Just learning and getting the diploma does not mean you are done. You must look for professional or research or academic jobs. Many people wait until the last minute to think about jobs. I noticed a few Ethiopian PHDs desperately looking for a job or if they have a job, the job does not allow […]

FIELD SERVICE as a cushion while you are looking for a job: OK if my mathematics helps, I estimate that at least 30000 students graduated from government run Ethiopian universities. Let’s say 20000 of them are absorbed by the various businesses and public service sector, and very few of them go to graduate schools. Now […]

I observed for many years that Ethiopians are the major component of the tourist industry in Ethiopia.  Ethiopians travel in and out of the country in thousands.  In addition to tourism some of these Ethiopians participate in academic projects such as workshops, seminars, conferences, short course delivery etc. Some Ethiopians participate in NGO work,  some […]

What are the most difficult problems ?  They appear to be many. Actually there is only one. It is called organization. Organization allow people to meet, to discuss, to understand, to plan and to act.   Ethiopia lacks organization, it does not manage its human resources well.  Its precious assets, its educated people (sometimes called […]