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By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan
Addis Ababa, September 4, 2020 – “It is an important milestone in the development of Afaan Oromo. I think it will be of great importance when we discuss the history of the development of Afaan Oromo, ”said Dr. Teshale Dejene, dean of the Institute for Language Studies and Journalism at Wollega University. On August 28, four PhD students from the Afaan Oromo department successfully defended their theses at Afaan Oromo.
This is the first time a PhD thesis has been defended in Afaan Oromo, and “that in itself could be a major impetus for further development of Afaan Oromo,” said Dr. Teshale. Addis Standard.
Daani’eel Lammeessaa, Fiqaaduu Qana’aa, Magarsas Dhinsaa and Margaa Gammadaa have become the first to study doctorates, in addition to writing and defending their doctoral thesis in the Afaan Oromo language. According to the Institute of Language Studies and Journalism, him theses were on the topics of Linguistics, Teaching Afaan Oromo, Literature and Folklore and Curriculum Design in Afaan Oromo.
The event is hailed by many as an important milestone that could change the face of the Ethiopian education system for years to come. The efforts that led to the success of this initiative were driven by the community, says Dr. Teshale of the University of Wollega. “The candidates played a very important role in the initiative, finding the success it had with the help of the community, but it was the effort of the university to organize and support the candidates by all means, it was the main engine behind the success of The initiative”.
The initiative had the support of sister universities across the country. “We had cooperation with sister universities across the country. We had the support of the ministry of higher education and science and other interested parties and individuals, ”said Dr. Teshale, adding that“ it is a great honor that the University of Wollega was the leading institute that saw the realization of this long awaited dream ”. He spoke about the hope that the University of Wollega will become the leading institute in the development of Afan Oromo and a world-class educational center.
Wollega University President Dr. Hasan Yusuf, in his post announcing the breakthrough, said that despite its popularity, the Afaan Oromo language has been largely absent from academia. “‘[History] has changed here at the University of Wollega. It is a historic achievement for both the Afaan Oromo language and the University of Wollega. We are going to celebrate it in a great event ”. Addis Standard attempts to speak to recent graduates were unsuccessful due to tight schedules.
Wollega University (WU) is a public institution of higher education established in February 2007 by enrolling 851 students in 17 departments in four faculties: Business and Economics, Education, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences. At that time, the University had 140 members of academic staff and about 123 members of administrative support staff.
Located on the outskirts of the city of Nekemte, about 310 km west of Addis Ababa in the Western Oromia regional state, the University also has two campuses: Gimbi and Shambu. Currently, the University of Wollega has 82 undergraduate programs, 45 graduate programs, and 5 doctoral programs on the three campuses. HOW
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