Restaurants within walking distance From Ethiopian Embassy

ያለባለቤቱ አይነድም እሳቱ – ያገሩን መሬት ባገሩ በሬ

Ethiopian Educators Without Borders 2019 Conference on

Strengthening Ethiopia’s Educational and Institutional Capacity for Economic Development and Global Competitiveness

Date: May 18 2019 8:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Venue: Ethiopian Embassy

About the Conference

The conference provides a multidisciplinary forum to engage educators, policy experts, R&D experts, educational non-profits and professional associations, and interested citizens. It presents an opportunity to learn from each other to network, and identify pathways for institutional collaborations in promoting and supporting quality and equitable education in Ethiopia. The stakeholders of this conference include policymakers, institutions of higher learning, Teacher Training and Vocational Colleges and K12 systems, special needs communities, non-profits, professional societies, business communities, R&D organizations, and volunteer groups.

General themes of the conference

The conference will focus on general topics that include

• 1. How to’s and working models for Diaspora engagement in K16 and Graduate Education (Review/Discussion)
  2. What can we learn from other countries?
  3. Presentation of Ethiopian Educators Without Borders 2019 (December 15-Jan 15)
     • Educational Policy for Democratic Governance & Economic Development
     • Access vs Quality of Education in Ethiopia vis-à-vis Millennium Development Goals
     • Educational Readiness for Globalization, Entrepreneurship, and Competitiveness
     • Advances in Technology and Prioritizing Education & Workforce Development
     • Ethiopian Diaspora Roles and Contributions

     Organization

     The conference will have a duration of one full day, divided into morning and afternoon sessions and is concluded with a panel discussion. The deliberation of the conference will be published online for wider exposure.

     Objectives

     • Provide a forum for the Ethiopian educators to dialogue on effective collaboration and networking
     • Mapping the path from barriers to enabling conditions for effective research partnership (Industry-University, Professional abroad versus higher education institutions in Ethiopia, etc)
     • Showcase the achievements of the Ethiopian scientific community, students in all fields of higher education, as well as research education mission of Ethiopian institutions of higher learning
     • Discuss advances in science and enabling technologies for education and sustainable development
     • Connect educated and experienced resourceful Ethiopians with the business community
     • Conduct roundtables to formulate partnerships and networks both in higher education and business growth
     • Enhance the visibility of Ethiopian professional and Academic Societies, such as the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences.

     Detailed Agenda— COMING SOON

  Who should Participate ?

  Universities and Colleges, K12 communities, professional organizations, government agencies such as  Education and Capacity Building, Ethiopian Science and Technology Agency, Ethiopian professional and academic societies (in Ethiopia and abroad), students and student groups, Education based Ethiopian run organizations, NGOs specializing in special needs and public education the list will go on.  Leaders and members of these groups will be invited to participate and to support the Ethiopian Educators without Borders.