Day 1:   MORNING        -      Thursday 26^th April 2007

8:30 – 9:00

Registration

Speaker/s

Opening Session

o      Chair: Ato Dessalegn Rahmato

9:00 – 9:20

Welcome statement

Prof. Bahru Zewde,  

FSS Executive Director

9:20 – 9:30

Opening statement

Guest of Honour

9:30 – 9:45

Statement by UNESCO Regional Representative

Dr Nureldin Satti

9:45 – 10:00

Coffee/Tea break

10.00 – 11:20

Plenary Session 1 – Case Studies

o        Chair: Ato Dessalegn Rahmato

o        Rapporteur: Dr Eyayu Lulseged

·         (Overview) - Academic freedom: International standards and the Ethiopian experience past and present

Prof. Baye Yimam

·         Arbaminch University

Dr Wanna Leka

·         Haramaya University

Dr Brook Lemma

·         Hawassa University

Dr Tesfaye Semela

11:20 – 12:20

Plenary discussions

12:20 – 1:30

Lunch

Day 1:   AFTERNOON        -      Thursday 26^th April 2007

1:30 – 2:30

Plenary Session 2 – Case Studies

o        Chair: Prof. Afework Bekele

o        Rapporteur: Dr Tesfaye Semela

·         Bahir Dar University

Ato Ayalew Shibeshi

·         Gondar University

Prof. Habtamu Wondimu

·         Jimma University

Dr Tesfaye Tafesse

2:30 – 3:10

Plenary discussions

3:10 – 3:30

Coffee/Tea break

3:30 – 4:30

Plenary Session 3 – Case Studies

o        Chair: Dr Yonas Admasu

o        Rapporteur: Dr Eyayu Lulseged

·         Addis Ababa University

Dr Demissu Gemeda

·         Unity University College and HiLCoE School of Computer Science and Technology

Ato Derese Getachew

·         St. Mary’s University College and Evangelical Theological College

Dr Eyayu Lulseged

4:30 – 5:30

Plenary discussions          

6:30 – 8.30

Cocktail Reception

Day 2:    MORNING        -      Friday 27^th April 2007

8:45 – 9:45

Parallel Session 1: Cross-cutting Issues

Group 1: Hall 1

o        Chair: Prof. Yemane Berhane

o        Rapporteur: Dr Tesfaye Tafesse

·         Massification and teaching personnel's conditions of service: The case of Gondar University

Ato Ashenafi Alemu

·         Higher Education in Ethiopia: The emerging massification trend and its effects on the teaching personnel

Ato Kedir Assefa

·         Analyzing the teaching staff profile in Ethiopian public universities: Expansion challenges and quality assurance perspectives

Dr Yohannes Woldetensae

Group 2: Hall 2

o        Chair: Prof. Eshetu Woncheko

o        Rapporteur: Dr Tesfaye Semela

·         Quality in assessment of students in Ethiopian higher-education in the context of ‘Academic Freedom’: An outsider’s  perspective

Dr P. Mohan Raju

·         A critical review on the system of evaluating the teaching personnel in Ethiopian higher education: The case of Addis Ababa University

Dr Wossenu Yimam

·         Improving teacher quality and status by means of social dialogue: A case of TESO Program implementation

Dr Menna Olango & Ato Solomon Lemma

9:45 – 10:30

Group discussions

10:30 – 10:50

Coffee/Tea break

10:50 – 11:50

Parallel Session 2: Cross-cutting Issues

Group 1: Hall 1

o        Chair: Dr Yalemtsehay Mekonnen

o        Rapporteur: Dr Tesfaye Tafesse

·         Academic freedom and  action research in Addis Ababa University

Ato Firdissa Jebessa

·         The impediments of practical research at the Ethiopian Civil Service College

Dr Tilaye Kassahun

·         Barriers for career development of women in the teaching profession: The case of Addis Ababa University

W/t Rahwa Mussie

Group 2: Hall 2

o        Chair: Prof. Seyoum Teferra

o        Rapporteur: Dr Eyayu Lulseged

·         Ethnocentrism, ethnic conflict, and handling strategies: The case at institutions of higher learning, Ethiopia

Ato Demewoz Admasu

·         Academic staff profile, remuneration and quality of teaching in relation to student enrollment in higher education institutions in Ethiopia

W/t Yeromnesh Ayele

·         Brain drain in the higher education of Ethiopia: Issues, determinants and options

Dr Liberty Nolasco,     Ato Solomon Shiferaw, Dr Santiago Villanueva

11:50 – 12:30

Group discussions

12:30 – 1:30

Lunch

Day 2:   AFTERNOON        -      Friday 27^th April 2007

1:30 – 2:30

Plenary Session 4: Reports by Rapporteurs

o        Chair: Dr Yeraswork Admassie

o        Rapporteur: Dr Tesfaye Semela

2:30 – 3:30

Plenary discussions

3:30 – 4:20

Coffee/Tea break

4:20 – 5:15

Plenary Session 5: Conference Recommendations

o        Chair: Dr Yeraswork Admassie

o        Rapporteur: Dr Tesfaye Tafesse

5:15 – 5:30

Closing statement

Prof. Bahru Zewde