Ministry of Science and Higher Education | |
Native Name: | Geez: የሳይንስ እና ከፍተኛ ትምህርት ሚኒስቴር |
Seal Size: | 160px |
Preceding1: | Ministry of Education |
Superseding1: | Ministry of Education |
Jurisdiction: | Ethiopia |
Headquarters: | Ring Roads, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia |
Minister1 Name: | Samuel Urkato |
Deputyminister1 Name: | Samuel Kifle |
Deputyminister1 Pfo: | State minister |
Coordinates: | 8.9848°N 38.7846°W |
Status: | Merged to Ministry of Education since October 2021 |
The Ministry of Science and Higher Education was the Ethiopian government department established in 2018[1] which has a responsibility to lead the development of science, higher education, and the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the country.[2] It established by proclamation number 1097/2018 in October 2018.[3] Hirut Woldemariam is the prior by leading the ministry since its foundation to August 2020.[4] Samuel Urkato was the Minister of Science and Higher Education from August 2020[5] to October 2021, when it was merged into the Ministry of Education.[6]
1 | Hirut Woldemariam | October 2018 | August 2020 | Abiy Ahmed | Sahle-Work Zewde | |
2 | Samuel Urkato | August 2020 | May 2021 | Abiy Ahmed | Sahle-Work Zewde | |
3 | Berhanu Nega[7] | October 2021 | present | Abiy Ahmed | Sahle-Work Zewde |