On October 30th 2015, an event entitled My Career Path took place in EiABC; it is a series of three events in semester one of this academic year. The event was targeted at senior students of EiABC
EiABC has embarked on ensuring quality at the Institute. One of the strategies to ensure quality enhancement is conducting institutional-self evaluation. In order to conduct this, the Quality Assurance and Reform Office in collaboration with the Scientific Director Office have established a task force consisting of academic staff, administration staff, student representative, and quality assurance experts. A formal institutional-self evaluation is a new trend to EiABC, and thus it was important to provide training for the task force. Accordingly, on October 16, 2015 training on quality assurance and institutional-self evaluation was provided by the Higher Education Relevance and Quality Assurance Agency. The experts were Dr. Tesfaye Teshome, Director General, and Mr. Kassahun Kebede, Director of Quality Audit Directorate. In this training, eight members of the task force have participated.
The task force will discuss on the outcomes and lessons learned from the training and will begin conducting the institutional-self evaluation soon.
On October 15, 2015 the first academic staff induction program of 2008 E.C was held in EiABC. The program was initiated by the Quality Assurance and Reform office and offered by Dr. AbebawYirga, Director of Quality Assurance and Reform Office, and Mr. Hamde Ibrahim, head of the Scientific Director Office. Four new graduate assistants attended the induction.
Induction is part of the professional development process at EIABC and it is undertaken by all new academic staff. For the purposes of the induction program, new teachers are defined as all new teachers who have no teaching experience in higher education institutions and have been hired into full-time in EIABC. The induction program for new teachers is designed with the purpose of proving orientation and professional development. Specifically, the purpose of the induction program is to provide:
- Orientation about the working environment (E.g. administrative structures and procedures)
- A sound understanding of the expectations of the profession;
- A sound understanding of the expectations of the institute;
- Opportunities for reflection and feedback in a mutually supportive relationship; and
- Empathetic moral support.
On October 2nd - 6th, 2015 a panel discussion between the management of AAU and EiABC and students of EiABC was held in Lideta sub city Woreda 1 meeting hall. The objectives of the meeting were mainly on the performance of the first growth and transformation plan, second growth and transformation plan, education quality, good governance, EiABC's five years strategic plan and the 2007 (2014/15) performance report of the institute. The panel discussion also opened a transparent platform for students to discuss on the major challenges of the institute and device better ways in quality learning teaching process.
This panel discussion is second of its kind as the FDRE government had similar meetings with university students last year around the same time for about 15 days. This year Ministry of Education is successfully enforcing this meeting with in the different campuses in the country. Ethiopian institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City development as well has made this panel discussion a reality by making sure that its students get this transparent platform to get a common understanding on various issues of national importance and speak up their minds regarding the common challenges they have faced during their learning process. Students have raised many questions on issues related to education quality, customer servicing, good governance, jobs, international opportunities, and employment. EiABC management was also able to host presentations followed by discussions on issues related to good governance and the role of leadership, institutional development and secularism.
On the third day of the meeting Professor Joachim Dieter, the Scientific Director of EiABC presented the 5 year achievements of the institute,its future campus extension plan and academic development plan. Some students have expressed their gratitude to the university management on the achievements so far and endeavour of organizing such a platform to improve the teaching learning process.
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