Arba Minch University, one of the implementing partners of UNFPA-UNICEF’s Joint Program accorded grand welcome to Norway’s Envoy to Ethiopia Mr Andreas Gaarder, his delegation and project stakeholders’ top officials on Nov 2, 2015, at Main Campus, as the latter arrived for their fact-finding mission. Click here to see the Pictures.

Norway’s envoy in Ethiopia, Mr Andreas Gaarder, on UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Program’s stock-taking visit to Arba Minch University and town, reiterated long-standing relation with Ethiopia on higher education hints at greater cooperation on primary education.

The globally coordinated master program tailor-made for the Ethiopian context, to facilitate the sustainable expansion of irrigation, ‘MSc in Irrigation Engineering and Management’, has been launched by Arba Minch University in October 2015. Partnering institutions like Mekelle and Bahir Dar universities are likely to launch it in the next academic year.

Academic Affairs Vice President, Dr Damtew Darza, will leave for Ghana to participate in a two-day workshop on Benchmarking Initiative - ‘Benchmarking of Applied Sciences Engineering & Technology Education in Africa’ is slated for 9th to 10th November 2015, at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana.