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47 Public Universities, Including Addis Ababa University, Fail Re-registration Standards

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47 Public Universities, Including Addis Ababa University, Fail Re-registration Standards
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.