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September 5, 2017 / News

Ethiopian Society of Animal Production celebrated 25th Silver Jubilee

Ethiopian Society of Animal Production celebrated its 25th Silver Jubilee in Haramaya University from August […]
August 31, 2017 / News

Meeting Conducted to Launch an EU-Sponsored Agricultural Project in Eastern Ethiopia

Haramaya University conducted a kick-off meeting to launch a project named InnovAfrica from 21 to […]
August 31, 2017 / News

College Conducts National Curriculum Review Workshop

College of Social Sciences and Humanities conducted National Curriculum Review Workshop on August 28, 2017 […]
August 31, 2017 / News

Meeting Conducted to Launch an EU-Sponsored Agricultural Project in Eastern Ethiopia

Haramaya University conducted a kick-off meeting to launch a project named InnovAfrica from 21 to […]
August 18, 2017 / News

BENEFIT-ISSD Conducted Training of Trainers

The BENEFIT-ISSD East Oromia Unit organized and conducted a two-day training of trainers (TOT) on […]
July 10, 2017 / News

Haramaya University (HU) Graduates 8479 Students

Haramaya University has graduated 8479 students in different fields of studies on July 8, 2017 […]
July 6, 2017

The College of Natural and Computation Sciences held a National Curriculum Review Workshop on June 17, 2017. The day long workshop reviewed two PhD and one MSc curricula in Chemistry (Materials Chemistry) and Physics (Environmental Physics and Renewable Energy Physics). The workshop was opened by the guest of honor, Dr. Belaineh Legesse, Vice President for Administration and Student Affairs of Haramaya University (HU). His main remarks were the yet to be introduce curricula must be measured not by the number of students they are going to graduate, rather by the impact they will make on the existing realities of the nation and reviewers and other participants give more focus on providing developers constructive criticisms they require to improving the quality and content of the curricula. 1 Dr. Getachew Abebe, Dean of the College said, “There were necessary steps the curricula have gone through before they were ready for National Review Workshop. The curricula are demand driven which are based on the positive need assessment results justifying the opening of the programs.” He also added in house review workshop was also held and experts’ comments were inculcated to further improve the curricula. The review workshop was run in two sessions. The morning session was dedicated for the presentation and review of the PhD program in Physics (Environmental Physics and Renewable Energy Physics) which the Department of Physics is planning to open in the coming academic year. The review was rigorously undertaken inviting five prominent experts from Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar and Haramaya universities. The curriculum were also assessed from the pedagogical points of view by experts for the College of Education and behavioral Sciences of HU. 2 The other curricula, PhD and MSc in Materials Chemistry were reviewed during the afternoon session where a number of experts in the area were in attendance. Reviewers from Addis Ababa, ASTU (Addis Ababa and Adama) and Haramaya universities actively contributed for the betterment of the document. Likewise the pedagogical suitability of the curricula was also assessed by the experts. Finally, closing remark and compliments to the organizers and reviewers were delivered by Dr. Yifashewa Seyoum, Director for Academic Programs and delegate of Vice-president for Academic Affairs. The draft curricula are expected to be presented to the University Senate and MoE, and if approved, the programs will be launched soon.
July 4, 2017

CISCO Networking Academy Graduates Trainees
July 4, 2017

College Conducts National MSc Curriculum Review Workshop
June 29, 2017

“Eastern Ethiopia Matters”: National Conference Held on Socio-Economic History of Region