Name: Niguse Mandefero Alene(PHD)

• Address(es)- Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
• Mobile- +251910460100
• E-mail- kimbaba2003@gmail.com
• Nationality- Ethiopian
• Place of Birth- Bahir Dar Zuria
• Date of birth- 09/05/1989
• Sex- Male

Work experience

• August 1, 2024 (Assistant Professor); June 2015 to July 2024 (Lecturer), Department of Political Sciences and International Studies
• Teaching, Conducting Research and Delivering Community Services
• Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Dates September 2014 to May 2015

• Occupation or position held Lecturer, Department of Civics and Ethical Studies
• Teaching, Conducting Research and Delivering Community Services

• University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia3

   September 2008 to August 2014, Graduate Assistant & Lecturer, Department of Civics and Ethical Studies

• Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Teferi, Ethiopia
• Teaching, Conducting Research and Delivering Community Services

October 2012 to August 2014

• Head, Department of Civics and Ethical Studies
• Mizan-Tepi University
• - Preparing plans of the department of Civics and Ethical Studies in consultation with Department
• Executive Committee and College of Social Sciences and Humanities
• - Coordinating the activities of the department of Civics and Ethical Studies2

Education

Doctorate of Political Sciences and International Studies, Bahir Dar University (August 1, 2024)

 Title of the Dissertation- Africa’s Quest for Reform of the United Nations Security Council:

Vitalities and Pitfalls

-Master of Arts Degree (MA) in International Relations, Addis Ababa University (July 21, 2011)

-Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Civic and Ethical Education, Mekelle University (July 19, 2008)

Researches

1. Emperor Menelik’s Attempts of Decentralized Governance, The African Review (2024), vol. 51(5), https://doi.org/10.1163/1821889x-bja10118
2. Africa's Quest for Reform of the United Nations Security Council: A Just Cause Curbed by Unrealistic Proposals, African Journal on Conflict Resolution (2023) vol. 23 https://doi.org/10.17159/ajcr.v23i1.16785,
3. Africa's Quest for Reform of the United Nations Security Council, Conflict and Resilience 05/2023, https://www.accord.org.za/analysis/africas-quest-for-reform-of-the united-nations-security-council
4. The Foreign Military Presence in the Horn of Africa Region by Neil Melvin, The African Review (2023), vol. 50 (2), 10.1163/1821889x-bja10064
5. Peacebuilding in Contemporary Africa: In Search of Alternative Strategies, edited by Kenneth Omeje, African Security Review (2021).Vol.31 (1),10.1080/10246029.2021.1991407

Community service engagement

1. Trainer in Peace Education Program Organized by Bahir Dar University and the British Council (Year, 2024)
2. Trainer of a community service project titled as “Awareness Raising Training on Conflict
3. and Conflict Resolution Mechanisms to Amhara National Regional State Police Commission Members” (Year, 2019)
4. Trainer of a community service project titled “Intercultural Dialogue and Peace Building among Bahir Dar University students: the case of Faculties of Social Sciences and Humanities Students” (Year, 2019)
5.  Coordinator in the project entitled “Tutorial Service for Secondary School Students of Bahir Dar” (Years, 2018 and 19)
6.  Trainer of a community service project titled “Intercultural Dialogue and Peace Building among Bahir Dar University Social Science faculty students (Year, 2018)
7. Trainer of a training entitled “Election laws, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Constitution and Secularism” (Year, 2015)
8.  Course facilitator on “Leadership and Management Skills Development” (Year, 2013)

Personal Skills and Competences

Language

• Amharic-roficient User
• English-Proficient User

-Good communication skills gained through my experience as lecturer and department head

social skills and competences

• Organisational skills and competences
• Computer skills and competences
• Ability to work along with teams
• Ability to crate and plan personal and professional goals
• Competent with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Microsoft PP programs

Courses taught

• Bahir Dar University (September 2015 till now)- Introduction to International Relations, Ethiopian Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, Political Systems and Governance in Ethiopia, Research Methods in Social Sciences, Civics and Ethics, Global Trends, Moral and Civics Education
• University of Gondar (September 2014 to May 2015)- Introduction to International Relations, Foundations of Democracy and Democratic Systems and Civics and Ethics
• Mizan-Tepi University (September 2011 to June 2014)- Constitution and Constitutional Development, Constitution and Constitutional Development in Ethiopia, Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy and National Interests, Survey of Human Rights, Federalism and Local Government: Ethiopian Focus, Introduction to International Relations and Civics and Ethics
• Modules Prepared at Mizan-Tepi University- Contemporary Global Issues, Federalism and Local Government: Ethiopian Focus and Environmental Management and Sustainable Development