የሳይንስ እና ከፍተኛ ትምህርት ሚኒስቴር | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 16 August 2018 |
Preceding agency | |
Dissolved | 6 October 2021 |
Superseding agency | |
Jurisdiction | Ethiopia |
Status | Merged to Ministry of Education since October 2021 |
Headquarters | Ring Roads, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia 8°59′05″N 38°47′04″E / 8.984848°N 38.784553°E |
Minister responsible | |
Deputy Minister responsible |
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Website | www |
The Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Amharic: የሳይንስ እና ከፍተኛ ትምህርት ሚኒስቴር) was the Ethiopian government department established in 2018[1] which has a responsibility to lead the development of science, higher education, and the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the country.[2] It established by proclamation number 1097/2018 in October 2018.[3] Hirut Woldemariam is the prior by leading the ministry since its foundation to August 2020.[4] Samuel Urkato was the Minister of Science and Higher Education from August 2020[5] to October 2021, when it was merged into the Ministry of Education.[6]