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Associate Professor, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Scientific Director, Arba Minch Institute of Technology (AMiT)
Arba Minch University
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The Scientific Director, with the status of Vice President, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute. He/she shall be responsible for leading the day-to-day operation of the Institute and implementation of the Institute’s Strategic Plan. He/she will be a member of Senate Executive Committee of the Arba Minch University.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Scientific Director
The Scientific Director shall have a delegated power to realize the autonomy as per article 5.7.1 of IoT Directive issued by Ministry of Education. The Scientific Director shall be accountable for the exercise of power delegated herein.

This includes:

1. To be a member of Senate Executive Committee of the University
2. To direct and administer the institute with the aim of ensuring its mission.
3. To ensure that the provisions of the Proclamation, IoT Autonomy Directive and of other laws applicable to the institute are respected.
4. To create and continuously build conducive institutional environment, which stimulates learning and teaching as well as research, technology transfer and business incubation.
5. To propose internal organizational structure of the academic units and their naming and their jurisdiction within the Institute and get endorsed by the Council and approval by Supervisory Board;
6. To nominate and present the Directors for Academic Affairs and Managing Director, which will assist him/her in carrying out duties and responsibilities of their respective director offices, for approval and appointment by the Supervisory Board.
7. To appoint Directors for Research and Community Services, Competency Center, Institute Industry Linkage and Technology Transfer, Faculty Deans, Chair Heads, Head of postgraduate programs, and Continuing and Distance Education based on internal institutional regulations.
8. To appoint the heads of the academic, research and development and non-academic units, assign their titles as per the internal organizational structures and responsibility bestowed on them in line with the university legislation, and make sure they effectively execute their responsibilities in a way that enables him/her to realize the mission of the institute.
9. To establish Reform Team that steers the reform and transformation of the Institute and appoint its leader and members.
10. To develop strategic plan of the Institute in consultation with the Institute council and get approved by the Supervisory board at the beginning of his/her term.
11. To develop or lead development of a research policy including research incentive mechanisms and benefits to encourage professors and researchers to commit themselves to research, technology transfer, consultancy and teaching, and submit proposals to the Institute Council for approval.

    12) To implement an approval system for research submissions for funding and to conclude and execute research agreements as well as consultancy agreements with third parties.

 13) To develop guidelines for business and enterprise development by the Institute

 14) To ensure that the institute in the pursuit of its mission is perpetually connected with local, national and international academic institutions, relevant agencies and business and industry, and associations.

15) To determine and implement, upon approval by the Institute Council and the Supervisory Board, academic unit level governing bodies and structures guided by the principles of relevance and quality of education and research, autonomy, efficacy and efficiency of service delivery.

16) To design and implement, upon ultimate approval by the Supervisory Board, nomination and appointment of officers and academic unit heads of the institute.

17) To develop guidelines of governance for the different levels of academic units, the chair holders and other academic staff within the chair.

18) To ensure the employment and official positions are filled through competition and that removal from office is based on performance evaluation, disciplinary matters and end of tenure of office only.

19) To develop and implement institutional standard measures and ensure that the academic and administrative operations of the institute are on the basis of the standards.

20) To initiate the start of the academic calendar of the programs of the Institute within the length of the academic calendar issued by the university senate and get approval by the Institute council for its implementation.

21) To ensure that the institute properly utilizes the budget and maintains a healthy balance of income and expenditure and proper books of accounts of all income and expenditure.

22) To ensure that all fundamental operations and transactions of the institute are appropriately documented in text and data form as appropriate and that the information is without prejudice to institutional interests, appropriately and readily accessible to end users,

23) To prepare institutional plans and budget and ensure their implementation upon approval.

24) To raise, collect and use the internal revenue of the institute from consultancy work, project contracts, donations and other means.

25) To periodically inform the Supervisory Board, the president, government, and public about the state of the institute,

26) Subject to university-wide safety and security regulations and standards, to build and maintain a reliable safety and security system that protects life and property in the premises of the institute.

27) To represent the institute in all dealings with third parties.

28) To authorize local and international procurement in conformity with the law.

29) To delegate, as may be necessary, his/her powers and responsibilities to the directors and appropriate heads of academic and administrative units.

30) To report the performance of the Institute to the university and other relevant authorities on quarterly basis.

In addition to the duties and responsibilities defined in the directive, the Scientific Director

1) Chair the Institute Council and Management Council meetings.

2) Be entitled to overrule decisions of the Management Council and the Institute Council if he/she is of the opinion that the decision endangers the development and strategic mission of AMIT and report to the Supervisory board.

3) Appoint chairpersons of different standing and ad-hoc committees at the Institute Level.

4) Be entitled to handle, decide and act in case of emergency or of unforeseen events which are not covered by IoTs directive, university or AMIT regulations.

5) Call different annual General Assemblies of academic staff, support staff and students of the Institute at the beginning of the new academic year and presents performance report of previous year, activity plan of the new academic year and strategic issues of the institute, and attend to the concern of the stakeholder.

Offices accountable to AMiT Scientific Director office
1. Deputy Scientific Director office.

2. Managing Director office.

3. Research and Community Services Directorate office(AMiT).

4. Institution-Industry Linkage (IIL) & Technology Transfer (TT) Director office.

5. AMiT Competence centers.

6. Associate Registrar office.

7. Institutional Quality Assurance Coordination office.

8. School of Postgraduate Director office.

9. Pre-engineering Coordination office.

10. Gender office

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Thu, 25 June 2015 1:21 pm

Academic Staff profile by Qualification, Rank, Nationality and Gender

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Tue, 21 July 2015 8:07 am

• Collaborate with International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Addis Ababa for collaborative research and allied activities of mutual interest
• Research collaboration with Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy.
• IoT is leading the Netherlands intiative for capacity building in higher education(NICHE) program through which new masters program in irrigation engineering and management will be launched in october 2015. The program emphasises in practise oriented MSc study.

IoT signed MoU with Rostock University, German, to initiate Post graduate Research and mutual academic staff exchange.

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Tue, 21 July 2015 7:49 am

Departments

• Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering
• Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering
• Water Supply and Environmental Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Architecture and Urban Planning
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Science and Information Technology

Academic programs

• BSc in Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering
• BSc in Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering
• BSc in Water Supply and Environmental Engineering
• BSc in Civil and Urban Engineering
• BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering
• BSc in Mechanical Engineering
• BSc in Metal and Production Engineering
• BSc in Architecture and Urban Planning
• BSc in Computer Science
• MSc in Hydraulic Engineering
• MSc in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
• MSc in Water Supply and Environmental Engineering
• MSc in Hydrology
• MSc in Construction Technology and Management
• MSc in Geotechnical Engineering
• MSc in Electrical Power Engineering
• BSc in Information Technology
• MSc in Irrigation Engineering and Management
• BSc in Computer  Engineering

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Tue, 21 July 2015 7:58 am

PhD Program Data

Foreign Students Data

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Fri, 25 October 2013 11:01 am

Water Resource Research Centre of Arba Minch University has invited research proposals from the prospective scholars on the below mentioned thematic areas for the academic year 2006 EC (2013-14).

Read more: Water Resources Research Centre invites research proposals

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Tue, 21 July 2015 8:14 am

1.    Home Grown PhD Issues and Guidelines
Ethiopian Government under Engineering Capacity Building Program (ECBP) that aims to accelerate industrial development in Ethiopia has launched home-grown scholarship to produce qualified professionals in the field of science and technology. It focuses on the development of the private sector and institutions that support it to create new employment, improve skills of the country’s workforce, modernize the private sector and make Ethiopian products competitive in international markets.

2.    MSc and PhD programs through NICHE
The Netherlands initiative for Capacity Building in higher Education  (NICHE) has been offering for scholarship for limited number of MSc and PhD applicants on competitive basis. Scholarship recipients have the opportunity to stay in UNESCO-IHE  and Waginengen Universities during their study period.  

3.    MSc and PhD programs in Water and Health
An MSc and PhD program in Water and Health (specialization in Water and Waste Water Treatment and Water and Public Health) is a new program started jointly by the University of Connecticut in close partnership with Ethiopian universities i.e. Addis Ababa, Arba Minch, Bahir Dar, Hawassa and Mekelle universities). The funding is approved by USAID – Higher Education for Development (USAID-HED) and the Ethiopian Ministry of Education. The program began from July 16, 2012; more info can be had from www.eiwr.org.

4.    CV Raman International Fellowship program for African Researchers

The Department of Science and Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India through the Federal of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have launched the prestigious CV Raman International Fellowship program for African researchers in 2012 to provide them the opportunity to conduct collaborative research within the leading groups in Indian universities and Research and Development (R&D) institutions in the areas of science and technology. More information can be had logging www.indiafrica-sti.i, www.indoafrica-cvrf.in, www.ficci.com

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Tue, 21 July 2015 8:09 am

• In the current budget year, 10 new project proposals evaluated, approved
• Regular Research works at Institute-level are underway

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Tue, 21 July 2015 8:10 am

• Solar Electrification Development Project was implemented in two woredas in Gamo Gofa Zone in collaboration with Sahay Solar Project. These are:

1. Arba Minch Secha Health Center Back-Up system
2. Zigiti Bakole Health Center  full  solar electrification