FAITH Project
The Ethiopian government decided to differentiate the higher education sector. Out of 44 universities, 15 universities were defined as universities of applied sciences (UAS). Since there is no experience on UAS in the country, the FAITH Project has approached European partners interested in working with the Ethiopian Ministry of Education to build a framework for the UAS sector and to work on an Ethiopian UAS model.
The overall objective of establishing a UAS sector is to contribute to the regional economic and social development and to increase the employability of the graduates. The specific objectives of the FAITH Project are:
- Establish Ethio-European UAS partnerships
- Generate lessons learnt from Europe, adjusted to the Ethiopian context, as toolboxes for Ethio practice
- Conceptualize tested, piloted & optimized toolboxes
- Establish a community of peer learning through a training institute to accommodate the knowledge &expertise
Further more: https://faith.ethernet.edu.et/
Comprehensive Assessment and Profiling of Disaster Risk of Addis Ababa City and Institutional Assessment of Fire and Disaster Risk Management Commission
Kotebe University of Education conducted a research entitled “Comprehensive Assessment and Profiling of Disaster Risk of Addis Ababa City and Institutional Assessment of Fire and Disaster Risk Management Commission” in collaboration with Fire and Disaster Risk Management Commission of Addis Ababa City from February 2021 to November 2023 by KUE. The research was conducted under two major themes:
Theme I: Comprehensive Institutional Assessment of Fire and Disaster Risk Management Commission. The general objective of this part was to conduct the overall assessment on the capacity and service delivery of Fire and Disaster Risk Management Commission of Addis Ababa City. The research conducted under this part has covered almost all necessary variables which of concern for an institution dealing on disaster risk management. The detailed report of this part has been compiled as Part I and four volumes containing 22 Chapters.
Theme II: Comprehensive Assessment and Profiling of Disaster Risk of Addis Ababa City. The purpose of this part of the research was to identify the major hazards in the city, map hazard prone areas, assess exposure, vulnerability and coping capacity of different institutions. The research conducted under this part has covered multidimensional issues on the known hazard types. The theoretical arena considered, the methodologies used, the results obtained and the analysis being done to bring first hand reality to the FDRMC and the society at large are so comprehensive. The detailed report of this part has been compiled and presented as Part II and four volumes containing 11 chapters.