Dr.Achameleh Gashu

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 Full Name: Achamyeleh Gashu Adam (PhD)

Current Administrative Title: Director

Current Academic Rank:  Assistant Professor 

Office Address: Gish Abay Campus Administrative Building

PoBox: 913, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Mobile Number: 00251918781471 / 00251966320992

Office Phone Number: 00251588209450

E-Mail Address: agachamyeleh@gmail.com or achamyelehgashu@yahoo.com

Education

 

Degree

Year of Award

Awarding Institution

1

PhD Degree in Real Estate Planning and Land Law specialized in Peri-Urban Tenure Management

February, 2015

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden

2

MSc Degree in Land Management

February, 2008

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden

3

BA Degree in Geography and Environmental Studies

July, 2001

Bahir Dar University

 

Academic Promotions/Appointments

·         March 2015 to now Assistant Professor, Institute of land administration, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

·         January 2010 – February 2015, PhD Fellow/Researcher, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden

·         2008–2010, Lecturer, Institute of land administration, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

·         2005–2006, Graduate Assistant II,  Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

·         2001–2004, Graduate Assistant I,  Department of Social Studies, Dessie College of Teacher’s Education , Dessie, Ethiopia

Administrative and Academic Appointments

·         March 2015- present, Director of Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University

·         March 2015- present, Executive Secretary,  ETHIOLANDNET- Ethiopian Land Development and Research Network;

·         May 2016- Present: Managing Board Member of Amahra National Regional State Urban Land Registration and Information Agency

·         January 2016 –Present, Land Governance IG Leader of East African Land Administration Network

·         October 2014 – March 2015, Coordinator of Ethiopian Land Research and Development Network (ETHIOLANDNET) .

·         February 2014 – March 2015, Coordinator of Educational Quality Control and Assurance,  Institute of land administration, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.

·         2008– 2010, Department Head of Land Administration, Institute of Land administration, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.

·         2001–2004, Vice Department Head,  Department of Social Studies,  Dessie College of Teacher’s Education , Dessie, Ethiopia

Awards and Honors

  • Best Lecturer award of the year 2014/2015, Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University.

University Committee Assignments

  • ·         Curriculum Design Committee member of PhD program in Land Policy and Governance, Institute of Land Administration, 2014
  • ·         Curriculum Design Committee member of MSc program in Land Administration and Management, Institute of Land Administration, 2011.
  • ·         Curriculum review committee team leader and member of BSc program in Land Administration, Institute of Land Administration, 2009

Special Trainings/Courses Attended

  • Certificate of completion, Three days  training n Transparency in Land Administration, 6-8 October, 2015,  Organized by Regional Center for Mapping of Resource Development in collaboration with UN-Habitat GLTN and African Land Policy Initiative ,  Nairobi, Kenya     
  • Certificate of completion, Two weeks course on Innovative Concepts, Tools and Practices in Land Administration, 7-18 July, 2014, Organized by Regional Center for Mapping of Resource Development (RCMRD) in collaboration with UN-Habitat- GLTN,  Nairobi, Kenya     
  • Certificate of Appreciation, Training on Project Proposal Development, 5-9 October 2012, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
  • Training on SPSS, February 4 – March 5, 2012, Kat Computer Center, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
  • Certificate of Participation, Training on Demand Driven Research in Land Administration, January 31- February 4, 2011, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
  • Training Certificate, Training on Basic GIS and Remote Sensing, October 14 – November 20, 2011, Spot GIS and Remote Sensing Training Center, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
  • Certificate of Participation, Training on Pedagogical Mainstreaming of Cross-cutting issues of environment, Gender, and HIV/AIDS, November 1-6/2012, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
  • Certificate of Participation, Training Workshop on methods of teaching for theoretical and practical courses; Continuous assessment in higher education and course development and teaching material development, March 28- April 22, 2009, Academic Development and Resource Center, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
  • Certificate of Participation, Training on mainstreaming crosscutting Issues of Gender, HIV/AIDS and Environment, September 14-24, 2009, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
  • Certificate, Training on Microsoft Access, February 14-15, 2007, Informator, Stockholm.
  • Certificate  of Award, Training on Int. to Computer and MS-DOS, MS-Windows 2000/XP,MS-Word 2000/XP, MS-Excel 2000/XP  and MS-Access 2000/XP,  July 4, 2006, Gate Computer Center, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

Courses and Short Time Trainings Delivered

  • Theories and Foundations of Land Governance, As an Assistant Professor in the PhD Program at the Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, Since December 2016.  
  • Fundamentals of Land Administration for MSc Program students at the Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University since 2012.
  • Land Development and Management for MSc Program students at the Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University since 2012.
  • Land Policy and Reform for MSc Program students at the Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University since 2010.
  • Natural Resources Management for MSc Program students at the Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University from 2008-2010.
  • Short time course on the Basics of Land Administration and Registration urban and rural land Sector Experts and Judges in 2013, 2014, 2015.

Publications, Books and Research Projects

Research Papers/Articles Published in Journals

  • ·         Achamyeleh G.A.2016.  Peri-urbanization and New Built-up Property Formation Process in the Peri-urban Areas of Ethiopia. Journal of Land Administration in East Africa, Vol. 3:1.
  • ·         Achamyeleh G.A.2015. Land Readjustment as an Alternative Land Development Tool for Peri-Urban Areas of Ethiopia. Property Management, Vol.33:1.
  • ·         Achamyeleh G. A. 2014. Land Tenure in the Changing Peri-Urban Areas of Ethiopia:The Case of Bahir Dar City. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Vol. 38, No. 6.
  • ·         Achamyeleh G.A.2014. Peri-Urban Land Rights in the Era of Urbanization in Ethiopia: A Property Rights Approach. African Review of Finance and economics, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 120–138.
  • ·         Achamyeleh G. A. 2014. Informal Settlements in the Peri-urban Areas of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: An Institutional Analysis. Habitat International, Vol. 43, pp. 90-97.

Conference Proceedings/Presentations 

  1. ·         Introducing Land Readjustment as an Alternative Land Development Tool for Peri-Urban Areas of Ethiopia. 2016 World Bank Land and Poverty Annual  Conference, April 14-18, Washington DC, USA
  2. ·         The Role of University Networks in implementing the AU Agenda on Land: EALAN. 2016 World Bank Land and Poverty Annual  Conference, April 14-18, Washington DC, USA
  3. ·         Perspectives from African Universities in the Implementation of AU Declaration on Land: Experience from Bahir Dar University. 2016 World Bank Land and Poverty Annual  Conference, April 14-18, Washington DC, USA
  4. ·         The Challenges of Land Rights in the Transitional Peri-Urban Agricultural Areas of Ethiopia in the Era of Urbanization: A Property Rights Approach. International Conference organized by African Land Policy Initiative, November 11-14, 2014, Addis Abeba Ethiopia.
  5. ·         Peri-urbanization and New Built-up Property Formation Process: Ethiopia. Paper presented in Eastern Africa Land Administration Network (EALAN Annual General Meeting), July 11-12, 2014, Nairobi, Kenya.

Unpublished Research Papers

  1. ·         Mapping of Research Needs and Gaps on Land Tenure Issues in Ethiopia, Funded by UK-DFID, 2016
  2. ·         Assessing informal urban development in the Amhara Region: a case study along the major highway running from Gondar to Dejen towns, Funded by Bahir Dar University, 2016.
  3. ·         The Performance of Local (Kebele Level) Rural Land Administration Institutions in Amhara Region: Indicators of Success and Challenges, Funded by Bahir Dar University, 2015.
  4. ·         Women’s Land Rights in Amhara National Regional State: Challenges and Prospects, Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, Funded by SIDA Project, 2013.
  5. ·         Actor Approach Analysis of Peri-Urban Land Development and Land Transaction: The Case of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Funded by Bahir Dar University, 2012.

Research Projects Under progress:

·         Assessing the level of land fragmentation in Amhara region: its implication towards a fit-for-purpose land consolidation, started in 2016, Funded by Bahir Dar University.

·         Land Policy Differences Between Oromia and Amhara Regional States and its impact on Land Tenure Security and Farmers’ Livelihood, started in 2016, Funded by UK-DFID.

   Books and Training Modules

Ø  Land Reform Text Book. Lammergeyer Printing Press, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, 2013.

Ø  Peri-Urban Land Tenure Transformation in Ethiopia, VDM Verlag Dr.Muller GmbH & Co. KG, Saarbrucken, Germany, 2011.

  • Urban and Rural Land Use Planning and Development Distance Education Training Material. Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, 2014
  • Environment and Natural Resource Management Distance Education Teaching Material. Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, 2012.
  • Land Regulations Distance Education Teaching Material. Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, 2009.
  • Land Reforms Distance Education Teaching Material. Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, 2009.
  • Physical Planning Distance Education Teaching Material. Institute of Land Administration, Bahir Dar University, 2008.

Major Research Interests

My primary research interest is on land tenure management in the dynamic peri-urban areas. More specifically my interest is on:

  • Urbanization and new property formation processes in the urban peripheries 
  • Land acquisition from peri-urban areas and its impact
  • Land governance and policy
  • Alternatives Land Acquisition mechanisms for urban development  
  • Informal Settlement and Development in the urban peripheries
  • Land readjustment/ consolidation 

Declaration

I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the above data correctly describe my qualification, my experience and myself. 

Date:  January 31/ 2017

Achamyeleh Gashu Adam (PhD)