School of Graduate Studies Dean
The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Dean is one of the central Dean offices under the President of Academic Affairs, operating core responsibilities related to postgraduate students’ quality teaching-learning process, problem-solving research, community services and technology transfer, in collaboration with all 5 colleges having postgraduate (PG) programs.
The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) of ASTU has been actively working to enhance research activities, strengthen university-industry linkages, and promote academic and scholarly endeavors. The goal is to position ASTU as a center of excellence, thereby improving its reputation in national and international rankings. Currently, ASTU is actively working towards autonomous university operation in collaboration with MoE and there are a number of activities being undertaken as part of the preparation phase.
To achieve this goal, the SGS aligns its activities with national research priority areas and global research trends, guided by the university's selection and concentration philosophy. Annually, ASTU offers scholarship opportunities to build human resource capacity in various sectors of the local government organizations. Furthermore, in addition to the previously existing MSc and PhD programs, ASTU has launched and currently admitted students in a Ph.D degree in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Whereas, some Ph.D and MSc programs have been prepared and endorsed by the ASTU’s Senate to be launched after the permission obtained from MoE.
All fundamental activities of SGS are centrally guided by PG guideline to maintain rules and standards used to ensure the standard and quality of education and research across all colleges and departments within ASTU. This year, the SGS has offered strictly followed all Ph.D and MSc programs timely scheduling and defense programs of their thesis and dissertation proposals and accordingly provided the research grants for all approved proposals. The SGS in collaboration with all colleges conducted the strict follow up prolonged study time of some Ph.D programs and took strict measures. Accordingly, due to this active follow up various Ph.D programs have been working immense progress and Ph.D candidates conducted their dissertation defense.
The office of School of graduate Studies has the following major duties and responsibilities:
- Ensure effective implementation of senate legislation and present quarterly and annual activities and budget plan
- Strengthening and development of existing and commencement of new programs and initiation of inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary PG programs
- Check the standards of newly developed PG curricula and recommends to ASTU’s senate for final approval
- Sets necessary PG guidelines, standards, and criteria centrally for PG
- Supervise all activities of GS across all colleges and take actions related to Departments, candidates or other matters in consultation with respective colleges
- Initiate Local and international cooperation with higher learning institutions, industries, research centres, and ministries through DGAA and VPAA
- Evaluate, monitor and approves different payment for PG studies-related issues’ and follow-up the proper utilization and settlement of funds allocated for thesis/dissertation
- Provide admission letters for newly admitted graduate students and Write warning letter to unsatisfactory progress report of Ph.D students/candidates
- Periodic evaluations and assessment of quality of PG with ASQA and infrastructures and human resources in collaboration with College Deans
- Perform other duties as may be assigned by the VPAA, president and Senate
Contact: Hassen Shube Sheko (PhD)
ASTU is conducting the following PG programs both in PhD and MSc in its five colleges:
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S.no |
College |
Program Name |
Program Level |
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1 |
College of Applied Natural Sciences |
Animal Biotechnology |
Ph.D. |
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Environmental Biotechnology |
Ph.D. |
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Health Biotechnology |
Ph.D. |
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Pharmaceutical Biotechnology |
Ph.D. |
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Plant Biotechnology |
Ph.D. |
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Biotechnology |
Masters |
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Microbiology |
Masters |
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Entomology |
Masters |
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Biodiversity Conservation |
Masters |
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Medicinal Chemistry |
Ph.D. |
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Synthesis Organic Chemistry |
Ph.D. |
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Natural Product Chemistry |
Ph.D. |
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Material Chemistry |
Ph.D. |
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Bioinorganic Chemistry |
Ph.D. |
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Inorganic Chemistry |
Masters |
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Industrial Chemistry |
Masters |
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Medicinal Chemistry |
Masters |
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Synthetic Organic Chemistry |
Masters |
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Physical Chemistry |
Masters |
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Polymer Chemistry |
Masters |
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Analytical Chemistry |
Masters |
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Natural Product Chemistry |
Masters |
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Mathematical Modeling |
Ph.D. |
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Numerical Analysis |
Ph.D. |
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Applied Differential Equations |
Ph.D. |
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Optimization |
Ph.D. |
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Combinatorics |
Ph.D. |
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Algebra |
Ph.D. |
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Fluid Mechanics |
Ph.D. |
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Mathematical Modelling |
Masters |
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Numerical Analysis |
Masters |
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Applied Differential Equations |
Masters |
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Algebra |
Masters |
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Analysis |
Masters |
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Fluid Mechanics |
Masters |
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Material Physics |
Ph.D. |
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Laser Spectroscopy |
Ph.D. |
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Condensed Matter Physics |
Ph.D. |
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Quantum Optics and Information |
Ph.D. |
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Material Physics |
Masters |
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Astrophysics |
Masters |
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Laser Spectroscopy |
Masters |
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Quantum Optics |
Masters |
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Meteorology |
Masters |
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Condensed Matter Physics |
Masters |
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Statistical Physics |
Masters |
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Engineering Geology |
Masters |
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Hydrogeology |
Masters |
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2 |
College of Civil Engineering and Architecture |
Water Resources and Engineering (Irrigation Engineering) |
Ph.D. |
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Water Resources and Engineering (Irrigation Engineering) |
Masters |
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Hydrology and Water Resources Management |
Masters |
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Water Supply and Environmental Engineering |
Masters |
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Hydraulic Engineering |
Masters |
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Urban Housing and Development |
Ph.D. |
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Environmental Architecture |
Masters |
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Urban Planning and Design |
Masters |
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Geoinformatics Engineering |
Masters |
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Cadaster and Land Administration |
Masters |
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Geotechnical Engineering |
Masters |
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Construction Engineering Management |
Masters |
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Structural Engineering |
Masters |
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3 |
College of Electrical Engineering and Computing |
Computer Science and Engineering (Research areas: Cloud and Distributed Computing, Data Science, Computer Vision and Robotics, Smart Software Systems and Solutions, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Network Security) |
Ph.D. |
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Artificial Intelligence |
Ph.D. |
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Artificial Intelligence |
Masters |
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Computer Network and IoT Systems |
Masters |
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Smart Software Systems |
Masters |
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Data Science |
Masters |
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Computer Vision |
Masters |
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Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems |
Masters |
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Information System Engineering |
Masters |
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Software Engineering |
Masters |
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Information Technology |
Masters |
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Electrical Power Engineering |
Ph.D. |
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Control System Engineering |
Ph.D. |
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Control Engineering |
Masters |
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Power Systems Engineering |
Masters |
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Power Electronics and Drives Engineering |
Masters |
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Communication Engineering |
Ph.D. |
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Communication Engineering |
Masters |
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Electronics Engineering |
Masters |
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4 |
College of Mechanical, Chemical and Material Science Engineering |
Thermal Engineering |
Ph.D. |
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Manufacturing Engineering |
Ph.D. |
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Automotive Engineering |
Ph.D. |
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Agricultural Machinery Engineering |
Ph.D. |
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Thermal Engineering |
Masters |
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Aerospace Engineering |
Masters |
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Manufacturing Engineering |
Masters |
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Automotive Engineering |
Masters |
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Agricultural Machinery Engineering |
Masters |
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Sugercane Mechanization Engineering |
Masters |
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Material Science and Engineering |
Ph.D. |
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Material Science and Engineering |
Masters |
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Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering |
Masters |
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Chemical Engineering |
Ph.D. |
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Chemical Engineering (Process Engineering) |
Masters |
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5 |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Technology and Innovation Management |
Ph.D. |
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Technology and Innovation Management |
Masters |
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Conflict Management Through Digital Technology |
Masters |
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