Abayneh Atnafu Wudneh

• Lecturer and Researcher
• Department of Political Science and International Studies, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
• ORCID: 0009-0001-2751-2327
• Sex- Male 
• Marital Status-Single 
•  Nationality- Ethiopian 
• Current Residence Permit- Ethiopia
• Email: abaytnf2@gmail.com 
•  phone: +251912173431
• P.O. Box: 79

Work Experiences-10/2019-Present 

• Lecturer and Researcher, Department of Political Science and International Studies, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
• - Course Chair, and Member of the Department Council (Sep.2020 to Dec.2024)
• - Teaching, offered courses: Introduction to philosophy, Political philosophy, Logic, Applied ethics,
• Environmental ethics, Moral philosophy, Aristotle, Medieval Philosophy, Logic and Critical Thinking.
• - Community services: -Training on Critical Thinking for Grade 12 Students in Bahir Dar City.
• - Media briefing for Adis Lisan Newspaper published on November 12/2022 , Ethiopia, on the agreement reached between the Ethiopian government and TPLF rebel group.
• - Organizing the BDU-BCCPF Project Conference, funded by British Council Cultural Protection Fund, held on 29th & 30th of November 2024.
• -Organizing and facilitating training on „Manuscript Scribing, Restoration & Conservation of Ge‟ez Manuscripts,‟ held from Dec.09 to Dec.12/2024.

09/2008-10/2019 Lecturer and Researcher,

• Department of Civics and Ethical Studies, Debre Birhan University, Ethiopia
• - Teaching, offered Courses: Logic, Introduction to Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Applied ethics, Environmental ethics and Moral philosophy, Development ethics, Professional ethics
• - Member of the Department Committee.

Education and Qualifications

1. 10/2009–07/2011 MA Degree in Philosophy Department of Philosophy, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; First generation University in Ethiopia; Website: www.aau.edu.et

Courses Taken: Theories of knowledge, Pedagogy, Metaphysics, Moral Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Seminar in African philosophy, 2 Environmental Ethics, Intercultural and comparative philosophy.

• Thesis Grade: EXCELLENT

2. 10/2005–07/2008 BA Degree in Philosophy Department of Philosophy, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; First generation University in Ethiopia; Website: www.aau.edu.et

- Major Course taken: Introduction to Logic, Pre-Socratics to Plato, Political philosophy I, Symbolic Logic, Aristotle & Medieval philosophy, Political philosophy II, Philosophy of Religion, Rationalism & Empiricism, Gender Issues and Philosophy, Introduction to African philosophy, Moral philosophy, Aesthetics, Topics in African philosophy, Development & Ethics, Topics in Eastern philosophy, German Idealism, Philosophy of science, Topics in Ethiopian philosophy, Contemporary philosophy, Philosophical Classics II, Critical Social theory

3. 09/2008–07/2009 Diploma in Higher Education Programme

•  Debre Birhan University, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia

Key Skills and Expertise

Languages

• - English (Medium of Instruction from high school to Higher Degrees)
• - Amharic (Mother tongue- Native)
• Computer Knowledge with training and frequent use
• - MS Excel
• - MS word
• - Power Point, Access
• - email, social medias and online teaching and meeting platforms
• Teaching, essay and thesis supervision and assessment, curriculum designing and development
• Curriculum designing and development for BA programs, and preparing teaching modules and manuals, course guide books for short term trainings.

Grants and Funds

1. 09/2015–05/2016 Grant for a research project, Debre Birhan University, Ethiopia

- Challenges and Prospects of Good Governance in Three Selected City Administrations of

Northern Shewa Zone. Total Grant: 50, 000 ETB.

2. 09/2021–06/2022 Community Service Project Training on Critical Thinking for Grade 12 Preparatory School Students in Bahir Dar city, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. Total Grant 42, 921.50 ETB.

3. 2023 1. A project Grant on “Restoration and Conservation of Ge‟ez Manuscripts in War Affected North

Gondar and North and South Wollo Zonal Districts” .Total Grant Permitted: 99,889.17 Pounds.

Awards And Honors

2009 Higher Diploma License Certificate for Professional Teacher Education, Debre Birhan

University, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia. 

2009: MA degree scholarship award from Ministry of Education, Ethiopia

2022: 1. Certificate from faculty of social science, Bahir Dar University, for a project Training on

Critical Thinking for grade 12 preparatory students in Bahir Dar city.

2. Certificate of recognition from Meda Welabo University, Ethiopia, for volunteer participation

as an invigilator for grade 12 national examination that was held from 12/10/2022 to

21/10/2022

2023:1. Certificate of recognition from Faculty of social science, Bahir Dar University, for facilitating

„training on manuscript preparation and publication to postgraduate students‟.

2024 : 2. Certificate from Research and Community Service Vice President, Bahir Dar University, for Organizing the BDU-BCCPF Project Conference, funded by British Council Cultural Protection Fund, held on 29th & 30th of November 2024.

3. Certificate from Vice Dean for Graduate, Research and Community Services, Faculty of Humanities, Bahir Dar University, for organizing training on „Manuscript Scribing, Restoration and Conservation of Ge‟ez Manuscripts,‟ held from Dec.09 to Dec.12/2024

Publications: 2023 

• Organ Trafficking in Africa: Pragmatist Ethical Reconsiderations.
• Name of the Journal: Contemporary Pragmatism (20).

• DOI: 10.1163/18758185-BJA10066

  Upcoming and Under-review Articles

• - Language and Meaning: Roles on Knowledge of Science and Technological Innovation

• - Pragmatism, Virtue Ethics, and Theory-Practice Dichotomy

  References

• -Dagnachew Assefa (PhD), Associate Professor in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
• Email: dagnachew.assefa@aau.edu.et
•  Bekele Gutema (PhD), Professor in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
• Email: bekele.gutema@aau.edu.et