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BiT-BDU has hosted a PhD dissertation defense

The PhD dissertation defense was held at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology (BiT-BDU) by Mrs. Addis Aschenik Alaminie with a title of “Integrating Multiple Satellite and Climate Model Product for Hydrologic Modeling in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia”, where she addressed the improved hydrological prediction using advance hydrological and recent climate models. Her presentation also contained comprehensive evaluation of multi-source soil moisture products, where she published number of papers in reputable journals. As evaluators, Dr. Getachew Tegegne, Dr. Abdela Kemal and Dr. Mulugeta Azeze posed a number of questions and comments, which later followed by public question. After much deliberation, the committee approved her dissertation with ‘Excellent’ grade. Her advisory board included Professor Mark R. Jury, Chair of SDAC, Professor Seifu Admassu and Dr. Fasikaw Atanaw, whom all are members of SDAC.
Bahir Dar Institute of Technology wishes to congratulate Mrs. Addis Aschenik Alaminie for her academic achievement.
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በባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ ቴክኖሎጂ ኢንስቲትዩት አራት የትምህርት መርሃ ግብሮች ዓለም አቀፍ የጥራት ተቀባይነት አገኙ

አዲስ አበባ፤ ህዳር 16/2016፦ በባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ ቴክኖሎጂ ኢንስቲትዩት ስር የሚገኙ አራት የትምህርት መርሃ ግብሮች ዓለም አቀፍ የጥራት ተቀባይነት አገኙ። በዚሁ ጉዳይ ላይ የዩኒቨርሲቲው ፕሬዚዳንት ዶክተር ፍሬው ተገኝ ለመገናኛ ብዙሃን መግለጫ ሰጥተዋል። በመግለጫቸውም ዩኒቨርሲቲው ባለፋት 60 አመታት ዕውቅ ምሁራን ከማፍራት በተጨማሪ ዓለም አቀፍ ተወዳዳሪ ለመሆን መስራቱንና አሁንም እየሰራ መሆኑን ተናግረዋል። በዚህም በዩኒቨርሲቲው ቴክኖለጂ ኢንስቲቲዩት ስር የሚገኙ አራት የትምህርት ዘርፎች በዓለም አቀፍ ደረጃ የጥራት ተቀባይነት ማግኘት መቻላቸውን ገልጸዋል። የኤሌክትሪካል፣ መካኒካል፣ የሲቪልና ኬሚካል ኢንጂነሪንግ ትምህርት ክፍሎችም እውቅናው የተሰጣቸው መሆኑን ጠቅሰዋል። ዕውቅናው ABET በተባለ አለም አቀፍ ድርጅት መሰጠቱን በመጥቀስ ይህም አለም አቀፍ መምህራንና ተማሪዎች ለመቀበል እድል ይፈጥራል ብለዋል። የተገኘው ዕውቅና በኢኒስቲቲዩቱ የሚሰጡ ስልጠናዎች በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ተቀባይነት እንዲኖራቸው ያግዛል ብለዋል። ዩኒቨርሲቲው ዕውቅናውን ለማግኘት ላለፋት አራት አመታት ሰፋፊ ስራዎች  ሲያከናውን መቆየቱንም አስረድተዋል።
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Bahir Dar University launches a joint master's program with University of Hargeisa

Bahir Dar institute of Technology (BiT), Bahir Dar University and University of Hargeisa, Somaliland launch a joint master's program in Construction Technology and Management. Aiming to promote and develop cooperation in research and education, the two institutions have signed an agreement developed in accordance with legislations in their respective jurisdictions. Bahir Dar University, in a continued effort to realize its values of quality and internationalization, commits to the successful implementation of such joint programs. 
During the launching event, representatives of the two institutions held discussions on the possibilities of opening additional joint postgraduate programs in the near future.
     
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The 11th EAI International Conference on Advancement of Science and Technology (ICAST 2023) has been held at BiT-BDU

The 11th EAI International Conference on Advancements of Science and Technology (ICAST 2023) concluded today at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology (BiT-BDU) in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. The conference served as a pivotal platform for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals to converge and engage in stimulating discussions on ground-breaking advancements in science and technology.
During the opening ceremony, Dr. Muluken Zegeye, the conference organizer, extended a warm welcome to the esteemed guests and participants. He highlighted the significance of ICAST as a premier forum for disseminating cutting-edge research findings. Notably, since 2018, ICAST conference proceedings have been published as a book series in Springer. In 2022, the proceedings were expanded into three book series, encompassing two areas of expertise. Additionally, Dr. Muluken emphasized the conference's comprehensive structure, comprising seven tracks that delve into a broad spectrum of engineering, technology, and innovation themes. Out of the 193 paper submissions received for ICAST-2023, 89 were accepted for publication, and 68 were registered for presentation.
Dr. Mekuanint Agegnehu, Deputy Scientific Director for Research and Community Service of BiT-BDU, delivered a welcoming address, underscoring the conference's objective of fostering a vibrant exchange of ideas among researchers, engineers, and industry experts on the forefront of technological advancements. He acknowledged ICAST's remarkable evolution into an international conference of improved quality, attracting global participation. Dr. Mekuanint expressed his gratitude to all contributors for their unwavering support in making the conference a resounding success.
Dr. Mlugeta Admasu, Scientific Director of BiT-BDU, addressed his opening speech for the conference via Zoom, conveying his appreciation on behalf of the BiT-BDU community. He emphasized BiT's unwavering commitment to excellence in quality research, innovation, and education, making the organization of such conferences an annual tradition and cultural cornerstone. Dr. Mulugeta concluded by expressing heartfelt appreciation to the organizing committee for their unwavering dedication, the European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) group for their invaluable guidance, reviewers for their rigorous assessments, and BiT management for their all-encompassing support.
Prof. Daniel Kitaw, Professor of Industrial Engineering at Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, captivated the audience with his keynote speech titled "The Role of Technology Transfer for National Development." His presentation delved into the critical role of technology transfer in achieving sustainable national development in developing nations. Prof. Daniel comprehensively explored the fundamental concepts of technology transfer, addressed cultural and attitudinal barriers, and illuminated the window of opportunity for technological advancement. He challenged universities in Ethiopia to optimize the window of opportunity and emphasized the need for intervention in the educational system to foster an entrepreneurial university model. The insightful presentation sparked a lively discussion among participants, with Prof. Kitaw providing thoughtful responses to their questions.
In conclusion, ICAST-2023 showcased 68 compelling research presentations divided into parallel sessions held in seven smart class rooms. The conference served as an invaluable forum for knowledge exchange and collaboration, fostering innovation and progress in science and technology. The resounding success of ICAST-2023 underscores the importance of fostering international collaboration and knowledge sharing to address global challenges and pave the way for a brighter future.
 
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International Conference on AI4D Africa Scholarship Project scientific conference has been held in Addis Ababa

The African Centers of Technology Studies, in partnership with Bahir Dar Institute of Technology at Bahir Dar University and Addis Ababa University, successfully hosted the AI4D Africa Scholarship Project Scientific Conference from December 10 to 13, 2023, in Addis Ababa.
Dr. Firew Tegegne, President of Bahir Dar University, as the guest of honor innuagurated the conference featuring a comprehensive overview of the Bahir Dar University (BDU) and an insightful presentation on the current state of research in the realms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).
Attended by representatives from more than 22 universities across 18 African countries, the conference served as a platform for AI4D African scholars, their mentors, project personnel, policymakers, and partners to engage in meaningful discussions about the imperative for research and development in responsible AI and machine learning across the African continent.
BDU participants including Professor Seifu Admassu and Dr. Fasikaw Atanaw took the stage to present groundbreaking research, with a focus on "AI Advancements for Environmental and Energy Solutions in Africa." Additionally, Mr. Elias Sime, a PhD student from BDU, showcased his research on "Advancement in Water Resources Management Using ML: Water Quality and Flood."
A pivotal outcome of the conference was the establishment of a network of AI experts, fostering collaboration among participating institutions. To further enhance cooperative efforts, a joint Master's curriculum has been developed, ensuring that partners can continue their collaborative journey in the dynamic field of AI and machine learning. This initiative aims to contribute significantly to the responsible and sustainable development of AI across Africa.
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በባህር ዳር ዩንቨርሲቲ የባህርዳር ቴክኖሎጂ ኢንስቲትዩት በተለያዩ የትምህርት መስኮች ሲማሩ የቆዩ ተማሪዎችን በዛሬው ዕለት አስመረቀ

በባህር ዳር ዩንቨርሲቲ የባህርዳር ቴክኖሎጂ ኢንስቲትዩት በተለያዩ የትምህርት መስኮች ሲማሩ የቆዩ ተማሪዎችን በዛሬው ዕለት አስመረቀ
[(July 22, 2023, ISC/BiT-BDU, Bahir Dar)]
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(ሀምሌ 15/ 2015 ዓ.ም ISC/BiT) በባህርዳር ቴክኖሎጂ ኢንስቲትዩት በተለያዩ የትምህርት መስኮች ያስተማራቸውን 1,015 ሺህ ተማሪዎችን አስመረቀ፡፡ ከተመራቂዎቹ መካከል 807 በመጀመሪያ ዲግሪ፣ 203 በሁለተኛ ዲግሪ እና 05 ተማሪዎች በሶስተኛ ዲግሪ ትምህርታቸውን በመደበኛው ፕሮግራም ሲከታተሉ የቆዩ ናቸው። በምረቃ በመርሃ ግብሩ ላይ የአማራ ብሔራዊ ክልላዊ መንግስት ርዕሰ መስተዳደር ዶ/ር ይልቃል ከፍለ እና ሌሎች የክልል ባለስልጣናት በክብር እንግድነት ተገኝተዋል።
የአማራ ብሔራዊ ክልላዊ መንግስት ርዕሰ መስተዳደር ዶ/ር ይልቃል ከፍለ ለተመራቂ ተማሪዎችን የእንኳን ደስ አላችሁ መልዕክት ባስተላለፉበት ወቅት እንደተናገሩት ባህርዳር ዩንቨርስቲ ላለፋት ስልሳ አመታት ለሀገራችን ብቻ ሳይሆን ለአለም ዕውቀትን ለማስፋት የሚተጉ፣ ልማትን ለማሳደግ የሚሰሩ፣ የሰውን ህይወት ለማሻሻል ብቃት ያላቸው ከፍተኛ የሰው ሀይል በማፍራት ከፍተኛ አስተዋጽኦ አቀርክቷል። አክለውም ዩኒቨርሲቲው በማስተማር፣ በምርምር እና በማህበረሰብ አገልግሎት ተልዕኮውን ለመወጣት በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ እየሰራ የሚገኝ አንጋፋ ተቋም እንደመሆኑ መጠን ዕውቀትን እያሰፋ፣ ምርምርን እያጠናከረ፣ ቴክኖሎጂን እያስተዋወቀና ለሀገራችን እያደረገ ያለው ብቃት ያለው የሰው ሃይል ማፍራ የሚደነቅና የሚበረታታ ነው ብለዋል። በመጨረሻም ተመራቂ ተማሪዎች በዩንቨርሲቲ ቆይታቸው ያገኙትን ዕውቀት፣ ቴክኖሎጂ፣ ተሞክሮ፣ ክህሎትና ስነምግባር ስንቅ አድርገው ሀገርን የሚጠቅም ስራ ይሰሩ ዘንድ ጥሪ አስተላልፈዋል።
የዩኒቨርሲቲው ፕሬዚዳንት ዶ/ር ፍሬው ተገኘ በምረቃ መርሐ-ግብሩ ላይ ተገኝተው ባስተላለፉት ንግግራቸው የዘንድሮው ምርቃት ዩኒቪርሲቲው 60ኛ አመት የአልማዝ እዮቤል እዩ በዓሉን ባከበረበት አመት መሆኑ ልዩ የሚያደርገው መሆኑን ገልጸዋል። ተያይዞም የባህርዳር ቴክኖሎጂ ኢንስቲትዩት በቅርቡ የተሰጠውን የብሔራዊ ፈተና 97/100 ያመጣ መሆኑ ትልቅ ኩራት እንደተሰማቸው በገለጹበት ንግግራቸው እንደተናገሩት መልካም ስም ካተረፉ የአፍሪካ ዩኒቨሪሲቲዎች ተርታ ከመሰለፉ ጋር ተያይዞ 60 አመታትን በትጋት እና በጥራት ተምሳሌትነት መቆየቱን አውስተዋል። በመጨረሻም ተመራቂዎች ሃገራችውን በተቻላቸው አቅም ሁሉ በማገልገል ከጠንካራ እና ያደጉ ሃገራት ተርታ እንዲያሰልፉ በመጠየቅ ዩኒቨርሲቲው እዚህ እንዲደርስ ጉልህ ሚና የተጫወቱ አካላትን አመስግነዋል።
የባህርዳር ዩንቨርስቲ የ2015 ዓ.ም የመደበኛ የተማሪዎች ምረቃ ፕሮግራም ላይ ለሁለት ሰዎች የክብር ዶክትሬት ተሰጥቷል። የመጀመሪዋ የክብር ዶክተሬት ተቀባይ የጠንካራ ጋዜጠኝነት ተምሳሌትና የባለታሪኮች ባለ አደራ ጋዜጠኛ ማዕዛ ብሩ ናቸው። እንዲሁም በግብርና ልማት ዘርፍ በተለይም በሆርቲካልቸር ማለትም በአትክልትና ፍራፍሬ ተያያዠ ስራዎች በኢትዮጵያ መጠነ ሰፊ አስተዋጽኦ ያበረከተው ጌሪት ሆትላንድ የክብር ዶክትሬት ተሰጥቷቸው።
በስነስርዓቱ ላይ ከየፋኩልቲያቸው የላቀ ውጤት ያመጡ ተመራቂዎች የሜዳሊያ ተሸላሚ ሲሆኑ በአጠቃላይ ከባህርዳር ቴክኖሎጂ ኢንስቲትዩት ተመራቂ ተማሪወች መካከል የሶፍትዌር ኢንጂነሪንግ ተማሪ የሆነው ዮርዳኖስ ውለታው 3.98 በማምጣት ከፍተኛ ውጤት አስመዝግቧል። በሌላ በኩል የባለብዙ ክህሎት ባለቤትና የኢንስቲትዩቱ ተመራቂ የሆነው መሰንበት ንጉሴ ግርማዊነታቸው ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ በቀድሞ አጠራሩ የባሕር ዳር ፖሊ ቴክኒክ ኢንስቲትዩትን በመመስረት ለባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ እዚህ መድረስ ያበረከቱትን አስተዋጽኦ ለመዘከር በማሰብ የሳለውን ስዕል ለዩኒቨርሲቲው ፕሬዝደንት በስጦታነት አስረክቧል::
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የባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ የአልማዝ ኦዮቤልዩ በዓል

ለአንድ አመት ሲካሄድ የቆየዉ የባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ የአልማዝ ኦዮቤልዩ በዓልን ምክንያት በማድረግ የመዝጊያ ፕሮግራም ተካሄደ
[ሰኔ 04/2015 ዓ.ም፣ ባህር ዳር - ኢስኮ/ባቴኢ]
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በጠዋቱ መርሃግብር የባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ 60ኛ ዓመት በዓልን በማስመልከት የቀድሞ ተማሪዎች፣ ጥሪ የተደረገላቸው እንግዶች፣የዩኒቨርሲቲው መምህራን እና የአስተዳደር ሰራተኞች እንዲሁም ተማሪዎች የተሳተፉበት ታላቅ የጥበብ ሩጫ ተካሂዷል። ፕሮግራሙን የሚያደምቁ ልዩ ልዩ ትርኢቶች የተከናወኑ ሲሆን ዶ/ር ዘዉዱ እምሩ ባደረጉት የእንኳን ደህና መጣችሁ ንግግር በዓሉ አጋር አካላትን በመልካም ገጽታ ሲያስተሳስር እና ዓመቱን ሙሉ በደማቅ ሁኔታ ሲዘከር የቆየ እንደሆነ ተናግረዋል። የዩኒቨርሲቲው ፕሬዝዳንት ዶ/ር ፍሬው ተገኝ በንግግራችው ቀዳማዊ ኃይለሥላሴ ወደ ቀድሞዋ ሶቪየት ዩኒየን በተጓዙበት ቀን የተጀመረው የባህር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ የምስረታ ጉዞ ለዛሬዉ ታሪካዊ ዕለት አድርሶናል ብለዋል። በንግግራቸውም ባለፉት 2 ዓመታት ለሰራተኞች እንዲሁም ለተማሪዎች ምቹ የስራ ሁኔታ ለመፍጠር በአረንጓዴ አሻራ እያከናወነ ያለዉ ተግባር አስደሳች መሆኑ እና ቀጣይነት ሊኖረዉ እንደሚገባ ተናግረዋል። የብልጽግና ፓርቲ ምክትል ሊቀመንበርና የዩኒቨርሲቲው ስራ አመራር ቦርድ ሰብሳቢ ክቡር አቶ አደም ፋራህ በበኩላችው በ60ኛ ዓመቱ የተገኘዉ መነቃቃት መቀጠል እንዳለበት ጠቁመው የተቋሙ የቀድሞ ምሩቃን ዩኒቨርሲቲዉን በሚችሉት መንገድ መደገፋቸውን እንዲቀጥሉ አሳስበዋል። በመቀጠልም የዜማዉ ንጉስ አበበ ብርሃኔ ድንቅ ሙዚቃዊ መነባንብ አቅርቧል።በዕለቱ ትልቅ እና ልዩ የዕዉቅና እና ሽልማት ሥነ ስርዓት የተካሄደ ሲሆን ዩኒቨርሲቲው ራዕዩን እና ተልዕኮውን ለማሳካት በሚያደርጋችዉ አህጉራዊ እና ሃገር በቀል ግንኙነቶች ጉልህ ሚና ያላችዉ ተቋማት፣ኢምባሲዎች እንዲሁም በተለያዩ ኃላፊነት ቦታዎች ላይ ያገለገሉ ሰራተኞች እና መምህራን እዉቅና ተሰጥቷችዋል።
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The 60th Anniversary Exhibition was held at BiT-BDU

The 60th Anniversary Exhibition was held at BiT-BDU.
[May 13, 2023 Bahir Dar, ISC/BiT]
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Dr. Bimrew Tamrat, the scientific director of Bahir Dar Institute of Technology (BiT), inaugurated the exhibition with a welcome speech to the guests and visitors. Following Dr. Firew Tegegne, the president of Bahir Dar University formally launched the exhibition by cutting the ribbon.
One of the highlights of the exhibition was the showcase of the historical background of the university, which traced its origins from a technical school established in 1963 to a full-fledged university in 2000. The showcase also presented some of the milestones and achievements of BDU in terms of academic excellence, research output, community service, and international recognition.
Another highlight was the display of the innovative products of BDU staff, BiTec center, EiTEX and other university entities. These products included software applications, hardware devices, renewable energy solutions, biotechnology products, and more. The visitors were impressed by the creativity and quality of these products, which demonstrated the potential and capacity of BDU to contribute to the development and transformation of Ethiopia and beyond.
The exhibition also honors the university heroes who have contributed to its growth and excellence with their photos and achievements.
Dr. Firew Tegegne, President of BDU, eventually expressed his happiness in his closing remarks and requested the exhibition committee to address any shortcomings for the next 60th anniversary's final day.
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The Hilton Foundation Africa Water Quality Testing Fellowship Program Dissemination Workshop hosted at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology-Bahir Dar University.

The Hilton Foundation Africa Water Quality Testing Fellowship Program Dissemination Workshop hosted at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology-Bahir Dar University.
[April 06, 2023 Bahir Dar, ISC/BiT]
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The workshop was organized by the Faculty of Civil and Water Resources Engineering in collaboration with the Aquaya Research Institute and the Hilton Foundation. Delegates from North Mecha, Dera and Farta Wereda, South Gondar and, West Gojjam Water and Energy Bureau, as well as Abay basin Development Office, Bureau of Health, IRC, and Bureau of Water and Energy, attended the workshop. The study took place in the woredas of Dera, Farta, and North Mecha.
In his opening remarks, Dr. Mitiku Damtie, Dean of the Faculty of Civil and Water Resources Engineering, stated as such fruitful collaborative work is the best way to address our community's major concerns regarding water supply and quality. He also strongly recommended each respective body to take their own role and work hard on it.
Following Mr. Eshetu Assefa delivered a presentation on follow-up/dry season water quality testing result. His presentation aimed on the developed a water quality testing fellowship program to train students (enhance the pipeline of trained water quality professionals and collected district -level water quality data at households, communities, schools and healthcare facilities.
Dr. Meseret Dessalegn of the Aquaya Research Institute also gave a presentation comparing baseline water quality testing results in the wet and dry seasons. According to her, the study focused on the quality of water services at homes, schools, and health facilities, as well as differences in water quality across districts, key population groups, and seasons.
Later on, Mr. Mesenbet Fentie and Mr. Mulugeta Muche presented chemical water quality results and water quality data management software, respectively.
Finally, the workshop concluded with a discussion on the studies with the participants.
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Professor Tesfaye Bitfu, Alumnus of BiT-BDU has presented seminar on Health benefits of Food Vs Drugs: Diabetes, Inflammation and Cancer

Professor Tesfaye Bitfu, Alumnus of BiT-BDU has presented seminar on Health benefits of Food Vs Drugs: Diabetes, Inflammation and Cancer.
[April 06, 2023 Bahir Dar, ISC/BiT]
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Professor Tesfaye started his seminar speech with his academic and innovation journey which started 58 years ago in Bahir Dar University. He also spoke about the education system and contribution of Emperor Haile Selassie. After extending his academics outside Ethiopia he participated in various research and teaching activities and later went to abroad. According to his speech, eating doesn’t imply consuming expensive food. Hence, he has done research and earned enormous patents in areas of Diabetes, Cancer, Migraine and more. Quite recently he worked on Korean grand for university research in Ethiopia. He also spoke about the importance of traditional medicine and biodiversity in Ethiopia. In the meantime, he presented the measurement techniques for diabetes and food contribution for diabetes. He is currently working on the national collection and investigation of Therapeutic microorganisms and other projects.
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