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Nesredin Muhammedzeyin Abamilki, from the School of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Science Engineering, is the Gold medalist of the class of 2024.
Nesredin has worked hard over the years, focusing not just on learning but excelling in his field of study. His dedication has resulted in a CGPA of 3.99, with 35 A+ grades – a testament to his passion and persistence.
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The graduation ceremony of the class of 2024 was very colourful. It was held in the beautiful venue of ASTU Stadium in the presence of high ranking government officials and dignitaries. In his welcoming speech Dr. Lemi Guta, the president of ASTU, presented the status of the university by noting that ASTU is graduating one thousand and two (1002) students in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
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Exciting day at ASTU as former students from the University Alumni Association led a workshop on Navigating the Transition: Labor Market tips for our graduating class students! Industry experts shared valuable insights a week before our upcoming #JobExpo to be held on July 5, 2024.
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As part of its engagement in demand driven & problem solving research, ASTU is proud to have collaborated with Bio & Emerging Technologies Institute (BETin). ASTU and BETin entered into the partnership to tackle the widely spread infestation of mango trees in Ethiopia. Dr. Ofgaa Djirata, a senior researcher at ASTU, was selected to lead this project.
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የኢፌዴሪ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስተር ዶ/ር አብይ አህመድ እና የፌደራል ጤና ሚኒስተር ሚኒስትር ዶ/ር መቅደስ ዳባ በተገኙበትና ፕሮግራሙን በከፈቱት በሚሊኒየም አዳራሽ ሲካሄድ በቆየው የአገር ውስጥ የህክምና ግብዓት ምርትና ኢኖቬሽን ኤግዚቢሽን ጉብኝት ላይ የተለያዩ ሚኒስቴር መስሪያቤት ሰራተኞች፣ ዩኒቨርሲቲዎች ፣የተለያዩ ሀገራት አምባሳደሮች እና ከተለያዩ ቦታዎች የመጡ የሀገራችን ህዝቦች ኤግዚቢሽኑን ጎብኝተዋል፡:
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Dr. Kate Fickas, The Director of Imagery and Remote Sensing Solutions from the USA gave public lecture to ASTU staff and postgraduate students. The audience expressed their appreciation for the presenter. Dr. Kate Fickas has vowed to support ASTU in advising postgraduate students, conducting joint research projects and holding online conferences.