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Ambitious plan for homegrown PhD programmes
A total of 5,000 PhDs by the end of 2025. This is what Ethiopia’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education aims for, according to a five-year project that has recently been unveiled.
This initiative, identified as the Homegrown Collaborative PhD Programmes (HCPP), is partly a reaction to the government’s discontent with the limited expansion of PhD programmes and a response to an emerging need for high-level skills driven by the demands of the country’s new economic policy.
PhD training in Ethiopia has shown a significant improvement over the past decade. From a low of 31 doctoral students in 2006-07, the national annual intake reached more than 5,000 candidates in 2020. In addition to local programmes, scholarships and paid programmes abroad continue to produce additional PhD graduates.
Science policy crafted to build the economy and society
A National Science Policy and Strategy aimed at enhancing the development of science and technology in Ethiopia has been launched recently. As a national framework, the Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Higher Education’s policy acknowledges the role of science and technology in responding to the emerging needs of the country.
In general, it also recognises the importance of science and technology in ensuring Ethiopia’s future growth but, in particular, its ambition of becoming a middle-income country by 2025.
Past efforts
Ethiopia has, over time, been seeking mechanisms to harness the power of science and technology for its development. Various policy directives that promote science have been implemented in the country at different times.