{"id":5780,"date":"2016-10-07T14:44:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T14:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aastu.edu.et\/research\/homepage-academica_pro_3\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T08:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:34:15","slug":"homepage-academica_pro_3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aastu.edu.et\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage-Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5780\" class=\"elementor elementor-5780\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17c4b793 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17c4b793\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6236bfae elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6236bfae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ecd09e6\" data-id=\"3ecd09e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287d075b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"287d075b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#1<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee18148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ee18148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research & Centers of Excellence Directorate<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a76ddb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a76ddb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\">AASTU is organized by a systematic alignment of its academic colleges and eight specialized centers of excellences (CoEs) for research, innovation and technology transfer to engage in an industry geared integrated applied research and development in the nationally prioritized thematic areas such as<\/p><ul><li><i>Artificial Intelligence and Robotics <\/i><\/li><li><i>Biotechnology and Bioprocessing<\/i><\/li><li><i>Construction Quality and Technology <\/i><\/li><li><i>High-Performance Computing and Big Data Analytics <\/i><\/li><li><i>Mineral Exploration, Extraction and Processing<\/i><\/li><li><i>Nanotechnology<\/i><\/li><li><i>Nuclear Reactor Technology<\/i><\/li><li><i>Sustainable Energy<\/i><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d9652e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"77d9652e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aastu.edu.et\/research\/research-excellence-center-directorate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2447cf02\" data-id=\"2447cf02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201f19ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"201f19ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#2<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e887ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38e887ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Engagement Directorate<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e73b2b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e73b2b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Community Service Project<\/b><\/p><p><b>Building a Personal Development and Entrepreneurship Paradigm in Addis Ababa Science and Technology University: Cultivating Visionary, Creative and Responsible Citizens<\/b><\/p><p align=\"justify\">The project is funded by AASTU and it has three phases. The first phase is completed with a budget of 316,600.00ETB and the second is ongoing with a budget of 386,200.00ETB. The third phase will be allowed based on the performance evaluation of the second phase. \u00a0The trainees are coming from AASTU community, private sector and government offices and local community. It has a media coverage radio program on FM 102.1. The project has three years life time from 2015\/2016- 2017\/2018.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879d072 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"879d072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aastu.edu.et\/research\/community-service-engagements\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fd8b54e\" data-id=\"7fd8b54e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea2db86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ea2db86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#3<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb8eec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fb8eec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University-Industry linkage & Technology Transfer Directorate<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17db3460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17db3460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Addis Ababa Science and Technology University is established to play a vanguard role in the industrialization process of the country.\u00a0 It is expected to produce qualified human resource in science and technology that are geared towards conducting demand\u2014driven research and technology transfer. Thus capitalize human resource to accelerate the economic growth through industrialization and eradicate poverty.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In order to meet this expectation the university has proclaimed its mission to unreservedly serve the industry through quality demand-driven research and technology transfer and become a \u201cUniversity for Industry\u201d. To achieve this mission, the university has given special attention to strength its collaboration with local strategic industries as part of the University \u2013Industry Linkage and Technology Transfer (UIL&amp;TT) scheme.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6961cfb elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6961cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aastu.edu.et\/research\/university-industry-linkage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key facts about Research<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3abaf1c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3abaf1c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3feb57bb\" data-id=\"3feb57bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2b66e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6b2b66e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 20-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-counter{display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:stretch;flex-direction:column-reverse}.elementor-counter .elementor-counter-number{flex-grow:var(--counter-number-grow,0)}.elementor-counter .elementor-counter-number-wrapper{flex:1;display:flex;font-size:69px;font-weight:600;line-height:1;text-align:center}.elementor-counter .elementor-counter-number-prefix{text-align:end;flex-grow:var(--counter-prefix-grow,1);white-space:pre-wrap}.elementor-counter .elementor-counter-number-suffix{text-align:start;flex-grow:var(--counter-suffix-grow,1);white-space:pre-wrap}.elementor-counter 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79ae56a6\" data-id=\"79ae56a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-134c75d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"134c75d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1500\" data-to-value=\"430\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span 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research project. The project, titled &#8220;Development of Propolis Collection Perforated Screen (PCPS) for an Extra-Valued Hive Product for Smallholder Beekeepers,&#8221; has garnered significant support from the German Agency for International Cooperation\u2014Agricultural Mechanization for Smallholders (GIZ-AMS). The endeavor has captured the attention of experts in the field, including representatives from GIZ-AMS. Following a rigorous evaluation of 300 proposals by the Proposal Evaluation Committee (PEC) team, <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d40e26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d40e26\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4820c22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4820c22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\">AASTU&#8217;s propolis collection project emerged as the winner in the esteemed External Research and Innovation Awards.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Scaling Up: AASTU collaborated closely with the Holeta Bee Research Center and local beekeepers to scale up propolis production, thereby promoting economic growth and environmental conservation.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Future Implications<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The success of AASTU&#8217;s project has paved the way for future research and development in propolis utilization. It holds tremendous promise for improving human health, supporting local livelihoods, and fostering foreign exchange.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Congratulations to AASTU for this outstanding achievement! Their groundbreaking research not only showcases their commitment to innovation but also holds the potential to bring about positive change in various domains.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c56914 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c56914\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3e6e0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac3e6e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\">The award was presented by Professor Pascal Kaumbuthom, the team leader for GIZ-AMS, to Dr. Abrham Debebe, the Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer (VPRTT), during a prestigious award ceremony held at the Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Propolis, a valuable resinous substance produced by bees, has long been recognized for its potential health benefits and cosmetic applications. AASTU&#8217;s research team, comprised of experts from the Bioprocessing and Biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Center of Excellence, the Department of Food Science and Applied Nutrition, and the Mechanical Engineering department, embarked on an ambitious mission to explore the collection and utilization of propolis in a sustainable and efficient manner. The primary objectives of the project were as follows:<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Optimizing Propolis Harvesting: The team developed innovative techniques that allow for the collection of propolis without causing harm to bee colonies.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46ade036 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46ade036\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2712eba3\" data-id=\"2712eba3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-141f1e5c\" data-id=\"141f1e5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5fb777 elementor-align-right elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7e5fb777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University for Industry Apply Today! 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