africa re:load 4 Hahn - Engineering Education Reform in Ethiopia

1Africa Re:Load | Weimar 29./30. August 2011Dr. Hahn, Karola| E-Mail [email protected]| EiABC

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Transformation and Expansion of Higher Education in EthiopiaThe Engineering Capactiy Building Program and the IoTs

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2Africa Re:Load | Weimar 29./30. August 2011Dr. Hahn, Karola| E-Mail [email protected]| EiABC

Engineering Capacity Building Program• Mulit-sector reform approach to foster economic

and industrial development (started 2006, 104 Mio. bis 2014)

• Bilateral German-Ethiopian project• 4 ecbp components:

– University reform– Private sector development – Quality infrastructure– TVET

• On.e – e-capacity development, cross-cutting activity

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Ecbp – an ethiopian reform program


University ComponentUniversity

Component

Private Sector

Development

Private Sector

Development

Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance

TVETTVET

On.ee-capacity development, e-education,e-private sector development

On.ee-capacity development, e-education,e-private sector development

IoT Landscape

Ethiopian Institute of Technology - Mekelle (EiT-M)

Semi-autonome Institutes of Technology

• Establishment of 5 IoTs at 3universities1. Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building

Construction & City Development at AAU (EiABC)

2. Institute of Technology Addis Ababa University (AAiT)

3. Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design at Bahir Dar University (IoTex)

4. Institute of Technology at Bahir Dar University

5. Institute of Technology at Mekelle University (M-EiT)

• 3 further IoTs in preparation– Awassa, Arba Minch, Jimma


Ethio-German bilateral cooperation

• Governmental negotiations (2011)– 102 million euros was pledged to Ethiopia – Period from 2012 to 2014

• Three priority areas– Sustainable economic development– Sustainable land management– Urban development and decentralization


DAAD Support of ecbp

• 20 (mainly) German experts in place (2+4 model)– Scientific Directors– Managing Directors– Deans, Guestprofessors– President (Universities)

• Ca. 40 more to come– Scholarships/In-Country Scholarships, Partnerships– Joint Programs (e.g. PhD)– DAAD Representative, DAAD Office open in 09/2011– Further support is discussed (e.g. Short term experts)


Qualitative Goals of the Reform

• Institutes of Technology in Ethiopia provide comprehensive, practice-oriented and need-driven engineering technology education that contributes to the economic and industrial development of the country.

• Upgrading of the sector and quality assurance• Changing student profile

– 70 % of enrolments in S&T, focus on engineering

Quantitative Goals of the Reform

• Higher Education sector expansion– Increasing the number of HEIs (30)– Increasing the number of students

• Establishment of – 10 Institutes of Technology– 2 new S&T Universities– Transformation of branches to Univ. or IoTs

• Ucbp – University Capacity Building Program


Autonomy as framework for fast development and transformation

• Autonomy within Addis Ababa University was granted to EiABC and AAiT

• Autonomy Directive – Approved August 2011for EiABC and AAiT– Other Directives are under way

• Autonomy– Governance, Academic Affairs, Administration, Finance– AAU has a supervising and control function– Mechanisms for implementation of autonomy are

already partly in place


Reform focus within IoTs

• Curriculum reform (quality, relevance, internat. compatibility)• Student centered,outcome oriented T&L, e-learning as

complementary tool• Fostering (relevant) research & international collaboration, TT• Reform of governance structure

– Implementing academic structures & coordination mechanisms– Setting up administrative structures

• Reform, professionalization & automation of administration • Promoting a new institutional culture• Campus development, upgrading of facilities & machineries• Capacity development and HRD


Research, Education and Consultancy Services: Materials Research & Testing Center (MRTC)


Sustainable Urban Dewelling Unit (SUDU)


UNHCR Shelter Project


Addis Ababa City Model


ICE Addis


Needs from IoT Perspective

• Financial and technical support for Entrepreneurship education and services

• Integrated software systems for administration• Short-term experts (academic, admin, technical)• Scholarships• Top-ups for local salaries


Ethiopian Development Indicators

Africa Re:Load | Weimar 29./30. August 2011Dr. Hahn, Karola| E-Mail [email protected]| EiABC

Indicator (Year) Rate Remarks

GDP real growth rate (2010)

8 % (est.) Country comparison to the world: 19 (CIA Factbook)

HDI (2010) 0.328 Human Development Index extremely lowRank 157 out of 169 countries and areasAnnual average increase of 2,8 % (UNDP)

GNI Per Capita 992 USD Per capita income is among the lowest in the world, 27.1 Billion USD in ETH, 946 Billion USD in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank 2011)

Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)

90% Suffering multiple deprivations (Standard of Living, Education, Health, Income Poverty)Additional 5 % are vulnerable to multiple deprivations, Education: 84 % (UNDP)

Unemployment Rate n.a. Agricultural sector 50,7% of GDP caters for 85 % of employments (World Bank 2011)

Unemployment Rate HE graduates

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Demographic Data Ethiopia


Indicator (Year) Value Remarks

Population 90,873,739 (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 13

Age Structure(2011 est.)

0-14 years: 46.3%15-64 years: 51.0% 65+ years: 2.7%

Median Age 16.8 years

Population Growth Rate (2011 est.)

3.2% Country comparison to the world: 8

urban population:rate of

17% of total population (2010)

UrbanizationAnnual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

3.8% Fast growing urbanization


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