• 1985: MSc at Ghent University, Belgium • 1987: PhD at
Ghent University, Belgium, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. ir. C. Sys • 1987: Assistant professor of Soil Science at Alamaya, now
Haramaya University • 1990: staff member of the Arid Zone Agricultural College (established at the
University of Asmara, and later on Agarfa in southern Ethiopia) • 1993: dean of the Arid Zone Agricultural College in
Mekelle that started with 42 students in 3 degree programmes. Later on, with the establishment of Mekelle University College, he became its dean also. , rector of
Ghent University in 2009 • 2000: president of
Mekelle University that was established by the Government of Ethiopia (Council of Ministers, Regulations No. 61/1999 of Article 3) as an autonomous higher education institution • 2011: Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative to
UNESCO, Ethiopian Embassy in
Paris • 2015: Reinstated as Full Professor at the Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection of Mekelle University == Trivia ==