Main profile

Name: 
Sileshie Semahagne Kumlachew
Lecturer
Address:
P.O.Box: 2068
Campus: Peda (BDU Main Campus)
 
Email: dombdu@gmail.com

Mobile: +251 912 36 92 19

Academic Unit/ Program: Journalism and Communications

Background

                   Sileshie Semahagne earned his diploma in History from Gondar College of Teachers’ Education and his BA and MA degrees in Journalism and Communications from Bahir Dar University and Addis Abeba University respectively. He also took a short term MA course in Media Studies from the University of Oslo in 2011. Since 2008, he has been working for Bahir Dar University as a lecturer in the program of Journalism and Communications. He has also coordinated the Journalism and Communications Program. Now, he is the Program Manager of the Faculty of Humanities at Bahir Dar University.

Qualification

    • Diploma in History
    • BA in Journalism and Communications
    • MA in Journalism and Communications

Current Teaching

    • Media and Communication Research Methods; Basic and Advanced
    • Broadcast and Print Media Courses; Fundamental and Advanced  
    • Communication Courses

Main Research Interest

    • Development Journalism
    • Communication for Development
    • Media and Democracy

Publications:

Alternative Media: Its Implications for Democracy in Ethiopia, presented in the weekly seminar of the Faculty of Humanities.

Ongoing Research Project

Prospects and challenges of Face book as a media platform in Ethiopia

The Dynamics of Intercultural communication between Negede Woyto and the dominant cultural group in Bahir Dar

Community Engagement

Training : Participating in training activities for Public Relations practitioners.