Ph.D. Candidate Gessesse Kebede Successfully Defends his Dissertation
December 11, 2025
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Gessesse Kebede Bekele, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biotechnology at AASTU, has successfully defended his dissertation titled "Deciphering Microbial Diversity, Functional Potential, Biosynthetic Gene Clusters, and Extremozymes from Selected Soda Lakes of Ethiopia Using Shotgun Metagenomics and Culture-Based Approaches."
His research was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Mesfin Tafesse (Associate Professor), Dr. Ebrahim Mama (Associate Professor) and Prof. Fassil Assefa (Professor).
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December 11, 2025
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Gessesse Kebede Bekele, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biotechnology at AASTU, has successfully defended his dissertation titled "Deciphering Microbial Diversity, Functional Potential, Biosynthetic Gene Clusters, and Extremozymes from Selected Soda Lakes of Ethiopia Using Shotgun Metagenomics and Culture-Based Approaches."
His research was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Mesfin Tafesse (Associate Professor), Dr. Ebrahim Mama (Associate Professor) and Prof. Fassil Assefa (Professor).
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AASTU and U.S. Embassy Explore New Horizons for Strategic Partnership
December 11, 2025
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Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) welcomed Dr. Jonathan Koehler, Public Diplomacy Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, and his team this morning. The delegation held a productive discussion with the President of AASTU, Dr. Dereje Engida, and senior university leaders on strengthening collaboration and exploring new areas of partnership.
During the meeting, Dr. Dereje provided a comprehensive briefing on the university’s major achievements and ongoing institutional transformation. He highlighted AASTU’s ABE accreditation progress, its performance-based working system, and the university’s growing reputation as a model institution for other Ethiopian universities.
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December 11, 2025
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Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) welcomed Dr. Jonathan Koehler, Public Diplomacy Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, and his team this morning. The delegation held a productive discussion with the President of AASTU, Dr. Dereje Engida, and senior university leaders on strengthening collaboration and exploring new areas of partnership.
During the meeting, Dr. Dereje provided a comprehensive briefing on the university’s major achievements and ongoing institutional transformation. He highlighted AASTU’s ABE accreditation progress, its performance-based working system, and the university’s growing reputation as a model institution for other Ethiopian universities.
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📢 Call for Submiting Innovation Proposals
Dear AASTU Students,
The Innovation, Incubation, and IPR Coordination Office is pleased to announce the opening of the Innovation Proposal Submission window.
We warmly invite students, researchers, academic staff, and all innovators within our community to submit your creative and impactful innovation project proposals.
To participate, please complete the Innovation Proposal Submission Form using the link below.
🔗 Submission Link: https://forms.gle/wUm3oCoqaYKT6EZW7
📅 Submission Period: December 11–21, 2025
For further information or assistance, please contact the Innovation, Incubation, and IPR Coordination Office.
Dear AASTU Students,
The Innovation, Incubation, and IPR Coordination Office is pleased to announce the opening of the Innovation Proposal Submission window.
We warmly invite students, researchers, academic staff, and all innovators within our community to submit your creative and impactful innovation project proposals.
To participate, please complete the Innovation Proposal Submission Form using the link below.
🔗 Submission Link: https://forms.gle/wUm3oCoqaYKT6EZW7
📅 Submission Period: December 11–21, 2025
For further information or assistance, please contact the Innovation, Incubation, and IPR Coordination Office.
IAEA Acting Director for African Division Visited AASTU
December 11, 2025
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Gashaw Gebeyehu, Acting Director for the African Division at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and his team visited Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) this morning. During the visit, the delegation held discussions with Dr. Abrham Debebe, AASTU Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer, to explore potential areas of collaboration in Capacity building, research, and technology development in nuclear energy.
The team also toured the Nuclear Reactor Technology Center of Excellence at AASTU, where
They highlighted the center’s promising potential for advancing nuclear science, research, and
Innovation in Ethiopia and the region.
The visit emphasized strengthening collaboration between AASTU and the IAEA to enhance
Education, research, and technology development in the nuclear sector.
December 11, 2025
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Gashaw Gebeyehu, Acting Director for the African Division at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and his team visited Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) this morning. During the visit, the delegation held discussions with Dr. Abrham Debebe, AASTU Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer, to explore potential areas of collaboration in Capacity building, research, and technology development in nuclear energy.
The team also toured the Nuclear Reactor Technology Center of Excellence at AASTU, where
They highlighted the center’s promising potential for advancing nuclear science, research, and
Innovation in Ethiopia and the region.
The visit emphasized strengthening collaboration between AASTU and the IAEA to enhance
Education, research, and technology development in the nuclear sector.
Ph.D. Student Addisu Getahun Successfully Defends Dissertation
December 12, 2025
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Addisu Getahun, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biotechnology at AASTU, has successfully defended his dissertation titled "Genome-Wide Association Analysis, QTN Mapping, and Genetic Diversity of Ethiopian Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Landraces for Agronomic and Yield-Related Trait Improvement."
He conducted his research under the supervision of Dr. Adugna Abdi.
Addisu’s study provides a comprehensive genomic analysis of Ethiopian sorghum landraces—one of the country's most important staple crops. Through genome-wide association analysis, quantitative trait nucleotide (QTN) mapping, and genetic diversity assessment, his research identifies key genetic regions linked to agronomic and yield-related traits. These findings offer significant implications for sorghum breeding, crop improvement, and food security enhancement in Ethiopia.
Congratulations to Addisu on this outstanding achievement!
December 12, 2025
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Addisu Getahun, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biotechnology at AASTU, has successfully defended his dissertation titled "Genome-Wide Association Analysis, QTN Mapping, and Genetic Diversity of Ethiopian Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Landraces for Agronomic and Yield-Related Trait Improvement."
He conducted his research under the supervision of Dr. Adugna Abdi.
Addisu’s study provides a comprehensive genomic analysis of Ethiopian sorghum landraces—one of the country's most important staple crops. Through genome-wide association analysis, quantitative trait nucleotide (QTN) mapping, and genetic diversity assessment, his research identifies key genetic regions linked to agronomic and yield-related traits. These findings offer significant implications for sorghum breeding, crop improvement, and food security enhancement in Ethiopia.
Congratulations to Addisu on this outstanding achievement!
አዲስ አበባ ሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂ ዩኒቨርሲቲ የአካባቢውን ማህበረሰብ ዘላቂ ልማት ለማረጋገጥ ውይይት አካሄደ
ታህሳስ 04/2018 ዓ.ም
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የአዲስ አበባ ሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂ ዩኒቨርሲቲ የማህበረሰብ አሳታፊነት ዳይሬክቶሬት ከህዝብ ግንኙነት ስራ አስፈፃሚ ጋራ በትብብር “አ.አ.ሳ.ቴ.ዩ እና ማህበረሰቡ ለዘላቂ የጋራ ልማት ትብብር” በሚል መሪ ቃል ከአካባባዊ ማህበረሰብ ጋር ውይይት አካሂዷል ፡፡
በመርሐ ግብሩ ላይ የባለድርሻ አካላት ተወካዮች ፤በአካባቢው የሚገኙ የሃይማኖት አባቶች፤አባ ገዳዎች እና የህብረተሰብ ተወካዮች ተገኝተዋል፡፡
ዶ/ር ተመስገን ወንድሙ የዩኒቨርሲቲው የአስተዳደር እና ልማት ም/ፕሬዝዳንት በውይይቱ መርሐ-ግብር ማስጀመሪያ ላይ እንደገለፁት አ.አ.ሳ.ቴ.ዩ በማህበረሰቡ ውስጥ የሚገኝ ደሴት ሳይሆን በአካባቢው ለሚኖረው ማህበረሰብ ተስፋ የሆነ በረከት መሆኑን ገልፀዋል፡፡ በመሆኑም ዩኒቨርሲቲው የማህበረሰቡ አልኝታ ሆኖ እንዲቀጥል ዘላቂ የሆነ በውይይት የሚዳብር ትብበር እንደሚያስፈልግ ገልፀዋል፡፡
በሌላ በኩል ዶ/ር አብርሃም ደበበ የምርምርና ቴክኖሎጂ ሽግግር ም/ፕሬዝዳንት ዩኒቨርሲቲው የሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂ ዩኒቨርሲቲ እንደመሆኑ የማህበረሰቡን ችግር ሊፈቱ የሚችሉ ስታርት አፕ እና ፈጠራዎች እንዲሁም የቢዝነስ ሃሳቦች ወጥተው ማህበረሰቡን እንዲጠቅሙ መልካም ግንኙነትን ማሳደግ እንደሚገባ ገልፀዋል፡፡ ይህም ዩኒቨርሲቲ የማህበረሰብ አንዱ አካል ሆኖ ለሁለንተናዊ ልማት እድገት እውቀትን በመጠቀምጠ እየሰራ እንደሚገኝ ገልፀዋል::
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ታህሳስ 04/2018 ዓ.ም
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የአዲስ አበባ ሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂ ዩኒቨርሲቲ የማህበረሰብ አሳታፊነት ዳይሬክቶሬት ከህዝብ ግንኙነት ስራ አስፈፃሚ ጋራ በትብብር “አ.አ.ሳ.ቴ.ዩ እና ማህበረሰቡ ለዘላቂ የጋራ ልማት ትብብር” በሚል መሪ ቃል ከአካባባዊ ማህበረሰብ ጋር ውይይት አካሂዷል ፡፡
በመርሐ ግብሩ ላይ የባለድርሻ አካላት ተወካዮች ፤በአካባቢው የሚገኙ የሃይማኖት አባቶች፤አባ ገዳዎች እና የህብረተሰብ ተወካዮች ተገኝተዋል፡፡
ዶ/ር ተመስገን ወንድሙ የዩኒቨርሲቲው የአስተዳደር እና ልማት ም/ፕሬዝዳንት በውይይቱ መርሐ-ግብር ማስጀመሪያ ላይ እንደገለፁት አ.አ.ሳ.ቴ.ዩ በማህበረሰቡ ውስጥ የሚገኝ ደሴት ሳይሆን በአካባቢው ለሚኖረው ማህበረሰብ ተስፋ የሆነ በረከት መሆኑን ገልፀዋል፡፡ በመሆኑም ዩኒቨርሲቲው የማህበረሰቡ አልኝታ ሆኖ እንዲቀጥል ዘላቂ የሆነ በውይይት የሚዳብር ትብበር እንደሚያስፈልግ ገልፀዋል፡፡
በሌላ በኩል ዶ/ር አብርሃም ደበበ የምርምርና ቴክኖሎጂ ሽግግር ም/ፕሬዝዳንት ዩኒቨርሲቲው የሳይንስና ቴክኖሎጂ ዩኒቨርሲቲ እንደመሆኑ የማህበረሰቡን ችግር ሊፈቱ የሚችሉ ስታርት አፕ እና ፈጠራዎች እንዲሁም የቢዝነስ ሃሳቦች ወጥተው ማህበረሰቡን እንዲጠቅሙ መልካም ግንኙነትን ማሳደግ እንደሚገባ ገልፀዋል፡፡ ይህም ዩኒቨርሲቲ የማህበረሰብ አንዱ አካል ሆኖ ለሁለንተናዊ ልማት እድገት እውቀትን በመጠቀምጠ እየሰራ እንደሚገኝ ገልፀዋል::
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AASTU Hosts UNESCO Chair holder from Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
December 16, 2025
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Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) hosted Professor Mulatu Fekadu Zerihun, Head of the Department of Economics at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), South Africa, and UNESCO Chairholder in African Integration and Innovation, as part of the University’s ongoing efforts to strengthen international collaboration and advance its internationalization and Africanization agenda.
TUT is the largest residential university in South Africa and one of the leading universities of technology on the African continent.
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December 16, 2025
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Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) hosted Professor Mulatu Fekadu Zerihun, Head of the Department of Economics at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), South Africa, and UNESCO Chairholder in African Integration and Innovation, as part of the University’s ongoing efforts to strengthen international collaboration and advance its internationalization and Africanization agenda.
TUT is the largest residential university in South Africa and one of the leading universities of technology on the African continent.
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