BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY (ባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ)

In the Spotlight: Bahir Dar University's Strategic Partnership with Boeing Gains Recognition We are pleased to see our recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Boeing receiving media attention. This recognition underscores Bahir Dar University's growing global partnerships and commitment to advancing education, research, innovation, and industry collaboration. Read: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ebrabrnews-boeing-bahirdaruniversity-share-7483126653817376768-83ck?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=android_app&rcm=ACoAABdCEYgB6pUfyykuS_Jygi3u9hw8TNO6TRE&utm_campaign=whatsapp

Pioneering Community Veterinary Pharmacy Established   Bahir Dar, July 23, 2026, Bahir Dar University's School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM-BDU), in partnership with Brooke Ethiopia, convened a stakeholders' consultative workshop today at Naki Hotel. The event brought together stakeholders from government offices, non-governmental organizations, and private livestock sector to refine strategies for establishing a Community Veterinary Pharmacy. The pharmacy aims to provide accessible, quality essential veterinary medicines to livestock keepers and to public and private animal health institutions in the Amhara Region.   Professor Essey Kebede, Academic Vice President of Bahir Dar University, in the opening address commended the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) for its exemplary community service despite being a relatively young school. Prof. Essey highlighted Brooke Ethiopia's valuable partnership and noted that the initiative aligns closely with the university's mission of delivering community-centered solutions through research and collaboration. He expressed confidence that the proposed pharmacy would serve as a model benefiting livestock owners, veterinary professionals, and regional agricultural productivity.   Dr. Mussie Hailemelekot presented the rationale for eststablishing the Pharmacy. He emphasized livestock's significant contribution to Ethiopia's economy, accounting for nearly 40% of agricultural GDP and about 20% of national GDP and foreign exchange earnings. He outlined persistent challenges, including limited access to essential medicines, irrational drug use, weak regulatory enforcement, antimicrobial resistance, and dependency on imports. Dr. Mussie detailed the partnership with Brooke Ethiopia, an international animal welfare organization active in Ethiopia since 2006 and collaborating with SVM-BDU since 2023.   Building on this rationale, Dr. Dehninet Terefe, from the SVM, outlined the project's vision of becoming a leading model for the sustainable delivery of essential veterinary medicines in Ethiopia. The plan follows a phased approach, establishment, service expansion, and transition to a self-sustaining enterprise with direct supply and importation capabilities, supported by a detailed budget framework. He acknowledged all collaborators for the success. On the reflection session, Participants provided valuable insights, including: balancing community benefit with financial and commercial sustainability; strengthening local production to reduce import dependency; agumenting professional capacity, ensuring rational drug use, quality standards, fair pricing for smallholders, and a transparent supply chain; and building the technical capacity of pharmacy staff, including clinical support systems and close collaboration with stakeholders. In his closing remarks, Dr. Zewdu Emiru thanked all participants for their active engagement and constructive input. He reaffirmed Bahir Dar University's commitment to incorporating stakeholder recommendations into the final design and implementation of the pharmacy, emphasizing that sustained multi-stakeholder collaboration, involving the university, government, development partners like Brooke Ethiopia, and the private sector, is essential for the long-term success of improving veterinary services and livestock health in the region.

Alumni Success Story: From a Dissertation on Waste to Building a Company that Creates Wealth Dr. Medhanit Mamaye, a graduate of the Bahir Dar Institute of Technology(BiT-BDU), earned her B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering in 2001 E.C. She later pursued graduate studies at Addis Ababa University, where she obtained both her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. Before becoming an entrepreneur, she served as a researcher and instructor at Hawssa University. Building on her Ph.D. dissertation, "Pulp and Paper Production from Non-Wood Biomass: Sustainable Eco-Packaging," Dr. Medhanit founded Prim Pulp and Paper Manufacturing PLC, where she currently serves as its CEO. Her company produces pulp and paper products, with an initial focus on manufacturing paper bags as an environmentally friendly substitute to currently banned plastic bags. Beyond replacing plastic products, Prim Pulp and Paper Manufacturing aims to create additional income opportunities for farmers by purchasing agricultural biomass by-products tha

ቀን፡ 13/11/2018 ዓ.ም ክፍት የኃላፊነት ቦታ ማስታወቂያ (በድጋሜ የወጣ) ባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ የመካከለኛ አመራር ምርጫና አሰያየምን ለመደንገግ ባወጣዉ ማሻሻያ መመሪያ ቁጥር 05/2012 መሰረት ለCollege of Business and Economics Postgrad. Research and Comm. Engagement V/Dean የኃላፊነት ቦታ በመመሪያው በወጣው መስፈርት መሰረት ብቁ አመልካቾችን አወዳድሮ መሾም በወጣው ማስታወቂያ በቂ አመልካቾች ባለመገኘታቸው በድጋሚ ማውጣት አስፈልጓል፡፡ ክፍት የኃላፊነት ቦታ፡ Postgrad. Research and Comm. Engagement V/Dean for College of Business and Economics የማወዳደሪያ መስፈርት፡- 1ኛ. የትምህርት ማዕረግ/ደረጃ፡ ሌክቸረርና ከዚያ በላይ ያለው/ያላት 2ኛ. በከፍተኛ ትምህርት ተቋም፣ በኢንዱስትሪ፣ በምርምር ተቋማትወይም መሰል ተልዕኮ ባላቸው ተቋማት በልዩ ልዩ ኃላፊነት ዕርከን ያገለገለ/ችና ጉልህ አስተዋጽኦ ያበረከተ/ች፤ 3ኛ. በሚያመለክቱበት አካዳሚክ ክፍልና ዘርፍ ያለውን ተጨባጭ ሁኔታ ባገናዘበ መልኩ የከፍተኛ ትምህርት ተደራሽነት፣ ፍትኃዊነት፣ጥራት፣ ተገቢነትና ዓለምአቀፋዊነትን ለማሳካት፣ አካዳሚክ ክፍሉን የልህቀት ማዕከል ለማድረግ፣ ተጨማሪ ሀብት ለማስገኘት፣ እንዲሁም ዓለማቀፋዊና አገራዊ ጉድኝቶችን ለመፍጠርና ቸማስፋት በሚደረገው ሂደት አስተዋጽኦ ለማበርከት የሚያስችል ስትራቴጂያዊ ዕቅድ ማዘጋጀትና ማብራሪያ መስጠት የሚችል/ምትችል፤ 4ኛ. የአካዳሚክ ክፍሉ ማህበረሰብ፣ የአካዳሚክ ኮሚሽኑ አባላት እንዲሁም የሚመለከታቸው ተጋብዘው በሚገኙበት መድረክ በአጀንዳዎች ላይ በአካል ተገኝቶ/ታ ማብራሪያና ገለጻ መስጠት የሚችል/ምትችል፤ አመልካቾች፡- ይህ ማስታወቂያ በዩኒቨርሲቲው ድህረ- ገጽ፣ ፌስቡክና ማስታወቂያ ሰሌዳዎች ከተገለጸበት ሀምሌ 13/2018 ዓ.ም ጀምሮ ባሉት 05 (አምስት) ተከታታይ የስራ ቀናት ውስጥ የትምህርትና የስራ ልምዳቸውን ማስረጃ ፎቶ ኮፒ እንዲሁም ያዘጋጁትን ከአምስት ገጽ ያልበለጠ ስትራቴጂያዊ ዕቅድ በሰም በታሸገ ኤንቨሎፕ ባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ አካዳሚክ ጉዳዮች ም/ፕሬዚዳንት ጽ/ቤት ማስገባት ይኖርባቸዋል፡፡ ለበለጠ መረጃ፡ በሚከተሉት ስልክ ቁጥሮች +251 2 20 9653 ወይም +251 583 20 6059 ደውሎ ማነጋገር ይቻላል፡፡ ኢንፎርሜሽንና ስትራቴጂክ ኮሚኒኬሽን ም/ፕሬዚዳንት ጽ/ቤት ባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ

BDU-IUC ፕሮጀክት ከግብርናና አካባቢ ሳይንስ ኮሌጅ ጋር በመተባበር የክረምት ችግኝ ተከላ አካሄደ ባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ፣ ሀምሌ 09/2018 ዓ.ም. የባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ BDU-IUC ፕሮጀክት ከግብርናና አካባቢ ሳይንስ ኮሌጅ ጋር በመተባበር፣ የአረንጓዴ አሻራ ዘመቻ አካል የሆነውን የክረምት ችግኝ ተከላ መርሃ ግብር በባሕር ዳር ከተማ ዘንዘልማ ቀበሌ፣ ደወል ጎጥ ልደታ ማርያም ቤተክርስቲያን አካባቢ በሚገኘው የቦረቦር ልማትና ማዳን ስፍራ አካሂዷል። በመርሃ ግብሩ የBDU-IUC ፕሮጀክት ማናጀር  ተስፋዬ ሽፈራው(ዶ/ር)፣ የግብርናና አካባቢ ሳይንስ ኮሌጅ አመራሮች፣ የዩኒቨርሲቲው መምህራን፣ ሰራተኞችና ተማሪዎች፣ የሃይማኖት አባቶች እንዲሁም የአካባቢው ማህበረሰብ በንቃት ተሳትፈዋል። በዚህም ለአካባቢው ተስማሚና የቦረቦር መስፋፋትን በመቆጣጠር ከፍተኛ አስተዋጽኦ ያላቸው የተመረጡ የአገር በቀልና ሌሎች የዛፍ ችግኞች ተተክለዋል። የመርሃ ግብሩ አስተባባሪና የBDU-IUC ፕሮጀክት የእፅዋት ቤተ መዘክር ኃላፊ አቶ ጌታሰው ሞገስ እንደገለጹት፣ የችግኝ ተከላው በበጋ ወቅት የተከናወኑ የአፈርና ውሃ ጥበቃ ሥራዎችን፣ በተለይም ከእንጨትና ከድንጋይ የተሰሩ የጎርፍ መከላከያ እርከኖችን (Wooden with Stone Check Dams) ለማጠናከር እና መሬቱ በተፈጥሮ እንዲያገግም በማሰብ የተካሄደ መሆኑን ገልጸዋል። የተጎዱ መሬቶችን መልሶ ማገገም፣ የአፈር መራቆትንና የቦረቦር መስፋፋትን መቆጣጠር፣ ለምርምርና ለትምህርት የሚያገለግል ሰርቶ ማሳያ ማቋቋም፣ እንዲሁም ማህበረሰቡን በቀጥታ በማሳተፍ ዘላቂ የአካባቢ ጥበቃ ሥራዎችን ማጠናከር ዋና ዓላማው መሆኑ ተገልጿል። በመጨረሻም፣ BDU-IUC ፕሮጀክት በምርምር፣ በትምህርትና በማህበረሰብ አገልግሎት የሚገኘውን ዕውቀት በተግባር በማዋል፣ ዘላቂ የአካባቢ ጥበቃና ልማት ሥራዎችን በቀጣይነት ለማጠናከር ቁርጠኛ ሆኖ እንደሚሰራ ተገልጿል።

From Lake Tana to the Global Fleet! ⚓️ Did you know that the Ethiopian Maritime Training Institute (EMTI), a purpose-built academy located on the shores of Lake Tana at Bahir Dar University, is helping shape one of Africa’s most promising sources of marine engineering talent for the global shipping industry? We invite you to read the full article, "From Lake Tana to the Global Fleet: Inside Ethiopia’s Marine Engineering Cadet Program," by Anastasia Parali, Crewing Account Manager EMA Marine GmbH. Article : https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2026/07/09/from-lake-tana-to-the-global-fleet-inside-ethiopias-marine-engineering-cadet-program/? Bahir Dar University extends its sincere appreciation to the author, Anastasia Parali, Crewing Account Manager EMA Marine GmbH, for sharing this inspiring story that highlights Ethiopia’s growing contribution to the global maritime sector, and to the former President of Bahir Dar University, Prof. Baylie Damtie, for bringing the article to our attention. Kudos to both of you!

🌍 Call for Applications: Erasmus+ Student Exchange Opportunity at Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey (Fall 2026) External Relations and Partnership Directorate, Vice President for Information and Strategic Communication, Bahir Dar University   Date of Publication: July 13, 2026   Bahir Dar University (BDU) is proud to announce a renewed call for student applications for our ongoing institutional partnership with Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey. Funded under the European Union’s Erasmus+ KA171 International Credit Mobility (ICM) student program, this collaboration bridges BDU’s academic talent with one of Turkey's leading research institutions, fostering international exposure, shared academic resources, and cross-cultural development. We are currently inviting applications from highly qualified BDU students to spend the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year studying at METU. 💰 Scholarship Benefits Monthly Stipend: €800 per month to cover living expenses. Travel Allowance: A fixed, one-time payment between €211 and €1,735 (calculated via the EU distance calculator based on the distance between Ethiopia and Ankara). Tuition: Fully waived at the host institution. 📊 Available Quotas Main Fully Funded Nominees: 2 slots (with full Erasmus+ scholarship). Zero-Grant / Self-Funded Nominees: Eligible students who pass the selection criteria but wish to participate using personal funds (waived tuition, but no monthly stipend). 📋 Eligibility & Academic Requirements METU is an English-medium, highly competitive research university. Applicants must meet the following strict criteria: Þ    Undergraduate Students: Must have completed a minimum of one full year of study at BDU at the time of application. Þ    MSc / PhD Students: Eligible if they plan to take courses OR have already independently secured a Research Supervisor at METU who has provided a signed acceptance letter. Note: Graduate students cannot graduate from METU; they return to BDU to defend their thesis. Þ    English Language Proficiency: A minimum of B1 level according to the CEFR framework is strictly required. Þ    Academic Load: Selected students are required to take a full workload of at least 30 ECTS credits at METU. ⏱️ Selection & Internal Application Deadlines To comply with international transparency rules, this call will remain open for student submissions for a full 15 days. BDU Student Internal Application Deadline: July 28, 2026 (5:00 PM) Review & Interview Period: July 29 – August 2, 2026 Official BDU Institutional Nomination to METU: August 5, 2026 Final Online Application Portal Deadline for Students: August 10, 2026 📂 How to Apply (Internal BDU Process) Interested and eligible students should submit their application along with all required digital uploads directly through the online application portal. 👉 Apply here: https://forms.gle/MyNHZpPsDJaDtZ5B8   ⚠️ Important Financial Notice: Erasmus+ grants are distributed in two installments (70% upon physical arrival in Turkey, 30% at the end of the semester). Because processing takes 2 to 3 weeks after arrival, selected students must be financially prepared to cover their own initial accommodation and living costs for the first month. On-campus dormitories are available but subject to strict quotas and are not guaranteed.   📧 Shortlisted applicants will be contacted via email. There is no need to submit application documents in person unless requested.  📩 Should you require further information, please reach out to the External Relations and Partnership Directorate via bduexternalrelations@gmail.com.    📍 External Relations and Partnership Directorate, Vice President for Information and Strategic Communication Bahir Dar University

From Lake Tana to the Global Fleet! ⚓️ Did you know that the Ethiopian Maritime Training Institute (EMTI), a purpose-built academy located on the shores of Lake Tana at Bahir Dar University, is helping shape one of Africa’s most promising sources of marine engineering talent for the global shipping industry? We invite you to read the full article, "From Lake Tana to the Global Fleet: Inside Ethiopia’s Marine Engineering Cadet Program," by Anastasia Parali, Crewing Account Manager EMA Marine GmbH. Bahir Dar University extends its sincere appreciation to the author, Anastasia Parali, Crewing Account Manager EMA Marine GmbH, for sharing this inspiring story that highlights Ethiopia’s growing contribution to the global maritime sector, and to the former President of Bahir Dar University, Prof. Baylie Damtie, for bringing the article to our attention. Kudos to both of you! Full article: https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2026/07/09/from-lake-tana-to-the-global-fleet-inside-ethiopias-marine-engineering-cadet-program/?

Participants commended the platform for its user-friendliness and comprehensive design, noting that it will significantly modernize the administration of research, community engagement, and technology transfer at Bahir Dar University. The development team stated that the successful completion of the system reflects Bahir Dar University's commitment to digital transformation, innovation, and institutional excellence. They expressed confidence that the platform will serve as the university's flagship digital system for strengthening research administration, enhancing community engagement, promoting technology transfer, and managing researcher grievances through an efficient and transparent process.

ባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ የምርምር፣ የማህበረሰብ ተሳትፎና የቴክኖሎጂ ሽግግር አስተዳደርን ወደ ዲጅታል ሰርዓት በማሳደግ ለዩኒቨርሲቲው ዲኖች ፣ምክትል ዲኖች፣ የትምህርት ክፍል ኃላፊዎች፣   የኮርፖሬት ዳይሬክተሮች እና የምርምር ዳይሬክተሮች ሥልጠና አካሄደ   ሥልጠናው የዩኒቨርሲቲው የአካዳሚክና የአስተዳደር ኃላፊዎች ሥርዓቱን  በብቃትና በውጤታማነት እንዲጠቀሙበት ትውውቅና ተግባራዊ ክህሎት ለማጎልበት ታልሞ የተዘጋጀ ነው። የመረጃ ስርዓቱ ማንኛውንም የምርምር ውጤት በተመለከተ ቅሬታዎች ቢኖሩት የቅሬታ ማቅረቢያ ሞጁል የተካተተበት መሆኑን የሥልጠናው አዘጋጆችና የሥርዓቱ  አበልፃጊዎች ገልጸዋል። ባለሙያዎቹ ሥርዓቱን በአንድ ዓመት ተኩል ውስጥ ዲዛይን በማድረግ፣ በማበልፀግ እና በመተግበር ለአገልግሎት ያበቁት ሲሆን ዲኖች ፣ምክትል ዲኖች፣ የትምህርት ክፍል ኃላፊዎች፣   የኮርፖሬት እና የምርምር ዳይሬክተሮች በሥልጠናው የተሳተፉ ሲሆን እነዚህ ኃላፊዎች በምርምር፣ በማህበረሰብ ተሳትፎና በቴክኖሎጂ ሽግግር ሥራዎች ግምገማ፣ ውሳኔና ፈቃድ የመስጠት ሂደቶች ውስጥ ዋና ተዋናይ ናቸው ተብሏል። በሥልጠናው ወቅት ተሳታፊዎች የሥርዓቱን ዋና ዋና ባህሪያትና የሥራ ፍሰቶች በተግባር ተለማምደዋል።  የልማት ቡድኑም ሥርዓቱ የምርምር፣ የማህበረሰብ ተሳትፎና የቴክኖሎጂ ሽግግር ፕሮጀክቶችን ከፕሮፖዛል ማቅረብ፣ በየደረጃ ያለዉን ያሰራር ፍሰት፣ በየደረጃው የሚካሄድ ግምገማ፣ አውቶማቲክ ማሳወቂያዎች (ለምሳሌ  እያንዳንዱን ሂደት ለሚመለከተዉ አካል በኢሜል ይልካል)፣ የእድገት ሪፖርት ማቅረብ፣ የእድገት ግምገማ፣ የውሳኔ አሰጣጥ፣ የመጨረሻ ሰነድ ማስገባት እና የመጨረሻ ማጽደቅ ድረስ ያሉትን ሁሉንም ሂደቶች በዲጂታል መልኩ እንደሚያስተዳድር አስረድተዋል። በሥልጠናው ወቅት ከፍተኛ ትኩረት ካገኙ የሥርዓቱ ባህሪያት መካከል በዩኒቨርሲቲው ደረጃ የሚቀርቡ ተመሳሳይ ወይም ተደጋጋሚ የፕሮፖዛልና የምርምር ማመልከቻዎችን በራስ-ሰር የመለየት ችሎታው ይገኝበታል። ይህ አቅም ተደጋጋሚ ሥራዎችን በመቀነስ፣ የምርምር ታማኝነትን በማጠናከር፣ የምርምርና የፈጠራ ሥራዎችን ጥራት በማሳደግ ረገድ ጉልህ አስተዋፅኦ እንደሚኖረው ተሳታፊዎች ገልጸዋል። ሥርዓቱ በተጨማሪም የማጽደቅ ሂደቶችን በራስ-ሰር በማስተዳደር፣ የተሟላ ዲጂታል መዝገብ በመያዝ፣ በቅጽበት ሪፖርቶችን በማመንጨት እና ተጠቃሚዎች የሥራዎቻቸውን ሂደት በማንኛውም ደረጃ እንዲከታተሉ በማስቻል የተቋሙን አፈጻጸም ያሻሽላል። ተሳታፊዎች  ሥርዓቱን  ለተጠቃሚዎች ምቹ መሆኑን፣ የተሟላ አገልግሎት መስጠቱን እና በባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ የምርምር፣ የማህበረሰብ ተሳትፎና የቴክኖሎጂ ሽግግር አስተዳደርን በእጅጉ እንደሚያዘምን ገልጸዋል። የልማት ቡድኑ በበኩሉ ሥርዓቱ በስኬት መጠናቀቁ ባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ ለዲጂታል ሽግግር፣ ለፈጠራ እና ለተቋማዊ ልህቀት ያለውን ቁርጠኝነት የሚያሳይ መሆኑን በተጨማሪም ሥርዓቱ የምርምር አስተዳደርን በማጠናከር፣ የማህበረሰብ ተሳትፎን በማጎልበት፣ የቴክኖሎጂ ሽግግርን በማበረታታት እና የተመራማሪዎች ቅሬታዎችን በቀልጣፋና በግልጽ አሰራር ለማስተዳደር የዩኒቨርሲቲው ዋና ዲጂታል መድረክ እንደሚሆን መተማመናቸውን ገልጸዋል።     Bahir Dar University Provides Training for Leadership Team on its Digital Research, Community Engagement, and Technology Transfer Management System Bahir Dar University has conducted a training program for its college deans, vice deans, department heads, corporate and research directors following the digitalization of its research, community engagement, and technology transfer management system. The training aimed to familiarize academic and administrative leaders with the new system and equip them with the practical skills required to use it effectively and efficiently. The organizers and system developers noted that the platform incorporates a grievance-handling module designed to address complaints and appeals related to research outcomes. The system was designed, developed, and deployed within a year and half by a team of experts. The training brought together participants, who play key roles in the evaluation, decision-making, and approval processes related to research, community engagement, and technology transfer activities in the university. During the session, participants engaged in hands-on exercises to explore the system's core features and workflows. According to the system development team, the platform digitally manages the entire lifespan of research, community engagement, and technology transfer projects. It covers every stage, from proposal submission and multi-level review processes to step-by-step evaluations, automated notifications to relevant stakeholders, progress report submission and evaluation, decision-making, final document submission, and ultimate approval. One of the system's most notable features is its ability to automatically detect duplicate or highly similar proposals and research applications submitted within the university. Participants observed that this capability will significantly reduce redundancy, strengthen research integrity, and enhance the overall quality of research and innovation. Furthermore, the system is expected to improve institutional performance by automating approval workflows, maintaining comprehensive digital archives, generating real-time reports, and enabling users to track the status of their projects at every stage.