMind Solution which sponsored and helped in organizing this Annual Job Expo; the office of Vice President for Academic Affairs for facilitation of the event and all other offices and individuals that contributed their best for the success of the 2022 Annual Job Expo takes place at Haramaya University as Eastern University Cluster.

The Annual Job Expo is one of the major career activities in which graduates and industries are coming together for students for getting them access to employment opportunities.

On the occasion different public and private institutions and organizations from Addis Ababa, Diredawa and Harar participate and connect with graduate students.

You all are cordially invited. Please submit your abstract using this link  Abstract Submission Form ASAP.

It’s an in person conference at Haramaya University, Oromia,Ethiopia. In collaboration with University of Minnesota Twin Cities, International Oromo Health Professionals Association and Africa and Middle East Congress on addiction.

College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) Conducts National Curriculum Review Workshop

College of Social Sciences and Humanities held National Curriculum Review Workshop on June 27, 2022 to review and augment the curricula of three doctoral programs, namely, PhD in Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, PhD in Language Education Policy Studies, and PhD in Oromo Literature and Linguistics, and two Master’s Programs, namely, MA in History and MSc in GIS and Remote Sensing.

Dr. Adinew Tadesse, Dean of the College, welcomed guests from outside the University and stated that the workshop was organized as a platform for professionals to evaluate and enrich the draft curricula for the programs.

He indicated that because all of the University’s programs are expected to be of high quality and demand-driven, they were designed based on rigorous need assessments and reviewed for content and pedagogy by internal experts at an in-house curriculum review workshop.

Dr. Adinew further stated that in accordance with HU’s vision of becoming one of Ethiopia’s leading research and postgraduate universities, the College has been working hard to expand and diversify its postgraduate programs.

In the future, alongside revising the existing programs, the College has the plan to launch new demand-driven PG programs including PhD in Sociology, MA in Journalism and Communication, MA in Tourism and Hotel Management, MA in Cultural Studies, and MA in English Literature, the Dean added.

Speaking on the opening workshop, Professor Jeylan Woliye, Vice President for Administration and Student Affairs, expressed appreciation for the College’s efforts to expand its postgraduate programs, which are clearly aligned with the University’s mission and vision of becoming an accomplished research and postgraduate university.

 He emphasized the significance of developing curriculum that meets the needs, interests, aspirations, and expectations of learners as well as society at large.

Professor Jeylan also emphasized the importance of ensuring the availability and quality of resources for implementing the curriculum, as a well-designed program will become toothless if it is not adequately resourced to provide candidates with rich educational experiences for their intellectual growth.

In his closing remarks, Dr. Feyera Dinsa, Director for Postgraduate Programs Directorate, appreciated the CSSH and curriculum designers for initiating the programs, as well as the reviewers and all workshop participants for contributing their accumulated knowledge and skills in their professions to the success of the review process.

He noted that curriculum review is an academic, staff‐led critical examination of a program with the goal of optimizing the learning outcomes for students. It is a key component of the overall quality assurance strategy, focusing on the continuous improvement of students’ learning experiences, Dr Feyera added.

Haramaya University on Geda System

On June 29, 2022, in the Resource Center, the Haramaya University Institute of Gada Studies held a forum on Gada laws and their contributions to justice, peace, and environmental protection.

The forum was attended by higher officials from Haramaya University and several staff from the CSSH, COL, COAES, and CBES; staff from Bate School; honored guests from East Hararghe Zone Tourism Bureau and Harari Region Culture, Heritage, and Tourism Bureau; and prominent elders from the surrounding community.

According to Dr. Reta Duguma, Director of the Institute of Gada Studies and the organizer of the forum, Haramaya University is working in close collaboration with the surrounding community. As one part of the university, the institute of Geda studies works with the community in studying Gada Laws and their contributions to peace, justice, and environmental protection; family relations; intra-and-inter-clan relations; Guma and Diya; justice delivery system; environment and wildlife protection.

Moreover, concepts, trends, and were presented by Abba Gadas and knowledgeable elders of the Afran Qallo, Ituu, and Himbanna (Anniya) who have accumulated knowledge on Gada laws with regard to political, economic, social, environmental and other matters that affect the Oromo society, and their contributions to peace, justice, and environmental protection and discussion by the participants.

Prof. Jeylan Wolyie, vice president for administration and students’ affairs at Haramaya University, and a representative of the university, stated during the forum’s opening ceremony that the institute’s research works have a significant role to play in reviving and utilizing the history of the Geda system with the effort of Oromo scholars. It must, therefore, grow closer to the community in order to accomplish more for the community’s benefit. To do this, it must research the community’s cultural past and way of life.

Prof. Jeylan promised that the university will support scholars, elders, and religious leaders to play their part in promoting peace and development by identifying the common values like those in the Geda system that bring people closer to one another.

Ahmedin Muktar Abdullahi, Abba Hawas in Afran Kalo Abagada, said the participants that equality and environmental protection are important in the Geda system. Abdullahi explained to the participants that equality and environmental protection are important in the Geda system, adding that the Geda system treats all human beings and creatures equally.

Shamil Ahmed, Itu Abba Geda, advised that the Geda system, which is a source of peace, is the greatest wealth that can be used by all human beings.

In the feedback they gave at the end of the forum, the participants remarked that such forums are crucial for the university’s academics to pass on Oromo culture, especially the Geda system and its contributions to future generations, hence Haramaya University Geda Research Institute should concentrate on such discussion.

By: Shemsedin Mohammed

Camera: Fuad Ahmed

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