Academic Vice Dean, Mesfin Anteneh (PhD)

As per Article 81 of the Senate Legislation (May 2019), academic staff shall have the following duties and responsibilities.

#  Academic staff shall be required to be a scholar with full devotion to the advancement of the frontiers of knowledge in accordance with the best traditions developed by great scholarly circles the world over.

#  Every academic staff member shall carry out his functions in the best interest of the university and that of the country, having due regard to his profession.

#  Every academic staff member shall teach courses in his area of specialization, following established university procedures to ensure the course material is delivered appropriately.

#  Every academic staff member shall endeavor to stay abreast of the latest thinking in his area of specialization and shall periodically update his teaching material within the resources available.

#  Every academic staff member shall encourage, guide, and permit students to freely and rationally question and examine issues and various lines of thought in the course of their study;

#  Every academic staff member shall inform the course chair or department head or vice dean, or Dean, well in advance if and when he cannot be available for teaching due to his involvement in recognized or relevant fieldwork, seminar, workshop, etc.

#  Every academic staff member shall conduct classes regularly and never miss classes except for force majeure reasons, which are immediately communicated to the nearest supervisor or head or Dean of his AU;

#  Every academic staff member shall make up classes for all the classes he missed due to his involvement in fieldwork, a seminar, a workshop, or any other activity recognized by his academic unit. However, such make-up classes should not exceed 25% of the course unless approved by AVP.

# No academic staff member shall hand over the course that he has been assigned to teach to any other individual for any length of time without the approval of the course chair.