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ማስታወቂያ በኢትዮጵያ ፐብሊክ ሰርቪስ ዩኒቨርሲቲ የመጀመሪያ ዲግሪ የመውጫ ፈተና እንድትወስዱ የተመደባችሁ ተፈታኞች በሙሉ በኢፌዲሪ የትምህርት ሚኒስቴር የተዘጋጀውን ፎርም አስቀድማችሁ መሙላት የሚጠበቅባችሁ መሆኑን ተገንዝባችሁ፣ የተዘጋጀውንም ፎርም  https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/ogOck9h8 ማስፈንጠሪያን (ሊንክ)  በመጠቀም   አስቀድማችሁ እንድትሞሉ  እያሳሰብን፡፡

የኢትዮጵያ ሲቪል ሰርቪስ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ወደ ሪፎርም ትግበራ ምዕራፍ መሸጋገሩን ገለጸ የኢትዮጵያ ሲቪል ሰርቪስ ዩኒቨርሲቲ (ኢፐሰዩ) ከሪፎርም ዝግጅት ምዕራፍ ወደ ትግበራ ምዕራፍ መሸጋገሩን አስመልክቶ፣ ለዩኒቨርሲቲው አመራሮችና ሰራተኞች ከግንቦት 27 እስከ 28 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም በአባይ አዳራሽ የግንዛቤ ፈጠራና የስልጠና መርሃ-ግብር አካሄደ። በስልጠና መርሃግብሩ ላይም የዩኒቨረሲቲው የአካዳሚክና የአስተዳደር አመራሮችና ሰራተኞች ተሳትፈዋል፡፡ በመድረኩ መክፈቻ ላይ የዩኒቨርሲቲው ፕሬዚዳንት ዶ/ር ንጉስ ታደሰ ባደረጉት ንግግር ዩኒቨርሲቲው ከመደበኛ የመማር ማስተማር፣ የምርምርና የማማከር አገልግሎቶችን ጎን ለጎን ሰፊ የሪፎርም ስራዎችን ሲያከናውን መቆየቱን አስታውሰዋል። የመርሃ-ግብሩ ዋና ዓላማም እስካሁን የተከናወኑ የሪፎርም ተግባራትን ደረጃ መገምገም፣ ተቋማዊ ጉዞውን መረዳትና ወደ ትግበራ ምዕራፍ ሲገባ ከተቋሙና ከሰራተኛው የሚጠበቁ ግዴታዎችን በጋራ ለመወያየት መሆኑን ገልጸዋል። በመርሀግብሩ ላይ በዩኒቨርሲቲው በተከናወኑ የመንግስት አገልግሎትና አስተደደር ማሻሻያ ሪፎርም የዝግጅት ምዕራፉ ውስጥ የተሰሩ ስራዎችን ዶ/ር አሰፋ በየነ የሪፎርም ፕሮጅክት ጽ/ቤት ኃላፊ አቅርበዋል፡፡ ዶ/ር አሰፋ በየነ ሪፎርሙ ዩኒቨርሲቲው ወደ የተግባራዊ ሳይንስ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ሽግግር እያደረገ ባለበት እና ራሱን በአዲስና ልዩ ተልዕኮ እንደገና በማደራጀት ላይ በሚገኝበት ወሳኝ ወቅት ላይ የመጣ መሆኑን ጠቁመዋል። በሪፎርም ሰነድ ዝግጅቱም የዩኒቨርሲቲው ተልዕኮ ከልዩ ተግባራዊ ሳይንስ ዩኒቨርሲቲነትና ከሀገራዊ ኦሪየንቴሽን ጥናት አንጻር በስፋት መተንተኑን እንዲሁም የዓለም አቀፍ ተሞክሮዎች የተቃኙ መሆኑን ገልጸዋል። እንደ ዶ/ር አሰፋ ገለጻ፣ ተቋሙ በዓለም አቀፍ ስታንዳርድ መሰረት በትምህርት ኢንዱስትሪው ውስጥ በከፍተኛ ትምህርት ምድብ እንዲለይ የተደረገ ሲሆን፤ ነባሩ የዩኒቨርሲቲው መዋቅር በስፋት ተጠንቶ ለወደፊቱ የዩኒቨርሲቲው ስኬት የሚያስፈልገው አዲስ አደረጃጀት መዘጋጀቱን፣ ለዚህ አደረጃጀትም የሥራ ዝርዝር የተዘጋጀ መሆኑን እንዲሁም የሙያዊና ባህሪያዊ ብቃቶች የተለዩ መሆናቸውንና ለብቃቶቹም የማዕቀፎች ዝግጅት መጠናቀቁን ገልጸዋል። ዶ/ር አሰፋ በገለጻቸውም አዲሱ መዋቅር የዩኒቨርሲቲውን ተልዕኮ በብቃት ለመወጣት በሚያስችል መልኩ የተቃኘ መሆኑን ጠቁመው፣ አጠቃላይ አደረጃጀቱን በየክፍለ ሥራና በየዘርፉ በመከፋፈል ለተሳታፊዎቹ በዝርዝር አቅርበዋል። ከገለጻው በማስከተልም ዶ/ር ንጉስ ታደሰ ይህ የአደረጃጀት ጥናት እጅግ ከፍተኛ ጥረት የተደረገበትና ዩኒቨርሲቲውን ወደፊት ለሚጠብቁት ሀገራዊ ተልዕኮዎች የሚያዘጋጅ መሆኑን በአጽንኦት ገልጸው በተለይም በአካዳሚክ ክፍለ ስራ ላይ አንድ መምህር በመምህርነት፣ በተመራማሪነትና በአሰልጠኝነት ዘርፎች በተቀናጀ መልኩ እንዲሰማራ የሚያስችል እና እንደየሙያ ምድቡ በየትኛው ላይ አተኩሮ ቢሰራ የበለጠ ውጤታማ ይሆናል የሚለውን ታሳቢ ያደረገ መሆኑን ጠቁመዋል። ይህ አሰራርም ዓለም አቀፍ የትምህርትና የኢንዱስትሪ ልየታ መስፈርቶችን መሰረት ያደረገ ሲሆን፣ የተቋሙን የሰው ኃይል አጠቃቀም ይበልጥ ውጤታማና ለውጤት ተኮር ስራ የተመቻቸ እንደሚያደርገው አስረድተዋል። በቀጣይ የሚከናወኑ ተግባራትን በተመለከተ የኢፐሰዩ ፕሬዚደንት ዶ/ር ንጉስ ታደሰ ለዩኒቨርሲቲው ተልዕኮ ስኬት መደላድል የሚፈጥሩ ቁልፍ የትኩረት መስኮችን አቅርበዋል። በቀጣይ ከሚከናወኑት እነዚህ ቁልፍ ተግባራት መካከል የአካዳሚክ ፕሮግራሞችን መቅረጽና መከለስ፣ የሴኔት ሌጅስሌሽንን ከአዲሱ መዋቅር ጋር አጣጥሞ ማፅደቅ፣ የተቋማዊ ጥራት ማረጋገጫን ከዳግም ፈቃድ ምዝገባ ጋር ማስተሳሰር እና የተቋማዊ ዲጂታል ትራንስፎርሜሽን ስትራቴጂን ወደ ስራ ማስገባት ይገኙበታል። በተጨማሪም የመሰረተ ልማት ዕድሳት፣ የምርምርና ስልጠና ፍኖተ-ካርታ ትግበራ፣ የኢትዮ-ሰርቭ ኢንተርፕራይዝን ወደ ስራ ማስገባትና የዩኒቨርሲቲውን ገጽታ መገንባት በቀጣይ በልዩ ትኩረት የሚከናወኑ መሆናቸውን ዶ/ር ንጉስ ታደሰ ጠቁመዋል። በመጨረሻም ከመድረኩ ተሳታፊዎች ለተነሱ ጥያቄዎችና አስተያየቶች ሰፊ ምላሽና ማብራሪያ ተሰጥቶባቸዋል። Visit our website: http://www.epsu.edu.et/ Follow our Facebook page: https://web.facebook.com/EPSUfb Follow our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/epsutelegram Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@EPSUyt

ኢፐሰዩ የፐብሊክ ሴክተሩን ሪፎርም በብቁ የሰው ኃይል ለመደገፍ በትኩረት ሊሰራ እንደሚገባ ተገለጸ የኢትዮጵያ ፐብሊክ ሰርቪስ ዩኒቨርሲቲ (ኢፐሰዩ) ከተለመዱና በአብዛኞቹ ከፍተኛ የትምህርት ተቋማት የሚሰጡት የትምህርት ዓይነቶችን ከመስጠት ወጥቶ ሀገሪቱና የፐብሊክ ሴክተሩ የሚፈልጓቸውን ልዩ የሰው ኃይል ፍላጎቶች ላይ ትኩረት አድርጎ መስራት እንዳለበት የኢፌዴሪ የሲቪል ሰርቪስ ኮሚሽን ኮሚሽነር ክቡር ዶ/ር መኩሪያ ኃይሌ ገለጹ። ኮሚሽነሩ ይህንን የገለጹት ዩኒቨርሲቲው ከሪፎርም ዝግጅት ወደ ትግበራ ምዕራፍ መሸጋገሩን አስመልክቶ ከግንቦት 27 እስከ 28 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም ባዘጋጀው የሁለት ቀናት የግንዛቤ ማስጨበጫና የስልጠና መድረክ ላይ ነው። በመንግስት አገልግሎትና አስተዳደር ፖሊሲ እንዲሁም ፍኖተ-ካርታ ላይ ስልጠና የሰጡት ኮሚሽነሩ፤ የኢትዮጵያን ነባራዊ ሁኔታ መሰረት አድርገው የተጠኑ ጥናቶች በዘርፉ ያሉ ዋና ዋና ችግሮችን በግልጽ ማሳየታቸውን ጠቁመዋል። በጥናቱ ከተለዩት ተግዳሮቶች መካከልም የሪፎርም አመራር ክፍተት፣ ውጤታማ የተቋማት አደረጃጀት እጥረት፣ የሙያ ምድብ፣ የሥራ ፈጠራና የክፍያ ሥርዓት አለመኖር እንዲሁም የሰው ኃይል ብቃት ማነስ በዋናነት ተጠቃሽ መሆናቸውን ገልጸዋል።ዩኒቨርሲቲው እነዚህን ችግሮች ለመፍታት የፐብሊክ ሴክተሩን ሙያዊ ብቃት ለማረጋገጥ መስራት እንዳለበትና አዲሱን የስራ መዘርዝርን ተገንዝቦ የሚተገብር የሰው ኃይል ማፍራት ላይ እንዲያተኩር አሳስበዋል። በሀገሪቱ እየተካሄደ ያለውን የለውጥ ፕሮግራም በተፈለገው ፍጥነት ተግባራዊ ለማድረግ "የለውጥ አመራር" ማፍራት ቁልፍ ጉዳይ መሆኑን ኮሚሽነሩ ጠቁመዋል። ዩኒቨርሲቲው ከመደበኛ መማር ማስተማር ባለፈ፣ የመንግስት ተቋማትን ለማብቃትና አመራሮች በለውጥ መሳሪያዎች ላይ ማሰልጠንና በቂ ዕውቀት እንዲኖራቸው የማድረግ ትልቅ ድርሻ እንዳለበትም ገልጸዋል። "ዩኒቨርሲቲው የጀመረውን ሪፎርም አጠናቆ በማሳየት ለሌሎች ሞዴል መሆን ይገባዋል፤ ለዚህም ቅድሚያ ራሱን ማብቃት አለበት" ያሉት ኮሚሽነሩ፣ ከሪፎርሙ ዋና ዋና አምዶች መካከል የብቃት አምድ ወሳኝ መሆኑን ጠቅሰዋል፡፡ ዩኒቨርሲቲውም ከኮሚሽኑ ጋር የጋራ በሆነ መግባባት እና በቅርበት መስራት አስፈላጊ መሆኑንም አስምረውበታል። በመድረኩ ላይ በመንግስት ሰራተኞች ባህሪያዊና ቴክኒካል የብቃት ማዕቀፎች ላይ ስልጠና የሰጡት ዶ/ር ብርሃኑ አስፋው በበኩላቸው፣ ቀደም ሲል የመንግስት ሰራተኛው ራሱን የሚያበቃበትና ብቃቱ የሚመዘንበት ስርዓት ባለመኖሩ አዳዲስ ማዕቀፎች መዘጋጀታቸውን ገልጸዋል። እንደ ዶ/ር ብርሃኑ ገለጻ፣ አዲሱ የምዘና ስርዓት በስራ ላይ ያሉ ሰራተኞች በየአምስት ዓመቱ የብቃት ምዘና እንዲወስዱ ማድረግን፣ አዲስ ተቀጣሪዎች ደግሞ ወደ ዘርፉ ከመግባታቸው በፊት አስፈላጊውን ብቃት መያዛቸው ማረጋገጥን እና በደረጃ ዕድገት ወቅት ተገቢው ምዘና እንዲካሄድ ማድረግን ያካተተ መሆኑን ጠቁመዋል፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ ፐብሊክ ሰርቪስ ዩኒቨርሲቲ በዚህ አጠቃላይ የምዘና ሂደት ውስጥ ከፍተኛ ሚና የሚጫወት ተቋም በመሆኑ፣ ምዘናውን በአግባቡ ለማከናወን ቀድሞ ራሱን ማዘጋጀት እንዳለበት ተመልክቷል። በመጨረሻም ተሳታፊዎች በቀረቡት የሥልጠና ይዘቶች ላይ ሰፊ ውይይት ያደረጉ ሲሆን፣ በክቡር ኮሚሽነሩ፣ በአሰልጣኙ እና በዩኒቨርሲቲው ፕሬዚዳንት ደ/ር ንጉስ ታደሰ አማካይነት ለተነሱ ጥያቄዎች ምላሽና ማብራሪያ ተሰጥቷል። Visit our website: http://www.epsu.edu.et/ Follow our Facebook page: https://web.facebook.com/EPSUfb Follow our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/epsutelegram Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@EPSUyt

He also thanked the Italian partners, including His Excellency the Ambassador, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), the National School of Administration (SNA), and the International Collaboration and Partnership Directorate, as well as the organizing team, all the trainers, and the senior public official trainees. This first phase brings together 150 senior executive trainees drawn from 35 diverse public sector organizations, marking a monumental milestone in public service capacity building and cross-border knowledge exchange. The training focuses on five selected programs: Capacity Building in Public Procurement; Managing Public Debt and Innovative Financing; Digital Transformation of Public Administration, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence; Public Policy Analysis and Development of Managerial Skills; and the Exercise of Leadership.

EPSU in Collaboration with SNA Holds Capacity Building Training Project The training project on "Strengthening the Capacities, Skills, and Knowledge of Senior Public Officials in Four Pilot African Countries," officially launched on May 26, has been successfully completed. Conducted from May 26 to May 30 in strategic partnership Italian National School of Administration(SNA), the program marked a significant milestone in National and institutional cooperation. In his opening remarks, His Excellency Sem Fabrizi, Ambassador of Italy in Ethiopia, said that the newly launched capacity-building program unites four nations; Ethiopia, Kenya, Tunisia, and Côte d'Ivoire, under a shared ambition to invest in human capital and strengthen public administration. He expressed pride that Ethiopia is leading the initiative as the first of the participating countries to launch the project. "It is widely recognized that a key element for sustainable and inclusive growth is having functional institutions and a public administration that earns the trust of its citizens," His Excellency stated. He noted that investing collectively in skills and competencies directly empowers public servants to address critical development challenges. This is particularly vital for Ethiopia as it undergoes a dynamic process of transformation, institutional reform, and modernization aimed at making public services more efficient and accessible. He further noted that the initiative is a direct result of the strategic partnership forged between Italy and Ethiopia, fully aligning with the Italian Mattei Plan for Africa. The collaboration stems from an original agreement signed between the Prime Ministers of both nations, positioning public administration training as an integral pillar of bilateral cooperation. Furthermore, His Excellency noted that the project aligns seamlessly with the African Union Agenda 2063 in its pursuit of building stronger, citizen-centric institutions to support inclusive development across the continent. Finally, His Excellency clarified that the project extends beyond a standard training program, representing a long-term institutional partnership to build administrative resilience. The initiative features a training-of-trainers component, structured experiential exchanges, and sustained dialogue designed to nurture modern core competencies, including public governance, digital transformation, public resource management, policy formulation, and administrative leadership. The project ultimately aims to establish a durable framework for continuous, mutual exchange between Italian and African administrations. In his welcoming speech at the launch of the project, Dr. Nigus Tadesse, Ethiopian Public Service University President, said that this official launch ceremony of project is a flagship capacity-building initiative under the Italian Mattei Plan for Africa. Ethiopia has demonstrated remarkable progress in its public service reform and is widely recognized as exemplary in Africa. Initiatives such as the macro-reform initiatives bear testimony to our nation's commitment to transforming governance. This training project is highly aligned with and supplementary to the ongoing reform of the Ethiopian Public Service Commission, Dr. Nigus noted. Through the Mattei Plan, launched at the Italy-Africa Summit as a comprehensive framework for equitable cooperation, Italy has placed human capital development at the very heart of its engagement with our continent. Beyond this project, Italy's partnership with Ethiopia spans climate adaptation, healthcare strengthening, research collaboration, and development financing. This reflects a fundamental shift; Italy views Ethiopia not merely as a recipient of aid, but as a strategic partner grounded in mutual respect and shared prosperity. This vision echoes precisely our local unity to champion equitable partnerships over exploitation. Today's ceremony stands as a living testament to that vision," he added.

ኢፐሰዩ ከመንገድ ደህንነት እና መድን ፈንድ አገልግሎት ጋር የመግባቢያ ሰነድ ተፈራረመ የኢትዮጵያን ፐብሊክ ሰርቪስ ዩኒቨርሲቲ (ኢፐሰዩ) ከመንገድ ደህንነት እና መድን ፈንድ አገልግሎት ጋር የሰራተኞችን የቴክኒክ እና የባህሪ ብቃቶች ለማጎልበት የሚያስችል ስልጠና ለመስጠት የመግባቢያ ሰነድ ግንቦት 17 ቀን 2018 ዓ/ም በሴኔት አዳራሽ ተፈራረመ፡፡ በዩኒቨርሲቲው በኩል የመግባቢያ ሰነዱን የፈረሙት ዩኒቨርሲቲው ፕሬዝዳንት ዶ/ር ንጉስ ታደሰ ሲሆኑ፣ በመንገድ ደህንነት እና መድን ፈንድ አገልግሎት በኩል የአገልግሎቱ ዋና ስራ አስፈጻሚ አቶ ጀማል አባሶ ናቸው፡፡ በስምምነቱ ወቅት ዶ/ር ንጉስ ታደሰ ባደረጉት ንግግር፣ ዩኒቨርሲቲው ከተለያዩ መንግስታዊ ተቋማት ሰራተኞችን ተቀብሎ በቴክኒካዊ እና በባህሪያዊ ብቃት ስልጠና የመስጠት ሰፊ ልምድ ያለው እና ለስልጠና ምቹ የሆኑ የስልጠና ክፍሎች፣ ማደሪያ ክፍሎች እና ሌሎች ግብዓቶች የተሟሉለት ተቋም መሆኑን ገልጸዋል፡፡ በማስከተልም “ዩኒቨርሲቲያችን ከተቋቋመበት ተልእኮ አንጻር ከሌሎች ዩኒቨርሲቲዎች በተለየ መልኩ ከፐብሊክ ሴክተሩ ጋር መስራት ይጠበቅበታል፤ በተለይም ከመንገድ ደህንነት እና መድን ፈንድ አገልግሎት ጋር ለመስራት የሚያስችል ምቹ ሁኔታ አለን፡፡” በማለት በዩኒቨርሲቲው የከተማ መሰረተ ልማት እና ትራንስፖርት ማኔጅመንት እና የትራፊክ ማኔጅመንት ትምህርት ክፍል መኖሩን ጠቁመዋል፡፡ የመንገድ ደህንነት እና መድን ፈንድ አገልግሎትን ዋና ስራ አስፋጻሚ አቶ ጀማል አባሶ በበኩላቸው በፊርማ ስነስርአቱ ላይ እንደተናገሩት፣ አገልግሎቱ ከተለያዩ ዩኒቨርሲቲዎች ጋር ተመሳሳይ የመግባቢያ ሰነዶችን ተፈራርሞ በጋራ እየሰራ መሆኑን ገልጸው፣ “አስከፊውን የትራፊክ አደጋ ለመከላከል ከዩኒቨርሲቲዎች እና ከማህበረሰቡ ጋር መስራት ውጤታማ ያደርገናል” ብለዋል፡፡ የመግባቢያ ሰነዱ ዋና ዓላማም ዩኒቨርስቲው እና የመንገድ ደህንነት እና መድን ፈንድ አገልግሎት ሠራተኞችን ብቃት ለመመዘን በተለዩ የቴክኒክ እና የባህሪ ብቃቶች ላይ መራሄ ሥልጠና፣ ሞጁሎች እና የሰልጠና ፕሮግራሞችን አዘጋጅቶ ስልጠና ለመስጠት እና ወደፊት መስርሪያ ቤቱ በሚያቀርባቸው ሌሎች የሪፎርም አፈጻጸም ጉዳዮች እንዲሁም በአቅም ግንባታ እና የምርምር ስራዎች ላይ አብሮ ለመስራት የሚያስችል የትብብር ስምምነት ማዕቀፍ ማቋቋም መሆኑ ታውቋል።

"I am proud to inform this gathering that EPSU has been selected as a leading role player in the implementation of competency assessments for public sector organizations across the country. This is a profound vote of confidence in our expertise and a tangible demonstration of our direct contribution to the national civil service reform program. We are no longer merely a supplier of training; we are now an active architect of the standards by which public service competence is defined and measured”, Dr. Nigus announced. Complementing these structural reforms, the university has revised its policies and guidelines, embarked on major curriculum revision initiatives, accelerated digitalization, and renovated its infrastructure. Notably, the Woliso Training and Competency Institute is now fully operational with a capacity to accommodate 1,000 trainees. This domestic reform is powerfully reinforced by a growing network of international partnerships, including fruitful cooperation with the Government of Italy and Kehl University in Germany, among others. He also highlighted that Ethiopia’s Homegrown Economic Reform Agenda and the Ten-Year National Development Plan demand a public sector that is innovative, evidence-driven, and digitally enabled. EPSU is uniquely positioned and called upon to supply the research that fuels this transformation. The 11th National Research Conference is a direct response to that calling. He furthermore encouraged every participant to engage fully, urged government agencies and development partners to seize the actionable insights that emerge, and extended his sincere thanks to the conference organizers for their commitment and hard work.

EPSU Holds its 11th National Research Conference The Ethiopian Public Service University (EPSU) held its 11th National Research Conference from May 18–19, 2025, under the theme "Public service excellence through innovation and digitalization." Organized by the EPSU Research Affairs Directorate, the event brought together public sector officials and leaders from federal institutions, regional states, and the Addis Ababa City Administration, alongside academic staff, students, and international guests from Somaliland. In his opening remarks, Dr. Temesgen Burka, Chairperson of the Board of EPSU, stated that EPSU is not an ordinary university. It was established with a clear national mandate to build the capacity of the public sector through education, training, research, consultancy, and community engagement. The university board views the institution’s role through the lens of Ethiopia's broader development aspirations: the Homegrown Economic Reform Agenda, the Ten-Year National Development Plan, and the goal of building a capable, developmental state. In this national effort, a modernized, efficient, and citizen-centered public service is not a luxury, it is a precondition for success. Research, in particular, is the engine of evidence-based policy and innovation. This university is uniquely called to produce problem-solving, development-oriented, and tangible research outputs that directly support public sector transformation. The conference theme, speaks directly to the heart of this national agenda, Dr. Temesgen Burka noted. He also emphasized that the reform initiatives currently underway; including the transition to an autonomous university status; are deliberate steps to align the university’s internal fitness with its external mission. These reforms are complemented by ongoing policy and guideline revisions, curriculum modernization, massive digitalization, infrastructural renovation, and targeted staff competency development programs. "National development in today's world cannot be propelled by guesswork or routine administration," he stated. "It demands rigorous inquiry, context-sensitive innovation, and continuous learning." He requested the conference to generate research that is not only academically sound but also actionable, research that ministers, commissioners, and frontline managers can readily adopt and apply. The participation of ten Ethiopian universities and international guests from Somaliland reflects expanding public service scholarship that fosters valuable cross-border learning. Dr. Temesgen also expressed confidence that the conference would yield actionable insights for public service, pledged the board’s ongoing support, and called on government and development partners to collaborate on the outputs for lasting collaboration. In his welcoming speech, Dr. Nigus Tadesse, EPSU President, emphasized that EPSU’s legacy is deeply intertwined with the evolution of the Ethiopian public service. Over the past three decades, the university has built significant institutional capacity, producing over 50,000 graduates, training more than 200,000 public sector leaders, and graduating 448 international participants from across East Africa. Additionally, over 500 research projects have directly shaped national policy and practice. Today, EPSU is navigating a comprehensive reform journey driven by two major priorities. First, aligned with the Ministry of Education's trajectory, the university is transitioning toward autonomy to ensure robust governance and financial sustainability. Second, in close partnership with the Federal Civil Service Commission, EPSU has completed a major organizational redesign. This includes establishing fit-for-purpose structures, competency-based job descriptions, and a comprehensive Technical Competency Framework Dr. Nigus added.

"I am proud to inform this gathering that EPSU has been selected as a leading role player in the implementation of competency assessments for public sector organizations across the country. This is a profound vote of confidence in our expertise and a tangible demonstration of our direct contribution to the national civil service reform program. We are no longer merely a supplier of training; we are now an active architect of the standards by which public service competence is defined and measured”, Dr. Nigus announced. Complementing these structural reforms, the university has revised its policies and guidelines, embarked on major curriculum revision initiatives, accelerated digitalization, and renovated its infrastructure. Notably, the Woliso Training and Competency Institute is now fully operational with a capacity to accommodate 1,000 trainees. This domestic reform is powerfully reinforced by a growing network of international partnerships, including fruitful cooperation with the Government of Italy and Kehl University in Germany, among others. He also highlighted that Ethiopia’s Homegrown Economic Reform Agenda and the Ten-Year National Development Plan demand a public sector that is innovative, evidence-driven, and digitally enabled. EPSU is uniquely positioned and called upon to supply the research that fuels this transformation. The 11th National Research Conference is a direct response to that calling. He furthermore encouraged every participant to engage fully, urged government agencies and development partners to seize the actionable insights that emerge, and extended his sincere thanks to the conference organizers for their commitment and hard work. Dr. mitiku Addisu Vice President for Research and Partnership, on his part, stated that to modernize and elevate institutional impact, a comprehensive reform agenda is being finalized through a structured research roadmap and revised research and community engagement policies. This sustainable ecosystem is supported by a new suite of framework guidelines covering researcher capacity building, ethics, intellectual property rights, incentives, and clear implementation strategies. Together, these foundational reforms are designed to empower scholars while robustly protecting their innovations. A primary mission of the EPSU, specifically through the Research and Technology Transfer Vice President Office, is to address societal challenges and foster sustainable development. This is achieved by executing problem-solving, developmental research alongside active community engagement initiatives. By translating analytical research findings into actionable frameworks, the university aims to drive progress that effectively balances immediate social requirements with the long-term preservation of both economic and environmental resources. To ensure depth and real-world impact, the research agenda is structured into seven expert-led thematic clusters, Public Service Leadership and Governance, Public Sector Reform and Institutional Capacity Building, Social Sciences and Development Studies, Public Sector Business and Economics, Digitalization & Public Sector Innovation, Urban Development Studies and Law and Justice. This targeted approach allows the university to focus on high-priority, modern issues and effectively translate abstract theories into practical, actionable solutions Dr. Mitiku said. It is learnt that, following a rigorous review process that filtered over 50 submissions, 28 high-quality papers were chosen for presentation. The event features a diverse group of academic scholars, ranging from lecturers to professors, from more than 10 national universities, including Addis Ababa, Gondar, Jimma, Bahir Dar, Hawassa, and other institutions. In conclusion, Dr. Mitiku presented certificates of appreciation to the presenters and extended his gratitude to all participants and the conference organizing committee.

"I am proud to inform this gathering that EPSU has been selected as a leading role player in the implementation of competency assessments for public sector organizations across the country. This is a profound vote of confidence in our expertise and a tangible demonstration of our direct contribution to the national civil service reform program. We are no longer merely a supplier of training; we are now an active architect of the standards by which public service competence is defined and measured”, Dr. Nigus announced. Complementing these structural reforms, the university has revised its policies and guidelines, embarked on major curriculum revision initiatives, accelerated digitalization, and renovated its infrastructure. Notably, the Woliso Training and Competency Institute is now fully operational with a capacity to accommodate 1,000 trainees. This domestic reform is powerfully reinforced by a growing network of international partnerships, including fruitful cooperation with the Government of Italy and Kehl University in Germany, among others. He also highlighted that Ethiopia’s Homegrown Economic Reform Agenda and the Ten-Year National Development Plan demand a public sector that is innovative, evidence-driven, and digitally enabled. EPSU is uniquely positioned and called upon to supply the research that fuels this transformation. The 11th National Research Conference is a direct response to that calling. He furthermore encouraged every participant to engage fully, urged government agencies and development partners to seize the actionable insights that emerge, and extended his sincere thanks to the conference organizers for their commitment and hard work. Dr. mitiku Addisu Vice President for Research and Partnership, on his part, stated that to modernize and elevate institutional impact, a comprehensive reform agenda is being finalized through a structured research roadmap and revised research and community engagement policies. This sustainable ecosystem is supported by a new suite of framework guidelines covering researcher capacity building, ethics, intellectual property rights, incentives, and clear implementation strategies. Together, these foundational reforms are designed to empower scholars while robustly protecting their innovations. A primary mission of the EPSU, specifically through the Research and Technology Transfer Vice President Office, is to address societal challenges and foster sustainable development. This is achieved by executing problem-solving, developmental research alongside active community engagement initiatives. By translating analytical research findings into actionable frameworks, the university aims to drive progress that effectively balances immediate social requirements with the long-term preservation of both economic and environmental resources. To ensure depth and real-world impact, the research agenda is structured into seven expert-led thematic clusters, Public Service Leadership and Governance, Public Sector Reform and Institutional Capacity Building, Social Sciences and Development Studies, Public Sector Business and Economics, Digitalization & Public Sector Innovation, Urban Development Studies and Law and Justice. This targeted approach allows the university to focus on high-priority, modern issues and effectively translate abstract theories into practical, actionable solutions Dr. Mitiku said. It is learnt that, following a rigorous review process that filtered over 50 submissions, 28 high-quality papers were chosen for presentation. The event features a diverse group of academic scholars, ranging from lecturers to professors, from more than 10 national universities, including Addis Ababa, Gondar, Jimma, Bahir Dar, Hawassa, and other institutions. In conclusion, Dr. Mitiku presented certificates of appreciation to the presenters and extended his gratitude to all participants and the conference organizing committee.

EPSU Holds its 11th National Research Conference The Ethiopian Public Service University (EPSU) held its 11th National Research Conference from May 18–19, 2025, under the theme "Public service excellence through innovation and digitalization." Organized by the EPSU Research Affairs Directorate, the event brought together public sector officials and leaders from federal institutions, regional states, and the Addis Ababa City Administration, alongside academic staff, students, and international guests from Somaliland. In his opening remarks, Dr. Temesgen Burka, Chairperson of the Board of EPSU, stated that EPSU is not an ordinary university. It was established with a clear national mandate to build the capacity of the public sector through education, training, research, consultancy, and community engagement. The university board views the institution’s role through the lens of Ethiopia's broader development aspirations: the Homegrown Economic Reform Agenda, the Ten-Year National Development Plan, and the goal of building a capable, developmental state. In this national effort, a modernized, efficient, and citizen-centered public service is not a luxury, it is a precondition for success. Research, in particular, is the engine of evidence-based policy and innovation. This university is uniquely called to produce problem-solving, development-oriented, and tangible research outputs that directly support public sector transformation. The conference theme, speaks directly to the heart of this national agenda, Dr. Temesgen Burka noted. He also emphasized that the reform initiatives currently underway; including the transition to an autonomous university status; are deliberate steps to align the university’s internal fitness with its external mission. These reforms are complemented by ongoing policy and guideline revisions, curriculum modernization, massive digitalization, infrastructural renovation, and targeted staff competency development programs. "National development in today's world cannot be propelled by guesswork or routine administration," he stated. "It demands rigorous inquiry, context-sensitive innovation, and continuous learning." He requested the conference to generate research that is not only academically sound but also actionable, research that ministers, commissioners, and frontline managers can readily adopt and apply. The participation of ten Ethiopian universities and international guests from Somaliland reflects expanding public service scholarship that fosters valuable cross-border learning. Dr. Temesgen also expressed confidence that the conference would yield actionable insights for public service, pledged the board’s ongoing support, and called on government and development partners to collaborate on the outputs for lasting collaboration. In his welcoming speech, Dr. Nigus Tadesse, EPSU President, emphasized that EPSU’s legacy is deeply intertwined with the evolution of the Ethiopian public service. Over the past three decades, the university has built significant institutional capacity, producing over 50,000 graduates, training more than 200,000 public sector leaders, and graduating 448 international participants from across East Africa. Additionally, over 500 research projects have directly shaped national policy and practice. Today, EPSU is navigating a comprehensive reform journey driven by two major priorities. First, aligned with the Ministry of Education's trajectory, the university is transitioning toward autonomy to ensure robust governance and financial sustainability. Second, in close partnership with the Federal Civil Service Commission, EPSU has completed a major organizational redesign. This includes establishing fit-for-purpose structures, competency-based job descriptions, and a comprehensive Technical Competency Framework Dr. Nigus added.

የኢ.ፐ.ሰ.ዩ. ሴኔት የቅድመ-ምረቃ ፕሮግራሞችን ስርዓተ-ትምህርቶችን ገምግሞ አጸደቀ   የኢትዮጵያ ሲቪል ሰርቪስ ዩኒቨርሲቲ (ኢ.ፐ.ሰ.ዩ.) ሴኔት ላለፉት ስምንት ወራት በየደረጃው ሲገመገም እና ሲከለስ የቆየውን የ25 የቅድመ ምረቃ ትምህርት ፕሮግራሞች ስርዓተ- ትምህርቶችን ግንቦት 11 ቀን 2018 ዓ/ም በሴኔት አዳራሽ ባካሄደው መርሃ-ግብር አጸደቀ፡፡ የዩኒቨርሲቲው ፕሬዝዳንት ዶ/ር ንጉስ ታደሰ በመክፈቻው እንደተናገሩት፣ “ዩኒቨርሲቲው ወደ ለውጥ ሲገባ እንደሀገር ጠቃሚ እንዲሆን እና ፐብሊክ ሴክተሩን የሚጠቅም ሰው እንዲያፈራ ሲወሰን የተሰጠው አቅጣጫ የያዛቸውን የትምህርት ፕሮግራሞች ከሀገር ፍላጎት ጋር እንዲያስተሳስር ማድረግ ነው፡፡” በማለት የስርዓተ ትምህርት ክለሳውን ከዩኒቨርሲቲው አዲስ ተልዕኮ ጋር የሚያስተሳስረውን ዋና ዓላማ አውስተዋል፡፡ በማስከተልም በዚህ የስርዓተ ትምህርት ክለሳ ወደ 140 አርባ የሚሆኑ መምህራን በትጋት መሳተፋቸውን ገልጸው፣ “የስርዓተ ትምህርት ክለሳው በስኬት መጠናቀቁ አንድ ነገር ሆኖ፣ ከሁሉ በላይ ተግባር ተኮር ስርዓተ-ትምህርት እንዴት እንደሚቀረጽ ተገንዝበን ለሌላው ተሞክሮ የምናካፍልበትን አቅም መያዛችን ሌላው ስኬታችን ነው፡፡ ለተቋማችንም ክብርና ዝናን የሚያስጠብቅ ትልቅ ስራ ነው የተሰራው፡፡” ሲሉ በስርዓተ-ትምህርት ክለሳው ሂደት የተገኘውን ልምድ ከፍተኛነት ገልጸዋል፡፡ ቀጥሎም የዩኒቨርሲቲው የአካዳሚክ ጉዳዮች ምክትል ፕሬዝዳንት ዶ/ር አማኑኤል ኩሲያ ከመጀመሪያ ጀምሮ እስከ አሁን ያለውን የስርዓተ ትምህርቱን ክለሳ ሂደት በዝርዝር ለሴኔቱ ያቀረቡ ሲሆን፣ የስርዓተ ትምህርት ክለሳው ከዩኒቨርሲቲው ባለሙያዎች በተጨማሪ ከባለድርሻ አካላት ጋር በመቀናጀት፣ ከፍላጎት ዳሰሳ  ጀምሮ፣ በእያንዳንዱ የትምህርት ፕሮግራም ላይ በተዘጋጀው የስርዓተ ትምህርት ክለሳ ሰነድ ላይ በውስጥ እና በውጪ ገምጋሚዎች ጥልቅ ግምገማ የተካሄደበት መሆኑን ገልጸዋል፡፡ በመቀጠልም የሴኔቱ አባላት ላነሷቸው ጥያቄዎች እና አስተያየቶች በፕሬዝዳንቱ በዶ/ር ንጉስ ታደሰ፣ በአካዳሚክ ጉዳዮች ምክትል ፕሬዝዳንቱ በዶ/ር አማኑኤል ኩሲያ እና በትምህርት ፕሮግራሞች ዳይሬክተሩ አለባቸው ጎሽም አማካኝነት ምላሽ እና ማብራሪያ ተሰጥቶባቸዋል፡፡  የስርዓተ ትምህርት ክለሳው የተካሄደባቸው የትምህርት ፕሮግራሞች፣ ከፋይናንስና ኢኮኖሚክስ ኮሌጅ  የአካውንቲንግና ፋይናንስ፣ ኢኮኖሚክስ፣ ሎጅስቲክስና ሰፕላይስ ማኔጅመንት  ፣ ማርኬቲንግ ማኔጅመንት፣ ግዥና ንብረት ማኔጅመንት (Procurement and Asset Management)፣ የመንግሥት ፋይናንስ ማኔጅመንት (Public Financial Management)፣ የታክስ አስተዳደር (Tax Administration)፣ ከየማህበራዊ ሳይንስና ልማት ጥናት ኮሌጅ  የሶሲዮሎጂ፣ ሳይኮሎጂ፣ ፖለቲካ ሳይንስና ዓለም አቀፍ ግንኙነት፣ ጋዜጠኝነትና ኮሙኒኬሽን፤ ከየከተማ ልማት ኮሌጅ የከተማ መሬት ማኔጅመንትና መረጃ ሥርዓት (Urban Land Management & Information System) ፣ የከተማ ፕላኒንግና ዲዛይን (Urban Planning and Design)፣  የአካባቢ ጥበቃ ሳይንስ (Environmental Science)፣ የከተማ ኢንጂነሪንግ (Urban Engineering)፣ የንብረት ግምት ጥናት (Property Valuation) እና ሰርቬይንግ ኢንጂነሪንግ፣ ከኮምፒውቲንግና ዲጂታላይዜሽን ኮሌጅ ሶፍትዌር ኢንጂነሪንግና ኢንተለጀንት ሲስተም፣ አፕላይድ ኮምፒውተር ሳይንስ፣ ዳታ ሳይንስና አናሊቲክስ እና የአይቲ መሠረተ-ልማትና ሳይበር ደህንነት፣ ከሕግ ትምህርት ቤት ሕግ (Law) እንዲሁም ከሊደርሺፕ ማኔጅመንትና ጎቨርናንስ ኮሌጅ (3) ማኔጅመንት፣ የመንግሥት አስተዳደርና ጎቨርናንስ (Public Administration and Governance) እና የልማት ማኔጅመንት (Development Management) የሚሉት  25 ሃያ አምስት የትምህርት ፕሮግራሞች ሲሆኑ፣ ሴኔቱ  የቀረበለትን የሥርዓተ-ትምህርት ክለሳ በሙሉ ድምጽ አጽድቋል።