ADDIS ABABA (MoSHE/ G-KEN)–Under the theme, “Giving Voice to Values of Education and Research for Nation Building,” the 9th Global Knowledge Exchange Network /G-KEN/ Conference has been officially started at Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa, on 15th April 2019, according to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE) press. The simultaneous G-KEN Conference will be held from 16th to 25th April 2019 at Jimma University along with the 10th Annual Research Conference of Jimma University.
Hirut Woldemariam (Prof.), Minister of MoSHE, while opening the conference, addressed that the Conference will support the sector that the government of Ethiopia is unreservedly investing on; the science and higher education sector.
Basing on the duties and roles legally entrusted MoSHE on its part committing more on access, equity and quality of higher education to realize the national reform, Prof. Hirut explained further.
Amare Desta (Prof.), the co-founder and chair of Global Knowledge Exchange Network (G-KEN) for Ethiopians has introduced the goal and made short explanations about G-KEN.
The Conference is aimed ultimately to prepare future generations of Ethiopian scholars by supporting Doctoral and Masters level candidates, Prof. Amare added.
More than 300 academicians, researchers and professionals of Ethiopian descent with those around the world are attending the Conference.
The Conference will continue to run until 25th April at Jimma University.
About the Global Knowledge Exchange Network
Global Knowledge Exchange Network, G-KEN, is a non-profit organization which was established in 2010. The organization’s main aim is to create a scientific platform for Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia – academics, researchers and practitioners – in order to implement G-KEN’s noble goal of improving the quality of higher education in Ethiopia and across Africa by facilitating the exchanging of knowledge and sharing of experiences amongst the scientific community.
Bearing in mind the massive potential of African scientific knowledge scattered across the globe on the one hand and the challenges to unlock it on the other, G-KEN has been working hard to connect the human capital of Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia in order to help improve the quality of education in Ethiopia and in the wider continent. To this end, G-KEN has been organizing and hosting yearly international conferences since 2011. GKEN has also been actively involved in championing the noble cause of knowledge exchange and experience sharing by supervising and mentoring PhD and Masters level candidates and delivering block teaching in several academic institutions across Ethiopia.