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ADDIS ABABA, July 23 (Xinhua) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday called for concerted efforts to build an effective education system to create a better socio-economic and political future.
Ahmed, who met more than 3,000 people Monday, Ethiopian university teachers pointed out that the education sector should play its role in the exploitation of the country's young population.
Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous nation with more than 100 million inhabitants, has more than 70% of youth According to figures from the Ethiopian government, Ahmed spoke with representatives of more than 50 public higher education institutions in the capital Addis Ababa, and urged researchers to take the lead. exploit the demographic dividend of the youth of the East African country.
Ahmed, in connection with the recent waves of unrest Affected the country since the second half of 2016 mainly attributed to the challenges related to corruption and maladministration, pointed out that bad governance and conflict are manifestations inefficiency of the education system.
Noting academic freedom as the founding pillar of instilling an effective educational system. The country, Ahmed also revealed his administration's willingness to re-employ dozens of scholars who were fired from their role because of strong criticism against the Ethiopian government over the years.
The Ethiopian Ministry of Education revealed more than 170,000 graduates will join Ethiopia's workforce after graduating from public higher education institutions in the months to come.
The Ethiopian government has also recently launched the university-industry link initiative to improve employment opportunities. between demand and supply in the country's energy sector employment.
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