Organizing Committee
The local and international conference organizing committees consist of members
from universities in Ethiopia, Israel, The Netherlands, Italy, France, Japan,
Germany, and Poland. Their profiles are presented below.
Top Management Oversight
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
Main Organizing Committe
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
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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
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Dean, College of Social Sciences and Humanities |
Fundraising Sub-Committee Chair
Prof. Mebratu Mulatu |
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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 Yohaness
Information Communication Technology Directorate, HU
ICT Sub-Committee Member
International Organizing Committee
Dr. Ahmed Hassen
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Head, Office of International Relations, Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa) |
Ethiopia
Mr. Mitiku Gebrehiwot
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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
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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
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Centre for African Area Studies, Kyoto University (Kyoto) |
Japan
Prof. Stefan Weniger
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Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Philipps-Universitaet (Marburg) |
Germany
Prof. Jon Abbink
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Professor of Politiics and Governance in Africa, African Studies Centre, Lieden, Lieden University, The Netherlands. |
Netherlands
Dr. Yohannes Adgeh
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Director, Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES), Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa) |