Education
47 Public Universities, Including Addis Ababa University, Fail Re-registration Standards
The Reporter (Amharic) · 6 days ago · Read the Full Story on The Reporter (Amharic)
AI SUMMARY
The Education and Training Authority announced that 47 public universities failed to meet minimum re-registration standards and have been granted a 45-day extension to comply.
- 47 public universities, including the autonomous Addis Ababa University, failed to meet minimum re-registration standards under Directive 888/2016.
- Ato Jenberu Alemayehu, Executive of Higher Education Licensing at the Education and Training Authority, confirmed the evaluation results.
- The institutions were granted a 45-day extension to fulfill remaining requirements and begin submitting responses in mid-September 2019 (Ethiopian Calendar).
- Key evaluated standards include academic staff data, employment contracts, resignation forms, curricula, student records, and digital infrastructure.
- Out of 375 private higher education institutions targeted for national registration, 290 participated while 84 failed to register and were instructed to withdraw.
- Minister of Education Professor Berhanu Nega emphasized that the government is committed to ensuring education quality and preventing the awarding of unearned degrees.
- The Authority is pursuing legal action against institutions found to be providing unauthorized services.
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