Institutional Strategic tools
- Ensuring good governance and eradicating mall administrations through develop competent criticizes
- Undertaking institutional tools of change.
- Increasing participation and equity of education
- Ensuring and strengthening quality of education.
- Strengthening teachers developmental
- Fostering research, community service and technology transfer activities
Improving
- Strengthening institutional leaser-ship organization and effectiveness
- Fair utilization of budget and resources by ensuring accountability
- Increasing international higher education.
Core values of Aksum University
- Academic freedom and professional,
- Decentralized administration,
- Unity in Diversity,
- Excellence through perseverance,
- Student centered approach,
- Social responsibility serving for the public,
- Proper staff and customer handing,
- Ensuring accountability for performance,
- Concern for the Environment.
Center of excellence
Developing the works on Archaeology, Heritage and Tourism, at the same time, technology transfer and gradual movement towards industrialization.
Powers and Responsibilities of the President of the University
- The President shall be the chief executive officer of the University and, without prejudice,
- To the responsibilities of the Board, shall have the responsibilities to: Direct and administer the University with the aim of ensuring the achievement of its Mission, and ensure that organs of the University and its community uphold the Objectives of higher education and guiding values of the university
- Ensure that the provisions of the Proclamation and of other laws applicable to the
University is respected;
- Ensure that the University, in accordance with its enrollment capacity, prepares Graduates with competence and professional mix consistent with the needs of the Country; Create and continuously build a conducive institutional environment stimulating Learning and research;
- Ensure that the University’s research and consultancy activities focus on national
Priorities;
- Ensure that the University in the pursuit of its mission is perpetually connected
Internationally as well as with national and local institutions, relevant agencies and
Business and industry, and associations;
- Ensure that the University always keeps abreast national and international
Developments and positions itself to respond effectively to the country’s needs in
Education, training, research, consultancy and community services;
- Ensure that the University has a capable system of internal leadership and
Management, and design and implement, upon ultimate approval by the Board,
Nomination and appointment systems of officers and academic heads;
- Determine and implement, upon approval by the senate and the Board, academic unit-
And-department level governing bodies and structures guided by the principles of
Relevance and quality of education and research, autonomy, efficacy and efficiency of
Service delivery;
- Ensure that employment and official positions are achieved through competition and
That removal from office is based on performance evaluation, disciplinary matters and
End of tenure of office alone.
- Ensure that policies, directives and procedures of the University are designed in
Conformity with pertinent laws and government policies;
- Develop and implement institutional standard measures and ensure that the academic
And administrative operations of the university are on the basis of the standards;
- Ensure that the University maintains a healthy balance of income and expenditure and
Proper books of accounts of all incomes and expenditures;
- Ensure that Board and senate sessions as well as of those other leadership bodies such
as the managing council and the University council are well-prepared for and held
Regularly;
- Resolve by peaceful and legal means all intra-institutional disputes and disputes with
Third parties, in pursuit of the University’s mission and best interests;
- Ensure that all fundamental operations and substantive transactions of the University
are appropriately documented in text and data form as appropriate and that the
Information is, without prejudice to institutional interests, appropriately and readily
accessible to end-users;
- Prepare institutional plans, budget, organizational structures and directives, and
Ensure their implementation upon approval;
- Inform periodically the Board, government and the public about the state of the
University;
- Build and maintain a reliable safety and security system that protects life and property
In the premises of the university;
- Represent the University in all its dealings with third parties;
- Open and operate bank accounts in the name of the University;
- Delegate, as may be necessary, his powers and responsibilities to the vice presidents
And appropriate heads of academic units;
- Ensure that his foreign travels are of value to the university and planned;
- Discharge such other responsibilities as may be given to him by the establishing law
of the University and by the Board.
- The President shall devote his full working time to the requirements of his office; and
Shall be remunerated appropriately for his services in the form of basic salary and
other benefits.
- In the case of absence from duty, the president shall delegate, as a standard practice,
the academic vice president on his behalf and, in the case of simultaneous absence of
the said vice president, any of the other vice presidents.
As per the newly categorization of the universities, AKU is categorized as applied science University. Therefore, the office of the President facilitates in line with the Higher Education Proclamation 1152/2019 and the realization and achievement of mission vision of the university. It is responsible for leading, coordinating, and facilitating the university’s research and technology transfer programs, taking into account the needs of the region and the country. The office aims to address challenges and contribute to the overall development of the country through technology transfer.