Dejen Kuma Gonfa (PhD), Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UCD @BRTE_project

Joined March 2019
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A paper on internationalization of higher education (IHE) in Ethiopia by Dejen K. Gonfa et al. The paper discusses whether IHE in Ethiopia is a strategic process and provides insight on how to move it from a reactive process to an intentional and integrated endeavor.
Internationalisation of higher education in Ethiopia: a strategic process? @DejenGonfa, Pat Gibbons, @Oideachaseirean & Berhanu Kuma πŸ”“β†’ doi.org/10.1177/102831532412… #Internationalisation #HigherEd #Universities #StrategicPlans #StrategicPlanning @UCDCentreforHA #Ethiopia πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή
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Internationalisation of higher education in Ethiopia: a strategic process? @DejenGonfa, Pat Gibbons, @Oideachaseirean & Berhanu Kuma πŸ”“β†’ doi.org/10.1177/102831532412… #Internationalisation #HigherEd #Universities #StrategicPlans #StrategicPlanning @UCDCentreforHA #Ethiopia πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή
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Congratulations and best wishes to all @UCDCentreforHA , @NOHANetwork and @ucddublin graduates who were conferred on the 6th of December 2023 at the conferring ceremony in O’Reilly Hall.
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Happening Now! The second round joint PhD Viva voce of three students (Afework Hailegiorgis, Almaz Balta, Workneh Fanta) is happening now at Wolaita Sodo University (WSU). These candidates are among the 13 joint PhD students of UCD and WSU as part of the BRTE project.
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This year's distinguished key note speaker for the Intensive Programme is former UN OCHA official, Ute Kollies. She shares interesting experiences from the field, especially Zimbabwe, on localisation of humanitarian aid @utekollies @NOHANetwork @UCDCentreforHA
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Another Dr. (PhD) in the house! πŸ™Œ Many congratulations to #DejenKuma @BRTEProject for successfully defending his thesis today. Many thanks to the examiners Prof. Wondwosen Tamrat @STMU1998 and Prof. Dympna Devine @SchoolofEdUCD for the stimulating discussion. @UCDCentreforHA
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Congratulations @NigatuAbebe5 @WSodoUniversity for successfully defending your PhD thesis!! Very grateful to @BRTEProject @gibbons3_pat @UCDCentreforHA for bringing this team together to work on community #resilience in #Ethiopia @RonanMcDermott7 #DrBefikadu
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"This is a labour of love...we have made friends, we have built a lot of trust" - Assoc. Prof. @gibbons3_pat PI @BRTEProject @UCDCentreforHA @ucdagfood @ucddublin #EUHorizon2020 #humanitarianaction #Resilience #LocalizationInAction @WSodoUniversity
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Happening Now‼️ Public Presentation by PhD research scholars from @WSodoUniversity & @ucddublin Every study in @BRTEProject addresses the felt needs of the community. This is research by the community, for the community and in the community. #LocalizationInAction #Resilience
Four joint PhD students of UCD (Ireland) and WSU (Ethiopia) will sit for their VIVA Voce tomorrow at WSU. Delegates from Ireland led by Prof Pat Gibbons have already arrived Sodo for the session. We wish Nigatu, Teshale, Alemayehu, and Niguse all the very best. መልካም αŠ₯α‹΅αˆ!
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Four joint PhD students of UCD (Ireland) and WSU (Ethiopia) will sit for their VIVA Voce tomorrow at WSU. Delegates from Ireland led by Prof Pat Gibbons have already arrived Sodo for the session. We wish Nigatu, Teshale, Alemayehu, and Niguse all the very best. መልካም αŠ₯α‹΅αˆ!
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Great to be back in Wolaita, Ethiopia with partners from WSU, UCD and #SETU and to see all of the progress being made through BRTE. Onwards and upwards!
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The @BRTEProject, funded by @MSCActions, seeks to create transformative opportunities in #Ethiopia through research & education. It was inspired by N. Mandela's powerful words: β€œEducation is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” πŸ‘‰ europa.eu/!YtNbtp
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Integrating cross-community resilience in the Gibe III hydropower project, Ethiopia: a conceptual framework tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… This is an article published from my PhD work
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Congratulations @NigatuAbebe5 πŸ‘ Well done! Now, on to the next two! πŸ€žπŸ‘ @DrBefikadu @RonanMcDermott7 @BRTEProject #HumanitarianAction #Resilience #Ethiopia #GibeIII #DevelopmentInPractice
Integrating cross-community resilience in the Gibe III hydropower project, Ethiopia: a conceptual framework tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… This is an article published from my PhD work
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It was wonderful to host NOHA Board of Directors meetings from 1st to 3rd March 2023 at @UCDCentreforHA with all @NOHANetwork Directors from 9 universities in attendance.
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Another proud day @SETUIreland Congrats to @setulll today and to all of our graduates across all campuses
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@SETUIreland was proud to co-host an international seminar on Horizon 2020's β€˜Build Resistance Through Education (BRTE)’ with Wolaita Sodo University in Ethiopia and the UCD Centre for Humanitarian Action. @BRTEProject @BRTE_project @UCDCentreforHA bit.ly/3jc2a1F
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Happening now! @BRTEProject End of Project hybrid seminar. What a whirlwind few years it has been! πŸ™†πŸ»β€β™€οΈ But the #BRTE partnerships are more resilient than ever. It is nice to have this moment to meet everyone and reflect πŸ™ Looking forward to the discussions. #Resilience
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At the 16th IAU general conference, Prof Pat Gibbons presented the Horizon2020-BRTE project as a showcase signifying UCD's contribution to the UN SDG goals. The conference is being held at UCD from Oct 25-28, 2022.
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Don't forget to register for the @mariescurie_ire #MSCA Staff Exchange webinar on 2⃣9⃣ September! You will hear from Sandra Pinto Marques from @REA_research and Pat Gibbons from @UCD_Research speak about the @BRTEProject! πŸ‘‰us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…

πŸ“’@MSCActions Staff Exchanges facilitate R&I projects via exchange of staff and sharing of knowledge across borders, disciplines and sectors. Register now for the @mariescurie_ire webinar on 2⃣9⃣ September! πŸ‘‰us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #loveirishresearch #MSCA #horizoneu
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