Mitiku Haile (born 1951) is Professor of Soil Science at

Mekelle University Mekelle University ( ti, መቐለ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a higher education and training public institution located in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, 783 kilometers north of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. Mekelle University is one of the lar ...

(Ethiopia), undertaking research on sustainable land management, restoration of degraded lands and integrated soil fertility management.

Career

* 1985: MSc at Ghent University, Belgium * 1987: PhD at

Ghent University Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when the ...

, Belgium, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. ir. C. Sys * 1987: Assistant professor of Soil Science at Alamaya, now

Haramaya University Haramaya University (HU) ( am, ሐረማያ ዩኒቨርሲቲ; Oromo: ''Univarsiitii Haramayaa'') is a public research university in Haramaya, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It is approximately east of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Ministry of Science a ...

Pedon 23 - Physical Land Resources - Universiteit Gent https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/32289892/pedon-23-physical-land-resources-universiteit-gent * 1990: staff member of the Arid Zone Agricultural College (established at the

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, and later on Agarfa in southern Ethiopia) * 1993: dean of the Arid Zone Agricultural College in

Mekelle Mekelle ( ti, መቐለ, am, መቀሌ, mäqälle, mek’elē) or Mekele is a special zone and capital of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Mekelle was formerly the capital of Enderta awraja in Tigray. It is located around north of the Ethiopi ...

that started with 42 students in 3 degree programmes. Later on, with the establishment of Mekelle University College, he became its dean also. Mitiku Haile meeting with PVC

* 2000: president of

that was established by the Government of Ethiopia (Council of Ministers, Regulations No. 61/1999 of Article 3) as an autonomous higher education institution * 2011: Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative to

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, Ethiopian Embassy in

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* 2015: Reinstated as Full Professor at the Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection of Mekelle University

Trivia

The ''Mitiku Hall'' at Mekelle University is named after him.

External links

* Mitiku Haile, Karl Herweg, Brigitta Stillhardt (2006): Sustainable Land Management – A New Approach to Soil and Water Conservation in Ethiopia * Publication list on ResearchGate * History of Professor Mitiku's academic cooperation with Belgiumhttps://alum.kuleuven.be/eng/alumni-chapter-ethiopia/history-mu-ku-leuven-research History of Professor Mitiku’s academic cooperation with Belgium

References

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