Mesafint Tarekegn Yalew

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Personal Details

  •  Full Name: Mesafint Tarekegn Yalew
  • Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
  • Address: P.O.Box: 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
  • Cell phone: +251920201968
  • Email: mesayflmos@yahoo.com

 Educational Qualification

  •  Master of Arts in History, University of Delhi, India, 2010;  
  • Bachelor of Education in History, Mekelle University, Ethiopia, 2006;
  • Diploma in Higher Teacher’s Education (HDP), Dire Dawa University, Ethiopia, 2011;  
  • Chinese Summer School Studies, Nanjing University, China, 2010;
  • Primary School Certificate, Gondar, Ethiopia, 1999.

 Work Experience

  •  December 2006- October 2017: 11 years work experience in teaching, research, and community service at Dire Dawa University.
  • May 2017-till now, Assistant Professor, Dire Dawa University;
  • August 2010- May 2017, Lecturer, Dire Dawa University;
  • December 2007-August 2010,Graduate Assistant II, Dire Dawa University;
  • December 2006-December 2007, Graduate Assistant I, Dire Dawa University. 
  • October 2017-till now, Bahir Dar University.

 Workshop and Participation

  1. Conference on General History of Africa, organized by UNESCO, Accra, Ghana, 2013;
  2. Workshop on project writing organized by higher education strategic Centre (HESC), 2013; 
  3. Workshop on curriculum review and development on modular curriculum in Ethiopia higher education institutions, organized by HERQA (series of workshops 2011-2012).

 Academic Positions

  • Department Head, department of History and Heritage Management, Dire-Dawa University, November 2011-October 2012;·  
  • Associate Dean, College of Social Science and Humanities, Dire-Dawa University, November 2012 – January 2015.

Research and Publication

  1. China-Africa Trade and Investment Cooperation: the forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Focus, Africa Institute of South Africa, Vol.49(2).
  2. Heritage Management and Development in Dire Dawa City: Touristic Values in Focus, Annals of Humanities and Development Studies, 2017, Vol. 8(1), pp. 34-47; 
  3. China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’: Implication for Land Locked Ethiopia (under sage publication peer review)
  4. Mesafint T. & Zenebch A.: An Economic Perspective of the Historic Relationship between Dire Dawa and Djibouti since1900s, International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 2017, Volume 30(4);
  5. Mesafint T.,  Zenebch A. & Wondifraw D.,: Assessing the Implementation of Modular Curricula in Ethiopian Higher Education institution: a case of selected higher education institutions in Ethiopia.
  6. Mesafint T. & Alemsged D. : Challenges of Teaching History in Secondary Schools: thecase of Dire Dawa;

 Modules and Teaching Material Preparation

  1. Introduction of Tourism Management, Dire Dawa University, 2012;
  2. Ethiopia and its neighbors’ since 1820’s, Dire Dawa University, 2012;
  3. Survey of Asian History C.1850-1945, Dire Dawa University, 2013;
  4. Introduction to the Archeology of Ethiopia and the Horn, Dire Dawa University, 2011;
  5. Guide for Teaching History in Higher Education Institution(Teaching material);

 Professional Activities

  •  Organized a seminar on the General History of Africa, in collaboration with UNESCO dialogue in chief of history and memory, Dire Dawa University 2014;
  • Organized a seminar on the Role of Ethiopian Women particular reference to Empress Taytu: Gust speaker Prof. Tekeste Negash, Dire Dawa University 2012;
  • Panelist on seminar on the 120th anniversaries of the victory of battle of Adwa;
  • Provide professional elucidation to Ethiopian broad casting corporation (EBC) for the history of Harla village and its attractions, 2016;
  • Reviewer: Islamic civilizations vis vis urbanization in Ethiopia: the case of Northern and Eastern Shewa, for annual proceeding of Dire Dawa University 2014;
  • Reviewer: a Teaching Material entitled the Economic History of Ethiopia and the Horn since 1920’s, Dire Dawa University, 2012;
  • Provide a series press release to Dire FM radio, EBC and Amhara Mass Media Agency on various issues since 2016.

 Participation in Community (Consultancy) Services

  • Research project on Harla Village and its Attraction: fully funded project by Dire Dawa Administration Trade, Industry and Investment Bureau, 2012;
  •  Providing consultancy service on heritage inventories for the Ethiopian heritage trust association, Dire Dawa-Harar Branch, 2014;
  • Providing awareness creation to Dire Dawa administration tourism stakeholders on how to manage and develop the sector, September 2016;

Professional Membership

  1. Member, Ethiopian Teachers Association;
  2. Member, Ethiopia Heritage Trust Association;
  3. Member, Ethiopian Red Cross Society.

 Referees

  1. Mr. Melese Kebede, Department Head, History and Heritage Management, Dire Dawa University, P.O. Box 1362, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Email: melexk@gmail.com
  2. Aynew Sileshi,Department Head, History and Heritage Management, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Rank: 
Assistant Professor
Contact info: 
+251920201968
CV: 
PDF icon CV-Mesafint T.pdf
Department: 
History and Heritage Management