Chair Holders

The chair, facilitates the students of Civil & Water Resources Engineering for technical careers and managerial knowledge in the construction industry through the courses designed to deliver services for the society by consultancy and trainings. Under this chair courses are offered in construction materials, material handling and quality assurance, construction technology & management, drafting techniques, overall planning, coordination, and management of a project from inception to completion.

Structural Engineering Chair is established to excel the academic works in the field of Structural Engineering as a mission vested by the University to the Faculty. The chair facilitates administers the courses to the students of Civil Engineering, and provides consultancy services to the neighborhood community in the field of structural engineering. The field in general is aimed to provide optimal engineering solutions in the design and construction processes of structural systems of civil infrastructures including but not limited to buildings and bridges.

Geotechnical Engineering Chair is one of the chairs of Faculty of Civil Engineering & Water Resources Engineering, have a great role in the teaching-learning and consultancy services of the Faculty. Both graduate and undergraduate programs are being managed by this Chair. The Chair is also providing consultancy services to the society in the field of Geotechnical Engineering.

Hydraulic Engineering Chair deals with investigation and description of water flow to help solving research and professional problems in civil engineering and water resources engineering. In addition, it deals with the design of water infrastructures for various uses such as irrigation and hydropower engineering.

Hydraulic Engineering Chair is one of the seven chairs in the Faculty of Civil and Water Resources Engineering of Bahir Dar Institute of Technology. In general both civil and water resources and environmental engineering programs are all about people that give us quality of life. Hence they must deal with water. Besides, understanding the fact that freshwater water resource is indispensable finite natural resources it has to be assessed and managed properly. With due consideration of these facts and principles, courses that leads the students to acquire the required knowledge and skill in assessing and managing water resources are identified and incorporated in both civil and water resources and environmental engineering programs. Hydrology chair is therefore established to effectively manage and administer courses and staff related to the chair.

Road and Transport Engineering Chair is established to be an excellent academic unit in the field of Road and Transportation Engineering under FCWRE. The chair administers and facilitates the courses to be delivered for undergraduate civil engineering and graduate Road and Transport Engineering programs. Numerous consultancy services are provided through the chair in the road and transport engineering specified areas to the community at large. The stream in general is aimed at providing optimal and practical oriented engineering solutions in the planning, designing, construction and management of road infrastructures as well as road safety and traffic engineering management. The stream also affords surveying data collection analysis and setting out works for design and construction of civil, water and other infrastructures

The Water supply and Sanitary Engineering Chair is aimed to contribute to knowledge development and capacity building in both the urban and rural water supply and sanitation field; areas of interest include drinking water supply assessment, analysis and design, urban drainage, waste water collection, treatment and reclamation/reuse, and residuals management.

Irrigation Engineering and management Chair is launched with a vision of becoming a full-fledged center of excellence in irrigation engineering and water management science by engaging in teaching, training, community service and researches. The program will produce both nationally and internationally qualified and competent professionals in sustainable development and management areas of water resources. Our program offers a regular five year bachelor degree in Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering (WRIE); M.Sc. program in Irrigation Engineering and Management, and the chair planned to launch a PhD program in Agricultural water management and Soil and water conservation Engineering.