Mitiku Haile
Mitiku Haile is an Ethiopian researcher who was Professor of Soil Science at Mekelle University, undertaking research on sustainable land management, restoration of degraded lands and integrated soil fertility management.
Career
- 1985: MSc at Ghent University, Belgium
- 1987: PhD at Ghent University, Belgium, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. ir. C. Sys
- 1987: Assistant professor of Soil Science at Alamaya, now Haramaya University
- 1990: staff member of the Arid Zone Agricultural College
- 1993: dean of the Arid Zone Agricultural College in Mekelle that started with 42 students in 3 degree programmes. Later on, with the establishment of Mekelle University College, he became its dean also.
- 2000: president of Mekelle University that was established by the Government of Ethiopia as an autonomous higher education institution
- 2011: Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative to UNESCO, Ethiopian Embassy in Paris
- 2015: Reinstated as Full Professor at the Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection of Mekelle University
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