Dr. Chirotaw Ayele

President of Hawassa University 

Dr. Tafesse Matewos

Vice President for Research & Collaboration 

Dr. Ing. Fisiha Getachew

Vice President for Academic Affairs 

Dr. Samuel Jilo

Vice President for Administration and Development 

Prof. Tesfaye Semela

Director, Institute of Policy and Development Research

 Chairperson

Dr. Mengistu Dinato

College of Social Sciences and Humanities

  Secretary

Dr. Emebet Bekele

Director, Office of External Relations & Communications

 Member

Dr. Fekede Menuta

Editor-in-chief, Journal of ETHIOENQUIRY, College of Social Sciences and Humanities

 Member

Dr. Melisew Dejene

Institute of Policy and Development Research

 Member

Dr. Seyoum Yunkura

Director, Institute of Sidama Cultural Studies

 Member

Prof. Zeleke Arficho

Dean, College of Social Sciences and Humanities

  Fundraising Sub-Committee Chair

Prof. Mebratu Mulatu

College of Social Sciences and Humanities

 Deputy Chairperson

Dr. Rahmeto Abebe

College of Natural & Computational Science

 Member

Dr. Aseged Getachew

Head, Quality Assurance & Enhancement: College of Business & Economics

 Member

Dr. Mohammed Yiha

College of Natural & Computational Science  

 Member

Dr. Mulye Girma

College of Social Sciences and Humanities

 Member, Conferences Secretariate & Publication Sub-Committee

Dr. Eskinder Getachew

College of Social Sciences and Humanities  

 Member

Dr. Mihireteab Abaraham

Coordinator, English Language Improvement Center (ELIC), CSSH

 Communication & ICT Sub-Committee Chair

Mr. Geda Hoka 

PhD Candidate, Climate Change and Bioenergy Development, WGCF-NR  

 ICT Sub-Committee Member

Mr. Esubalew G/Mariam

Information Communication Technology Directorate, HU

 ICT Sub-Committee Member

Mr. Wondimu Yohannes 

Information Communication Technology Directorate, HU  

 ICT Sub-Committee Member

Dr. Ahmed Hassen

Head, Office of International Relations, Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa)

  Ethiopia

Mr. Mitiku Gebrehiwot  

Department of Anthropology, Mekelle University (Mekelle)

  Ethiopia

Prof. Anbessa Teferra

Department of Hebrew and Semitic Linguistics, Tel Aviv University (Tel Aviv)

 Israel 

Dr. Éloi Ficquet

Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris)

  France

Dr. Takele Merid

 Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa)

 Ethiopia

Dr. Alula Pankhurst

Country Director, Young Lives Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)

  Ethio-UK 

Prof. Gianfrancesco Lusini

Dipartimento di Studi e Ricerche su Africa e Paesi Arabi, Universita degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale" (Naples)

  Italy

Prof. Hanna Rubinkowska

University of Warsaw (Warsaw)

  Poland

Prof. Masayoshi SHIGETA

Centre for African Area Studies, Kyoto University (Kyoto)

  Japan

Prof. Stefan Weniger

Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Philipps-Universitaet (Marburg)

  Germany

Prof. Jon Abbink

Professor of Politiics and Governance in Africa, African Studies Centre, Lieden, Lieden University, The Netherlands.

   Netherlands

Dr. Yohannes Adgeh

Director, Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES), Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa)

   Ethiopia