The Office of the Director for Graduate Programs

Tasks of the Director’s Office

The major tasks of the Office of the Director for Graduate Programmes are:

• Ensuring the effective implementation of policies laid down by the Senate and the Academic Standards and Program Review Committee (ASPRC)  with regard to the proper administration of graduate programs; developing policies, guidelines and frameworks for curricular development of graduate programs and, upon approval, ensure the implementation thereof by academic units;
• Planning, initiating, coordinating and assisting the development of strategic plan for the effective management of existing and expansion programs, and opening new ones on need-basis and national priorities;
• Reconciling needs with capacity and collecting, processing, deploying and disseminating data on graduate programs;
• Coordinating and facilitating the development of trans- and interdisciplinary graduate programs in consultation with the colleges, departments, schools, and centers concerned;
• Collaborating and facilitating internal and external assistance for graduate programs and their research activities;
• Ensuring that standards set are met in graduate programs development and implementation; and
• Monitoring the management of graduate programs in colleges and forward recommendations.

Staff Members of the Graduate Programmes Office

1. Hagos Ashenafi (Prof):  Director

                       Tel: +251-911-500871

                       Email: hagosashenafi@aau.edu.et

     2.  Desta Kebede

                      Graduate Programmes Senior Expert II

                      Email: desta.kebede.aau.edu.et

   3. Hirut Getachew

                      Graduate Programmes Senior Expert II

                       Email: hirut.getachew.aau.edu.et

   4. MulumebetAlemu

                    Graduate Programmes Senior Expert II

                    Email: mulumebet.alemu.aau.adu.et