Mitiku Haile (born 1951) is an Ethiopian researcher who was Professor of Soil Science at Mekelle University, undertaking research on sustainable land management, restoration of degraded lands and integrated soil fertility management.
Career 1985: MSc at Ghent University, Belgium 1987: PhD at Ghent University, Belgium, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. ir. C. Sys 1987: Assistant professor of Soil Science at Alamaya, now Haramaya University 1990: staff member of the Arid Zone Agricultural College (established at the University of Asmara, and later on Agarfa in southern Ethiopia) 1993: dean of the Arid Zone Agricultural College in Mekelle that started with 42 students in 3 degree programmes. Later on, with the establishment of Mekelle University College, he became its dean also.
2000: president of Mekelle University that was established by the Government of Ethiopia (Council of Ministers, Regulations No. 61/1999 of Article 3) as an autonomous higher education institution 2011: Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative to UNESCO, Ethiopian Embassy in Paris 2015: Reinstated as Full Professor at the Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection of Mekelle University
Trivia The Mitiku Hall at Mekelle University is named after him.
External links Mitiku Haile, Karl Herweg, Brigitta Stillhardt (2006): Sustainable Land Management – A New Approach to Soil and Water Conservation in Ethiopia Publication list on ResearchGate History of Professor Mitiku's academic cooperation with Belgium
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