Cooperation agreement with major National University/Colleges

Memorandum of understanding was signed between Addis Ababa University (AAU) and Yeha Science and technology Academy Yeha Natural Resources Management Institute for Eastern Africa in August 2006. The MOU is intended to facilitate the collaboration of the two partner organizations in hlealth, Education, Socio-economic,

Environment Science, Biodiversity, Natural Resource Management and Agriculture related development, technology transfer and training activities to contribute to various stakeholders and beneficiaries to accordance with the provision and legal framework of the host country.

In addition to enable explore design and implement specific projects in Education/Resource integrated human health improvements for poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability, the MOU will enable select sponsor, train supervision post graduate scholars to carry out MSC and PHD programs in partnership with AAU

The agreement is also believed to promote and facilitate co-operation among the partner institutions and other public and private organizations through specific activities that enhance the efficiency and achievement of the objectives of both institutions.

The newly signed understanding assigned between one of the oldest and best institution in the country (AAU) that has been playing a leading role

in the past 50 years in producing intellectual natural and highly skilled manpower in multi- disciplinary areas and the newly found unique-public- private educational and research incentive in integrated natural resource management YEHA is expected to further strengthen and boost the country's walk towards best quality education.

Professor Andrias Eshete, President of AAU, Professor David Rogers, from university of Oxford and Yeha Natural Resource management for Easter Africa and Dr. Getachew Tikubet, chief executive director of Yeha Science and Technology Academy authorized representatives of the parties signed this promising agreement which henceforth will enter into force.