It is indeed an honor and a privilege to me to extend my heart-felt congratulations on your graduation day on my own behalf and on behalf of the staff of the Directorate of Academic Affairs. You have gone through a long and difficult way to reap the fruits of your hard work and this great personal achievement has been made possible through the relentless efforts of those who played a leading role in helping you to go through this rigorous process to achieve your goals.

Dear graduates, this day is unique for you because it is one of the important milestones in your life marked by the transition from the world of academia to the world of work. You need to make proper use of whatever you have acquired in the university to the reality in life. The challenges ahead are, therefore, great but you should be confident and determined to play an important role in the social transformation and economic development of the country and in the betterment of its society.

Tadesse Mehari (Ph.D.)
Director of Academic Affairs