The Embassy of Israel, the Galilee International Management Institute (GIMI) of Israel and the Hope University College (HUC) in Addis Ababa announced the launching of an Ethio-Israeli university college, first of its kind in Ethiopia.
A MOU between the two academic institutions for the realization of this venture was signed on Tuesday 3 December 2019 at the Best Western Hotel in Addis Ababa.
This shared program will allow Ethiopian students of HUC to pursue studies in Israel at GIMI while lecturers from GIMI will teach at HUC.
A press conference was followed the signing of the MOU with the presence H.E. Mr. Raphael Morav, Ambassador of the State of Israel, of Dr. Joseph Shevel, President of GIMI and Dr. Terefe Feyera, President of HUC.
Galilee International Management Institute
Galilee International Management Institute develops advanced capacity building courses for professional personnel from all over the world. Since its establishment in Israel in 1987, the institution received a global reputation as a leading management institute.
The institute was founded on the belief that all countries can advance their economies by investing in the human element - in the knowledge as well as the innovative, daring thinking of the people working in each sector of society. This belief followed as it witnessed the rapid economic and infrastructural development of Israel in less than seventy years since its establishment, despite the lack of natural resources. Social emphasis on education and initiative has proven to be a powerful engine of progress. To date more than 18,000 senior managers, administrators and planners, from over 170 countries, have graduated from the institutions programs.
Hope University College
In 2003 Hope university College was Founded by Dr. Minas Hiruy and was established under the aegis of Hope Enterprises. The college was designed by Geluk en Treurniet Architecten, a Dutch architectural firm, with all the important features befitting an integrated campus. The campus was dedicated by the President of Ethiopia in 2006. Its first class of students was admitted in September 2011.