👆👆👆VLIR-OUS- University Collaboration for Better Health in Ethiopia
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A public event that brought Jimma, Ambo, Addis Ababa and Hawassa Universities from Ethiopia and Ghent University from Belgium together was held from December 13-15: 2019. The event was conducted with the theme “VLIR-OUS- University Collaboration for Better Health in Ethiopia” to review the achievements so far and chart a further collaborative endeavors among the Universities.
Jimma University is the Hub University for the collaboration, and the current workshop of the networking is organized and hosted by Ambo University at which Dr. Tadesse Kenea, the president of the University welcomed the participants. In his opening remarks, the Director General for Education and Reach Affairs at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MOSHE), and Guest of Honor on the workshop, Dr. Eba Mijena, reflected on the importance of working together to tackle challenges. He stressed that the collaboration between the Belgian Universities and the four public Universities in Ethiopia sets an exemplary effort which encourages partnership of Universities within a country and abroad.
Mr. Kora Tushune, JU’s Vice President for Business and Development and local coordinator of the Networking, and Prof. Bruno Levecke (Flemish Coordinator) presented overview of the University collaboration for Better Health in Ethiopia. Besides, four projects on different topics were presented at the event followed by discussions on the topics, and general reflection on the public event organized.
Following the discussions, Memorandum of Understanding targeted at further collaboration among the partnering institutions was signed. The event involved poster presentations and competitions among PhD candidates which resulted in awarding of certificates to two candidates from Jimma and Ambo Universities. The steering committee also had a separate meeting, and field visit was also part of the activities in the three days event.
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A public event that brought Jimma, Ambo, Addis Ababa and Hawassa Universities from Ethiopia and Ghent University from Belgium together was held from December 13-15: 2019. The event was conducted with the theme “VLIR-OUS- University Collaboration for Better Health in Ethiopia” to review the achievements so far and chart a further collaborative endeavors among the Universities.
Jimma University is the Hub University for the collaboration, and the current workshop of the networking is organized and hosted by Ambo University at which Dr. Tadesse Kenea, the president of the University welcomed the participants. In his opening remarks, the Director General for Education and Reach Affairs at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MOSHE), and Guest of Honor on the workshop, Dr. Eba Mijena, reflected on the importance of working together to tackle challenges. He stressed that the collaboration between the Belgian Universities and the four public Universities in Ethiopia sets an exemplary effort which encourages partnership of Universities within a country and abroad.
Mr. Kora Tushune, JU’s Vice President for Business and Development and local coordinator of the Networking, and Prof. Bruno Levecke (Flemish Coordinator) presented overview of the University collaboration for Better Health in Ethiopia. Besides, four projects on different topics were presented at the event followed by discussions on the topics, and general reflection on the public event organized.
Following the discussions, Memorandum of Understanding targeted at further collaboration among the partnering institutions was signed. The event involved poster presentations and competitions among PhD candidates which resulted in awarding of certificates to two candidates from Jimma and Ambo Universities. The steering committee also had a separate meeting, and field visit was also part of the activities in the three days event.
ክቡር አቶ አህመድ ቱሳ የጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ስራ አመራር ቦርድ ሰባሳቢ ሆነዉ ተመደቡ
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የብ. ኢ. ኮ. ም. ዋ. ሥ. አስፈጻሚ የሆኑት ክቡር አቶ አህመድ ቱሳ የጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ስራ አመራር ቦርድ ሰባሳቢ ሆነዉ በሳይንስና ከፍተኛ ትምህርት ሚኒስቴር ተመድበዋል፡፡ የዩኒቨርሲቲያችን ማህበረሰብም መልካም የስራ ዘመን ለክቡር አቶ አህመድ ቱሳ እየተመኘ፣ በሃላፊነት ጊዜያቸዉ ተቋሙ ሃገራዊ ተልዕኮዉን እንዲወጣ በሚያደርጉት እንቅስቃሴ ሁሉ በትጋት አብሮ የሚሰራ መሆኑን ይገልጻል ፡፡
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የብ. ኢ. ኮ. ም. ዋ. ሥ. አስፈጻሚ የሆኑት ክቡር አቶ አህመድ ቱሳ የጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ስራ አመራር ቦርድ ሰባሳቢ ሆነዉ በሳይንስና ከፍተኛ ትምህርት ሚኒስቴር ተመድበዋል፡፡ የዩኒቨርሲቲያችን ማህበረሰብም መልካም የስራ ዘመን ለክቡር አቶ አህመድ ቱሳ እየተመኘ፣ በሃላፊነት ጊዜያቸዉ ተቋሙ ሃገራዊ ተልዕኮዉን እንዲወጣ በሚያደርጉት እንቅስቃሴ ሁሉ በትጋት አብሮ የሚሰራ መሆኑን ይገልጻል ፡፡
ለጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ዋና ካምፓስና BECO ካምፓስ የ2ኛና ከዛ በላይ አመት ተማሪዎች በሙሉ
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ከሳይንስና ከፍተኛ ትምህርት ሚኒስቴር፣ ከፓርላማና ከስራ አመራር ቦርድ እንድሁም ከክልሎች ከመጡ ከፍተኛ የስራ ሃላፊዎች ጋር የዉይይት መድረክ ስለተዘጋጀ በጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ትምህርታችሁን በመደበኛ ፕሮግራም እየተከታተላችሁ የምትገኙ የ2ኛ አመት እና ከዛ በላይ የዋና ካምፓስ እና BECO ካምፓስ ተማሪዎች እሁድ ታህሳስ 12 ቀን 2012 ዓ.ም. ከቀኑ 8፡00 ሰዓት በዋናዉ ግቢ በሚገኘዉ የሲቪክ ማዕከል ተገኝታችሁ በዉይይት መድረኩ ላይ እንድትሳተፉ እናሳሰባለን፡፡
ጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
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ከሳይንስና ከፍተኛ ትምህርት ሚኒስቴር፣ ከፓርላማና ከስራ አመራር ቦርድ እንድሁም ከክልሎች ከመጡ ከፍተኛ የስራ ሃላፊዎች ጋር የዉይይት መድረክ ስለተዘጋጀ በጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ትምህርታችሁን በመደበኛ ፕሮግራም እየተከታተላችሁ የምትገኙ የ2ኛ አመት እና ከዛ በላይ የዋና ካምፓስ እና BECO ካምፓስ ተማሪዎች እሁድ ታህሳስ 12 ቀን 2012 ዓ.ም. ከቀኑ 8፡00 ሰዓት በዋናዉ ግቢ በሚገኘዉ የሲቪክ ማዕከል ተገኝታችሁ በዉይይት መድረኩ ላይ እንድትሳተፉ እናሳሰባለን፡፡
ጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
ለጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ቴክኖሎጂ ካምፓስ (JIT) የ2ኛና ከዛ በላይ አመት ተማሪዎች በሙሉ
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ከሳይንስና ከፍተኛ ትምህርት ሚኒስቴር፣ ከፓርላማ፣ ከዩኒቨርሲቲዉ ስራ አመራር ቦርድ እንድሁም ከክልሎች ከመጡ ከፍተኛ የስራ ሃላፊዎች ጋር የዉይይት መድረክ ስለተዘጋጀ በጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ትምህርታችሁን በመደበኛ ፕሮግራም እየተከታተላችሁ የምትገኙ የ2ኛ አመት እና ከዛ በላይ ቴክኖሎጂ ካምፓስ (JIT) ተማሪዎች ሰኞ ታህሳስ 13 ቀን 2012 ዓ.ም. ከጠዋቱ 2፡30 ሰዓት በካምፓሳችሁ በሚገኘዉ TECHNO LIBRARY አዳራሽ ተገኝታችሁ በዉይይት መድረኩ ላይ እንድትሳተፉ እናሳሰባለን፡፡
ጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
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ከሳይንስና ከፍተኛ ትምህርት ሚኒስቴር፣ ከፓርላማ፣ ከዩኒቨርሲቲዉ ስራ አመራር ቦርድ እንድሁም ከክልሎች ከመጡ ከፍተኛ የስራ ሃላፊዎች ጋር የዉይይት መድረክ ስለተዘጋጀ በጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ትምህርታችሁን በመደበኛ ፕሮግራም እየተከታተላችሁ የምትገኙ የ2ኛ አመት እና ከዛ በላይ ቴክኖሎጂ ካምፓስ (JIT) ተማሪዎች ሰኞ ታህሳስ 13 ቀን 2012 ዓ.ም. ከጠዋቱ 2፡30 ሰዓት በካምፓሳችሁ በሚገኘዉ TECHNO LIBRARY አዳራሽ ተገኝታችሁ በዉይይት መድረኩ ላይ እንድትሳተፉ እናሳሰባለን፡፡
ጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
ትምህርት ተቋረጦ በነበረባቸዉ ት/ት ክፍሎች ዉስጥ ለምትገኙ የቅድመ-ምረቃ ተማሪዎች በሙሉ
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ከቅዳሜ ህዳር 11/2012 ዓ.ም. ጀምሮ ሲደረጉ በነበሩት ዉይይቶች መሠረት ከሰኞ 13/2012. ጠዋት 2፡00 ጀምሮ መደበኛዉ ትምህርት ስለሚቀጥል፣ መማር ማስተማር ተቋርጦ በነበረባቸዉ ክፍሎች ዉስጥ የምትገኙ ተማሪዎች በየክፍላችሁ ተገኝታችሁ ትምህርት እንድትቀጥሉ እያሳሰብን፣ ነባር የቴክኖሎጂ ኢኒስቲትዩት ተማሪዎች (2nd year and above) በተያዘላችሁ መርሃ-ግብር መሰረት ሰኞ ጠዋት ከ2፡30 ጀምሮ በተዘጋጀዉ ዉይይት መድረክ እንድትሳተፉ እናሳዉቃለን፡፡
ጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
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ከቅዳሜ ህዳር 11/2012 ዓ.ም. ጀምሮ ሲደረጉ በነበሩት ዉይይቶች መሠረት ከሰኞ 13/2012. ጠዋት 2፡00 ጀምሮ መደበኛዉ ትምህርት ስለሚቀጥል፣ መማር ማስተማር ተቋርጦ በነበረባቸዉ ክፍሎች ዉስጥ የምትገኙ ተማሪዎች በየክፍላችሁ ተገኝታችሁ ትምህርት እንድትቀጥሉ እያሳሰብን፣ ነባር የቴክኖሎጂ ኢኒስቲትዩት ተማሪዎች (2nd year and above) በተያዘላችሁ መርሃ-ግብር መሰረት ሰኞ ጠዋት ከ2፡30 ጀምሮ በተዘጋጀዉ ዉይይት መድረክ እንድትሳተፉ እናሳዉቃለን፡፡
ጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
Announcement
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Jimma University is working on biodiversity data mobilization under BIDERSE project with the support of Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), which is funded by the European Union. We are mobilizing and supporting biodiversity (bird, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, macroinvertebrates, fish, plants, bacteria, fungi, etc.) data online. This helps to make biodiversity data available for researchers, practitioners and other developmental activities. On top of that the BIDERSE project supports individuals on how to mobilize biodiversity data, how to access data from the GBIF database for research and conservation purposes. Hence, anyone who has biodiversity data, and who is interested to take the data mobilization training, can contact the project coordinator, Prof. Argaw Ambelu via aambelu@yahoo.com .
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Jimma University is working on biodiversity data mobilization under BIDERSE project with the support of Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), which is funded by the European Union. We are mobilizing and supporting biodiversity (bird, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, macroinvertebrates, fish, plants, bacteria, fungi, etc.) data online. This helps to make biodiversity data available for researchers, practitioners and other developmental activities. On top of that the BIDERSE project supports individuals on how to mobilize biodiversity data, how to access data from the GBIF database for research and conservation purposes. Hence, anyone who has biodiversity data, and who is interested to take the data mobilization training, can contact the project coordinator, Prof. Argaw Ambelu via aambelu@yahoo.com .
የጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ወቅታዊ ሁኔታ መረጃ
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በዩኒቨርሲቲያችን ተፈጥሮ የነበረውን አለመረጋጋትን ወደ ነበረበት ለመመለስ ከሳይንስና ከፍተኛ ትምህርት ሚኒስቴር፣ ከፓርላማ፣ ከክልሎች እና ከዩኒቨርሲቲያችን የስራ አመራር ቦርድ የተዉጣጣ ግብረ-ሃይል ከታህሳስ 12/2012 ዓ.ም. ጀምሮ በርካታ የዉይይት መድረኮችን በመፍጠር እየሰራ ይገኛል፡፡
ውይይቶቹ ከዩኒቨርሲቲዉ አመራር፣ ከካውንስል አባላት፣ ከተማሪዎች፣ ከመምህራን፣ ከተማሪዎች አደረጃጀቶች፣ ከጸጥታና ደህንነት አካላት ጋር የተካሔዱ ሲሆን በቀጣይም ከአስተዳደር ሰራተኞችና ከማህበረሰቡ ጋር ውይይት ይካሔዳል፡፡ የነዚህ ውይይቶች አላማም የተስተጓጎለውን የመማር-ማስተማር ሂደት ችግሮችን ለይቶ የጋራና ዘላቂ መፍትሄ በመስጠት እንደገና ለማስጀመር ያተኮረ ነው፡፡
እስካሁን በተደረጉ ውይይቶቹም በርካታ ችግሮች ተለይተው ተቀምጠዋል የመፍትሄ ሃሳቦችም ተሰንዝረዋል፡፡ መድረኮቹ ሲጠናቀቁ ከሁኔታዉ ጋር በተያያዘ በዩኒቨርሲቲዉ እንደ ክፍተት የተነሱ ጉድለቶችን በመገምገምና አፋጣኝ የማስተካከያ እርምጃዎችን በመውሰድ ከክትትልና ድጋፍ ልኡክ ቡድኑ እና ሁሉም የሚመለከታቸዉ አካላት ጋር በመሆን የመማር ማስተማር ሂደቱን በአፋጣኝ እንዲጀምር ይደረጋል፡፡
ጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
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በዩኒቨርሲቲያችን ተፈጥሮ የነበረውን አለመረጋጋትን ወደ ነበረበት ለመመለስ ከሳይንስና ከፍተኛ ትምህርት ሚኒስቴር፣ ከፓርላማ፣ ከክልሎች እና ከዩኒቨርሲቲያችን የስራ አመራር ቦርድ የተዉጣጣ ግብረ-ሃይል ከታህሳስ 12/2012 ዓ.ም. ጀምሮ በርካታ የዉይይት መድረኮችን በመፍጠር እየሰራ ይገኛል፡፡
ውይይቶቹ ከዩኒቨርሲቲዉ አመራር፣ ከካውንስል አባላት፣ ከተማሪዎች፣ ከመምህራን፣ ከተማሪዎች አደረጃጀቶች፣ ከጸጥታና ደህንነት አካላት ጋር የተካሔዱ ሲሆን በቀጣይም ከአስተዳደር ሰራተኞችና ከማህበረሰቡ ጋር ውይይት ይካሔዳል፡፡ የነዚህ ውይይቶች አላማም የተስተጓጎለውን የመማር-ማስተማር ሂደት ችግሮችን ለይቶ የጋራና ዘላቂ መፍትሄ በመስጠት እንደገና ለማስጀመር ያተኮረ ነው፡፡
እስካሁን በተደረጉ ውይይቶቹም በርካታ ችግሮች ተለይተው ተቀምጠዋል የመፍትሄ ሃሳቦችም ተሰንዝረዋል፡፡ መድረኮቹ ሲጠናቀቁ ከሁኔታዉ ጋር በተያያዘ በዩኒቨርሲቲዉ እንደ ክፍተት የተነሱ ጉድለቶችን በመገምገምና አፋጣኝ የማስተካከያ እርምጃዎችን በመውሰድ ከክትትልና ድጋፍ ልኡክ ቡድኑ እና ሁሉም የሚመለከታቸዉ አካላት ጋር በመሆን የመማር ማስተማር ሂደቱን በአፋጣኝ እንዲጀምር ይደረጋል፡፡
ጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
JU Sport Academy Drone Footage for Telegram. December 2019.mpg
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በጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ስፖርት አካዳሚ ስታዲየም
ጅማ አባጅፋር ከቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ
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የጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ስፖርት አካዳሚ ስታዲየም አለማቀፍ ደረጃውን ጠብቆ የተገነባና ወደፊት ለሀገራችን መሪ የሆኑ ስፖርተኞችን ማፍራት እንዲያስችል ተደርጎ በመደራጀት ላይ ይገኛል፡፡ አካዳሚው የእግር ኳስ፣ መረብ ኳስ፣ ቅርጫት ኳስ ፣ የእጅ ኳስ ፣ የሜዳ ቴኒስ፣ የአትሌቲክስ እና የዋና ማሰልጠኛዎችን ያካተተ ሲሆን በአሁኑ ሰዓት ከጅማ አባጅፋር እግር ኳስ ክለብ ጋር ውል በመግባት የእግር ኳስ ሜዳውን የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪሚየር ሊግን እንዲያስተናግድ ዩኒቨርሲቲው ፈቅዷል፡፡
በዚህም መሰረት ቅዳሜ ታህሳስ 18፣ 2012 ዓ.ም ከሰዓት በኋላ ጅማ አባጅፋር ከቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ እግር ኳስ ክለብ በሚያደርጉት ጨዋታ ስራውን በይፋ ይጀምራል፡፡
ዩኒቨርሲቲያችንም የአካዳሚውን የሶስት ደቂቃ ወፍ በረር ሙሉ ዕይታ ምስል (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufQFNeS9ky8) ጋብዟችኋል፡፡
ጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
ጅማ አባጅፋር ከቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ
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የጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ስፖርት አካዳሚ ስታዲየም አለማቀፍ ደረጃውን ጠብቆ የተገነባና ወደፊት ለሀገራችን መሪ የሆኑ ስፖርተኞችን ማፍራት እንዲያስችል ተደርጎ በመደራጀት ላይ ይገኛል፡፡ አካዳሚው የእግር ኳስ፣ መረብ ኳስ፣ ቅርጫት ኳስ ፣ የእጅ ኳስ ፣ የሜዳ ቴኒስ፣ የአትሌቲክስ እና የዋና ማሰልጠኛዎችን ያካተተ ሲሆን በአሁኑ ሰዓት ከጅማ አባጅፋር እግር ኳስ ክለብ ጋር ውል በመግባት የእግር ኳስ ሜዳውን የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪሚየር ሊግን እንዲያስተናግድ ዩኒቨርሲቲው ፈቅዷል፡፡
በዚህም መሰረት ቅዳሜ ታህሳስ 18፣ 2012 ዓ.ም ከሰዓት በኋላ ጅማ አባጅፋር ከቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ እግር ኳስ ክለብ በሚያደርጉት ጨዋታ ስራውን በይፋ ይጀምራል፡፡
ዩኒቨርሲቲያችንም የአካዳሚውን የሶስት ደቂቃ ወፍ በረር ሙሉ ዕይታ ምስል (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufQFNeS9ky8) ጋብዟችኋል፡፡
ጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
በጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ስፖርት አካዳሚ ስታዲየም
ጅማ አባጅፋር ከቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ
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የጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ስፖርት አካዳሚ ስታዲየም አለማቀፍ ደረጃውን ጠብቆ የተገነባና ወደፊት ለሀገራችን መሪ የሆኑ ስፖርተኞችን ማፍራት እንዲያስችል ተደርጎ በመደራጀት ላይ ይገኛል፡፡ አካዳሚው የእግር ኳስ፣ መረብ ኳስ፣ ቅርጫት ኳስ ፣ የእጅ ኳስ ፣ የሜዳ ቴኒስ፣ የአትሌቲክስ እና የዋና ማሰልጠኛዎችን ያካተተ ሲሆን በአሁኑ ሰዓት ከጅማ አባጅፋር እግር ኳስ ክለብ ጋር ውል በመግባት የእግር ኳስ ሜዳውን የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪሚየር ሊግን እንዲያስተናግድ ዩኒቨርሲቲው ፈቅዷል፡፡
በዚህም መሰረት ቅዳሜ ታህሳስ 18፣ 2012 ዓ.ም ከሰዓት በኋላ ጅማ አባጅፋር ከቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ እግር ኳስ ክለብ በሚያደርጉት ጨዋታ ስራውን በይፋ ይጀምራል፡፡
ጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
ጅማ አባጅፋር ከቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ
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የጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ስፖርት አካዳሚ ስታዲየም አለማቀፍ ደረጃውን ጠብቆ የተገነባና ወደፊት ለሀገራችን መሪ የሆኑ ስፖርተኞችን ማፍራት እንዲያስችል ተደርጎ በመደራጀት ላይ ይገኛል፡፡ አካዳሚው የእግር ኳስ፣ መረብ ኳስ፣ ቅርጫት ኳስ ፣ የእጅ ኳስ ፣ የሜዳ ቴኒስ፣ የአትሌቲክስ እና የዋና ማሰልጠኛዎችን ያካተተ ሲሆን በአሁኑ ሰዓት ከጅማ አባጅፋር እግር ኳስ ክለብ ጋር ውል በመግባት የእግር ኳስ ሜዳውን የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪሚየር ሊግን እንዲያስተናግድ ዩኒቨርሲቲው ፈቅዷል፡፡
በዚህም መሰረት ቅዳሜ ታህሳስ 18፣ 2012 ዓ.ም ከሰዓት በኋላ ጅማ አባጅፋር ከቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ እግር ኳስ ክለብ በሚያደርጉት ጨዋታ ስራውን በይፋ ይጀምራል፡፡
ጅማ ዩኒቨርሲቲ
👆👆👆Jimma University hands over Community Service Projects (technologies) to beneficiaries
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Jimma University has been extensively engaged in the provision of a wide array of community services through a better coordination of scientific products with community’s priority needs. The University provides a lot of community services in agriculture, health, education, social, legal and different socioeconomic activities. In 2018/29, the university has approved over 20 community service projects with a potential of solving priority community problems in various development sectors.
As part of this mission, the office of Community Service and Engagement (CSE) of the University has delivered four community service projects (technologies) to the target beneficiaries on December 25, 2019. These projects are aimed to improve the socioeconomic conditions of the local communities as well as local institutions serving the wider communities.
Accordingly, eight institutional improved wood burning stoves were designed, fabricated and distributed to organizations using mass feeding, namely Jimma correctional center (prison) and “Merab ezi”’. Electric cook stoves were similarly designed, fabricated and distributed to 51 economically disadvantaged women having no access to improved cooking stoves. Two of the projects focus on improving health delivery and education through appropriately designed and customized software applications. The software on health service delivery is customized with built-in applications helping to monitor patient’s condition and improve record keeping. The education assisting software allows students and teachers as well as the school management to have access to digital library and digitized students’ record keeping.
The technology transfer ceremony begun by opening speech made by Dr. Tsige Ketema, vice president for research and community services. During her speech, Dr. Tsige stressed on the wide and ever increasing community services given by JU in agriculture, technology, health, social services and improvement in socioeconomic activities. She also tried to indicate the JU’s strategically planned interlinking research, technology transfer and community service activities to alleviate priority community’s problems.
Following Dr. Tsige’s remark, Mr. Abebe Wolie, director for technology transfer and University industrial linkage, tried to explain how produced technologies are linked to community service activities and become part of the solution. The transfer ceremony was followed by project owner’s brief description on their products, on how to use and its special features. Following the transfer of the products, beneficiaries were reflected on the potential impacts of the services on local community’s livelihood as well as service provision, and warmly acknowledged JU.
Finally, Dr. Gudina Terefe, Director for community services and engagement, appreciated JU’s instructors involved in the projects and became part of the solutions for community’s problems. In his speech, Dr. Gudina provided a brief description of the community service projects funded by JU in 2011 and 2012 E.C. He noted that JU has funded 21 projects in 2011 and 15 projects in 2012 e.c for various priority community problems and promised to continue with more projects in the coming years. Finally, he called up on the project beneficiaries and other stakeholders for future collaboration and engagement.
We are in the Community!
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Jimma University has been extensively engaged in the provision of a wide array of community services through a better coordination of scientific products with community’s priority needs. The University provides a lot of community services in agriculture, health, education, social, legal and different socioeconomic activities. In 2018/29, the university has approved over 20 community service projects with a potential of solving priority community problems in various development sectors.
As part of this mission, the office of Community Service and Engagement (CSE) of the University has delivered four community service projects (technologies) to the target beneficiaries on December 25, 2019. These projects are aimed to improve the socioeconomic conditions of the local communities as well as local institutions serving the wider communities.
Accordingly, eight institutional improved wood burning stoves were designed, fabricated and distributed to organizations using mass feeding, namely Jimma correctional center (prison) and “Merab ezi”’. Electric cook stoves were similarly designed, fabricated and distributed to 51 economically disadvantaged women having no access to improved cooking stoves. Two of the projects focus on improving health delivery and education through appropriately designed and customized software applications. The software on health service delivery is customized with built-in applications helping to monitor patient’s condition and improve record keeping. The education assisting software allows students and teachers as well as the school management to have access to digital library and digitized students’ record keeping.
The technology transfer ceremony begun by opening speech made by Dr. Tsige Ketema, vice president for research and community services. During her speech, Dr. Tsige stressed on the wide and ever increasing community services given by JU in agriculture, technology, health, social services and improvement in socioeconomic activities. She also tried to indicate the JU’s strategically planned interlinking research, technology transfer and community service activities to alleviate priority community’s problems.
Following Dr. Tsige’s remark, Mr. Abebe Wolie, director for technology transfer and University industrial linkage, tried to explain how produced technologies are linked to community service activities and become part of the solution. The transfer ceremony was followed by project owner’s brief description on their products, on how to use and its special features. Following the transfer of the products, beneficiaries were reflected on the potential impacts of the services on local community’s livelihood as well as service provision, and warmly acknowledged JU.
Finally, Dr. Gudina Terefe, Director for community services and engagement, appreciated JU’s instructors involved in the projects and became part of the solutions for community’s problems. In his speech, Dr. Gudina provided a brief description of the community service projects funded by JU in 2011 and 2012 E.C. He noted that JU has funded 21 projects in 2011 and 15 projects in 2012 e.c for various priority community problems and promised to continue with more projects in the coming years. Finally, he called up on the project beneficiaries and other stakeholders for future collaboration and engagement.
We are in the Community!