Ethiopia's Ministry of Education ignoring the plea of university students from Tigray

Students and parents waiting to be seen at the Ministry of Education [Picture: Social Media]

Addis Ababa, October 14, 2021 - Since the TPLF started the war in Tigray eleven months ago with its “anticipatory self-defense” act against the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) Northern Command, thousands of students from primary to university were forced to stop their studies.

Early on Monday, October 11, 2021, however, university student representatives from Tigray and parents arrived at the gates of the Ministry of Education demanding solutions from the Ministry which has been turning them away for some time now.

“We cannot even continue our studies in other Universities.” Students

It has been more than two months since these students were forced to leave their higher education studies due to the conflict. They said the previous Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE) told them that it will provide them solutions but it has not kept its promise. In fact, it has been turning them away telling them the staffs were in meeting whenever they asked to be seen by the officials.

“Our children are suffering psychologically. They are stressed. And we are stressed.” Parents

The students who appeared at the gates of the Ministry of Education represent over 10,500 university students from Tigray and they said no one is taking them seriously.

Former Minister of Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE), Dr. Getahun Mekuria, handing over to the new Ministry of Education, Professor Birhanu Nega [Picture: MoSHE]

On October 6, 2021, Professor Birhanu Nega, leader of the opposition Ethiopian Social Justice Party, was appointed Minister of Education. The Minister said he will assess the problems within the Ministry and tackle them especially “making the office free from political ideologies”.

He is also expected to provide solutions to the university students who have been persistently asking to be enrolled in other higher education institutions but so far no solution is yet to be provided to them.

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