25th Anniversary
March 26, 2026
🎉 25th anniversary
Celebrating 25 Years of Chemical Engineering Excellence
Since 1995, the Ethiopian Society of Chemical Engineers (ESChE) has been advancing education, innovation, and professional practice. Join us as we celebrate twenty five years of impact and collaboration.
01
Industry–Academia Linkage
Forging Ethiopia’s future through university–industry panels and applied research.
02
Technical & Scientific Depth
Circular economy, energy transition, and cutting‑edge chemical engineering research.
03
Professional Governance
Standards, entrepreneurship, and the Annual General Assembly with awards.
📅 26–28 March 2026 · Addis Ababa
| Time | Session title | Event / topic | Delivered by / participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day one: Thursday, 26 March 2026 – Exhibition and Panel Discussions | |||
| 08:30‑09:00 | Registration and display of the revised website of ESChE | — | — |
| 09:00‑09:20 | Opening session Facilitator: Dr. Dereje | Welcoming remark · Keynote address · Opening remark | TBA |
| 09:20‑10:00 | Official Exhibition opening | Exhibition walkthrough | Exhibitors, Pagumen event organizer |
| 10:00‑10:30 | ☕ Health break | ||
| 10:30‑11:50 | Catalyst for Transformation: Forging Ethiopia’s Future Through University–Industry Linkage Forging Industry‑Ready Chemical Engineers · Innovation Engines for Ethiopian Industry Challenges | Panel Discussion | Dr. Hundessa, … Representative from industry (TBD) Representative from academia (TBD) |
| 11:50‑13:00 | SHE: Safety, Health, and Environment — Confronting Ethiopia’s Everyday Chemical Challenge | Panel discussion | Eng. Zerihun Abate, Oncologists (Dr. Wongel Tsegaye), Expert from Pasteur (Dr. Mesele), others |
| 13:00‑14:00 | 🍽️ Lunch break | ||
| 14:00‑15:10 | Ethiopian Conformity Assessment Enterprise (ECAE) specialized testing laboratories visit | Laboratory Visit and Poster session | — |
| 15:10‑15:30 | ☕ Health break | ||
| 15:30‑17:00 | Building Chemical Industries by Ethiopian Expertise: From Dependence to Self‑Reliance Developing Processing Industries from the Ground Up · Empowering Ethiopian Engineers | Panel Discussion | Ethio Engineering Group, Chemical Industries Corporation, Ethiopian Investment Holdings |
| Time | Session title | Event / topic | Delivered by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Two: Friday, 27 March 2026 – Technical & Scientific sessions | |||
| 08:30‑09:00 | Registration and display of the revised website of ESChE | — | — |
| 09:00‑09:30 | Opening session Facilitator: Dr. Girma Gonfa | Welcoming remark · Keynote address · Opening remark | Dr Sintayehu Nibret (President, ESChE) UNIDO Representative (TBC) Guest of honor |
| 09:30‑10:30 | Circular Economy Facilitator: Professor Nurelegne Tefera | Chemical engineering and circular economy · Ethiopia’s CE Action Plan · Discussion | Professor Desta Mebratu (Stellenbosch University) Representative of African Circular Economy Network (ACEN) All participants |
| 10:30‑11:00 | ☕ Health break | ||
| 11:00‑12:30 | Technology Insight and Advances in chemical engineering research Facilitator: Dr. Shimelis Kebede | Technology insight and selected research works | Dr. Nebiye · Faculties and PhD graduates [1] |
| 12:30‑13:30 | 🍽️ Lunch break | ||
| 13:30‑15:00 | Innovation for sustainable industrial development (ISID) Facilitator: Dr Zenamarkos | Selected results from ISID Ethiopia research 2024-25 | ISID-Ethiopia research grantees [2] |
| 15:00‑15:30 | ☕ Health break | ||
| 15:30‑17:00 | Energy systems transition Facilitator: Professor Desta Mebratu | Sustainable Biofuels for Transportation · CNG and Geothermal · Waste reduction & reuse for CE | Dr. Ibrahim Yimer (NRC Canada) Professor Ramadan Ahmed (Univ. of Oklahoma) Professor Mohammed Saedi (IIU Malaysia) |
[1] Faculties and PhD graduates · [2] ISID‑Ethiopia research grantees
| Time | Session title | Event / topic | Delivered by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day three: Saturday, 28 March 2026 – Professional & Governance Sessions | |||
| 08:30‑09:00 | Registration and display of the revised website of ESChE | — | — |
| 09:00‑10:00 | Professional development in chemical engineering Facilitator: Dr Tesfayesus Zinare | Discussion paper by the Outreach Team · Panel discussion | Representatives of regional and student chapters of ESChE |
| 10:00‑10:30 | Standards as Pillars of Industrial Excellence: The Role of Ethiopian Expertise Featuring the Director of IES | Keynote Address | Dr. Meseret, Director of IES |
| 10:30‑11:00 | ☕ Health break | ||
| 11:00‑12:30 | Chemical engineering and entrepreneurship | Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Challenges for Industrial Application and Investment | Selected chemical engineer entrepreneurs / Exhibitors |
| 12:30‑13:30 | 🍽️ Lunch Break | ||
| 13:30‑17:00 | Annual General Assembly Dr Sintayehu Nibret | Approval of reports · Election of EC · Awards | Executive Committee |
| 17:00‑ | Closing Cocktail Party [3] | ||
[3] Cocktail reception & networking
Thank you our 25th Anniversary sponsors!
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