The ‘de-intellectualization’ of Addis Ababa University and beyond

By Tadeos Daniel This write-up was primarily motivated by the appalling action the Addis Ababa University (AAU) senior leadership took against two notable academics, namely, Drs. Merera Gudina and Dagnachew Assefa. The former, a prominent opposition political figure, has been teaching at AAU for over 25 years while the latter, a vocal critique of the

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Bill Gates Finally Gets His Honorary Degree From Addis Ababa University

Gates foundation Addis Ababa University Honorary Degree Thank you for that introduction, Dr. Admasu Tsegaye [President of Addis Ababa University]. Prime Minister Hailemariam; distinguished guests; faculty and students of Addis Ababa University. I am deeply grateful for this honorary degree. I never got my real degree. I dropped out to start Microsoft, and never went

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Addis Ababa University, SACH sign MoU to perform heart surgery

Jan 23, 2014  Save A Child’s Heart (SACH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences – Black Lion Hospital (AAU-BLH) to perform heart surgery on 50-75 children from Ethiopia at Wolfson Medical

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