To realize sustainable development in the nation, higher academic institutions should work with manufacturing industries, research institutions, and governmental and non-governmental organizations both nationally and internationally to share knowledge, skills, and resources for successfully attaining their common goals. Arba Minch University (AMU), among the eight public research universities in the nation, has a mission of offering relevant and quality education and training, conducting problem-solving and indigenous knowledge-integrated research, and adapting and transferring skills and technologies which have high values to the socio-economic development of the community. To have effective and efficient collaboration with different partners, the University-Industry Linkage plays a significant role in knowledge and technology transfer from the university to the industry and for the effective use of university graduates and research outputs by the industry. Moreover, the research outputs of the academic institutes should support the industry to make it competitive globally in its production capacity as well as its quality of production. In the same way, the industry should support the academic institutes financially when the researchers have been conducting research related to the problems of the industry and support the interns and externs of the University in their practical attachment to the industry so that the University produces graduates with a high level of knowledge and skills, as required by the industry.
To accomplish these activities, AMU established the UIL-TT Directorate office in 2017 and strongly working on it. One of the missions of the Directorate office is to facilitate collaborations and partnership activities with other institutions locally and globally by creating the linkage between AMU and Partner organizations through the provision of MoU to be signed by higher officials of the University with that of the partner organization. Below shows a list of signed MoUs by AMU with local partner organizations.
List of jointly signed Memorandum of Understanding - our local partners
|
No |
Local partners |
Specific department |
Objective(s) of the agreement |
Duration |
|
1.
|
Leather Industry Development Institute /LIDI/ |
UIL-TT |
Joint research, training/teaching, advising, resource sharing, developing joint leather technology projects |
2018-2023 |
|
2. |
Geological survey of Ethiopia |
AMU |
Scientific Research, training, resource sharing, etc. |
2021-2024 |
|
3. |
Ethiopian Geological Information Institute (GII |
UIL-TT |
Scientific Research, training, resource sharing, etc. |
2020-2025 |
|
4. |
Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI) |
AMU |
Scientific Research, training, resource sharing, etc. |
2020-2025 |
|
5. |
STEMPOWER |
CNCS |
To establish and strengthen STEM CENTRS To strengthen Mathematics and Science education and introduce hands-on enrichment program in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines. |
2019-2024 |
|
6. |
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction /IIRR |
AMU |
Maintain Collaborative efforts inhuman resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and Technology transfer, Internship programs of AMU students in IIRR, professional visit programs of both staff, students and others sent from both/Inspiration speeches, lectures and seminars. |
2018-2023 |
|
7. |
Hawassa Ceramics/SNNPR/ |
UIL-TT |
Human resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and Technology transfer, Internship programs of AMU students in the factory, professional visit programs of both staff students and others sent from both, Inspiration speeches, lectures and seminars. |
2017-2022 |
|
8. |
TSEHAI Corporation, California, USA |
AMU |
Develop a world class research center focused on Ethiopian studies |
2018-2028 |
|
9. |
Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute |
AMU, |
Support innovative National Biotechnology |
2019-2022 |
|
10. |
Ethiopian Sugar Corporation Research and Development center |
UIL-TT |
Conducting joint research in the area of sugarcane, technology transfer and experience sharing to enhance the practical skills of workers and learners, technical aptitude, confidence and socio-economic value of the next professional generation in the sugar cane and sugar production fields |
2017-2022 |
|
11 |
Ministry of Water, Irrigation & Electricity |
AWTI |
Expand technical cooperation in the field of water resources management and develop a long-term cooperative relation ship |
2018-2023 |
|
12 |
LUCY Consulting Engineers PLC |
UIL-TT |
On line education, training, technology transfer and other related activities |
2019-2024 |
|
13 |
SNNPR-ICT |
UIL-TT |
Conducting researches, managing interns, encouraging incubators and providing trainings |
2016-2022 |
|
14 |
SNNPR Mines & Energy Agency |
UIL-TT |
Improve the living standard of farmers and their families, in the SNNRP region of Gamo zone |
2021-2026 |
|
15 |
VITA/RTI /Irish based NGO/ |
Renewable Energy Center |
Green impact fund Community led total sanitation/CLT-S/ |
2022-2027 |
|
16 |
South Design, Construction& Supervision Enterprise |
AWTI |
Consultancy services for feasibility study & detail design of Chalko Dam Irrigation Project |
2022-2027 |
|
17 |
Hawassa University |
UIL-TT |
Collaboration on running academic programs and research, and sharing manpower and resources |
2022-2025 |
|
18 |
Bishofitu Livestock Development Institute |
UIL-TT |
Research collaboration |
2022-2025 |
|
19 |
Southern Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) Arba Minch Agricultural Research Center (ANARC) |
UIL-TT |
Human resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and Technology transfer, Internship programs of AMU students, professional visit programs of both staff students |
2022-2027 |
|
20 |
SATA Technology & Business College |
UIL-TT |
Human resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and Technology transfer, Internship programs of AMU students, professional visit programs of both staff students and others. |
2022-2027 |
|
21 |
INSA |
AMU |
Cyber Security Issues, running research and academic programs, and sharing manpower and resources sharing |
2022-2027 |
|
22 |
Gamo Zone High Court |
UIL-TT |
Community services, joint projects, manpower, and resources sharing |
2022-2025 |
|
23 |
Gamo Zone Justice Department |
UIL-TT |
Community services, joint projects, manpower, and resources sharing |
2022-2025 |
|
24 |
Gamo Zone Police Department |
UIL-TT |
community services, joint projects, manpower, and resources sharing |
2022-2025 |
|
25 |
Ethiopian Animal Health Institute |
UIL-TT |
Internship & Externship, research, manpower and resource sharing |
2022-2025 |
|
26 |
Haile Hotels & Resorts
|
UIL-TT |
Human resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and technology transfer, Internship programs |
2022-2025 |
|
27 |
Nigat Mechanical Engineering Share Factory
|
UIL-TT |
Human resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and technology transfer, Internship & externship programs |
2022-2025 |
|
28 |
Ozzie Business &Hospitality Group Service P.L.C
|
UIL-TT |
Human resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and technology transfer, Internship & externship programs |
2022-2025 |
|
29 |
Pagumen Tour & Travel S.C
|
UIL-TT |
Human resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and technology transfer, Internship & externship programs |
2022-2025 |
|
30 |
RORI Hotel Hawassa
|
UIL-TT |
Human resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and technology transfer, Internship & externship programs |
2022-2025 |
|
31 |
Wolayta Environment Conservation & Climate Change |
UIL-TT |
Running academic programs, research, and manpower and resources sharing |
2022-2025 |
|
32 |
FAFA Food SH. Co.
|
UIL-TT |
Human resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and technology transfer, Internship & externship programs |
2022-2025 |
|
33 |
Kaleb Farmers Service S.C
|
UIL-TT |
Human resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and technology transfer, Internship & externship programs |
2022-2025 |
|
34 |
Ethiopian Meteorology Institute |
UIL-TT |
Human resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and technology transfer, Internship & externship programs |
2019-2024 |
|
35 |
South Agricultural Research Institute Areka Agricultural Research center |
UIL-TT |
Human resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and technology transfer, Internship programs |
2022-2025 |
|
36 |
FDRE Metal Industrial Development Institute |
UIL-TT |
Research, Training, Resource sharing, Developing joint projects, Monitoring and evaluation, Internship & externship |
2021-2023 |
|
37 |
ETHIOPIA textile Industry Development Institute |
UIL-TT |
Research, Training, Resource sharing, developing joint projects, Monitoring and evaluation |
2021-2025 |
|
38 |
Ethiopia Foreign Relation and Strategic Study Institute |
UIL-TT |
Research and technology transfer, Training |
2021-2024 |
|
39 |
Adama Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing Industry |
UIL-TT |
Human resource development, Institutional capacity building, Research and technology transfer, Internship & externship programs |
2018-2023 |
|
40 |
አንጆኑስ የሙዝ ማቀነባበሪያ ጋር የተደረገ ስምምንት |
UIL-TT |
ጥናትና ምርምር በጋራ ማካሄድ፣ የምርትና አገልግሎት ጥራትን ማረጋገጥ |
2020-2023 |
|
42 |
ደቡብ ሬድዮና ቴሌቭዥን ድርጅትጋር የተደረገ ስምምንት |
UIL-TT |
በምርምር፣ ስልጠናና የቴክኖሎጂ ሽግግር በጋራ መሥራት |
2021-2024 |
|
43 |
አዕምሯዊ ንብረት ጽ/ቤትጋር የተደረገ ስምምነት |
UIL-TT |
ስልጠና፣ክትትልና ድጋፍ፣የፓተንት መረጃ አቅርቦት ማግኘትና ማስመዘገብ፣ከዓለም አቀፍ ድርጀቶች መረጃ መለዋወጥ |
2017-2022 |
|
44 |
ኢትዮጵያ ብረታ ብረት ማቅለጫ ፋብሪካ ጋር የተደረገ ስምምነት |
UIL-TT |
የጋራ የምርምር ስርፀት ሥራዎችን መሥራት፣ ሀገራዊ ፋይዳቸው በጎሉ ምርቶችና ሃብቶች ዙሪያ ሕዝቡ ፍትሃዊ በሆነ መልኩ ተጠቃሚ እንዲሆን ምቹ ሁኔታዎችን መፍጠር |
2017- 2022 |
|
45 |
ቢሾፍቱ አውቶሞቲቭ ኢንጂነሪንግ ኢንደስትሪ ጋር የተደረገ ስምምነት |
UIL-TT |
ሁለቱም ወገኖች ያላቸውንና በቀጣይነትም የሚኖራቸውን የሰው ሃይል አሠራር፣ የቴክኖሎጂ ዕውቀት፣ የተግባር ልምድና በጀት በማስተባበር የተጣለባቸውን ኃላፊነት ለመወጣት የሚያስችል የማስፈፀም አቅም ግንባታ እና አቅም ለመፍጠር በጋራ መሥራት፣ በጥናትና ምርምር ላይ በመመርኮዝ የምርትና አገልግሎት ጥራትን ማረጋገጥ ብሎም ተወዳዳሪ ማድረግ |
2017-2022 |