Background of Institute of Technology
Institute of Technology is one of the institutes launched in Oda Bultum University starting 2015. This Institute was started with one department at 2015, named as Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering Department, then additional Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering Department has been launched at 2016 under this Institute. This program is aimed at training manpower required for the realization of the country’s vast hydropower, water resources potential and Irrigation & water Resource project development. Well-qualified Water resources, Hydraulic and Irrigation Engineers will be produced through this program who can actively be engaged in the planning; design; construction, development and management of water resources and Irrigation projects; emphasis being given to hydropower and Irrigation projects.

 

Vision and mission of the Institute 
Vision
  • To contribute to Ethiopia and the World through excellence in scientific and technical education and research; to serve as a valuable resource for industry, technology, and society; and remain a source of pride for all Ethiopians.
  • OBU Institute of Technology aims to be one of the top technology educational institutions in Ethiopia.
Mission
OBU Institute of Technology is dedicated
  • To provide quality, relevant, innovative and industry-based education producing competent and principled professionals with greater sense of responsibility, social awareness and high competitiveness contributing significantly to the betterment of the society.
  • To undertake collaborative projects which offer opportunities for long-term interaction with academia and industry
  • To develop human potential to its fullest extent so that intellectually capable and imaginatively gifted leaders can emerge in a range of professions.
 Professional discipline
Specifically; the trainees will be equipped with the knowledge that enables them to execute the following tasks:
  • Undertake project identification; pre-feasibility and feasibility studies of water resources and Irrigation projects; with emphasis on hydropower projects and Agricultural development.
  • Plan water resources and hydropower projects; and design hydraulic structures required for hydropower systems, water supply systems, Irrigation systems and structures which are related with environmental protection works;
  • Prepare complete contract documents for water resources projects like hydropower projects, water supply projects, Irrigation projects, and projects which are related with environmental protection works like waste water and solid waste management ;
  • Plan, design and manage and supervise the construction of hydraulic and hydropower structures and related civil engineering works;
  • Plan, design, manage, monitor and evaluate the operation and maintenance of hydraulic and hydropower systems;
  • Remodeling and rehabilitation of existing water supply, Irrigation, hydraulic and hydropower systems.
Values
To engage with the diversified communities of the country specifically to those near by the far distance surrounding the university, the Institute must dedicate to such endeavors as values such as that are use-centered, scholarships vital to universities in-terms of engineering roles, in teaching-learning, facilitating and generating research, and creating and disseminating knowledge far possible through accessibility, integrity, diversity, with collaboration of mutually beneficial partnership.

 

 Future plan
  1. Support the primary goals of the University
  2. Achieve national and international recognition for the quality, productivity, and visibility of educational and research programs in areas of Engineering and Technology.
  3. Attract and retain excellent undergraduate and graduate students through process.
  4. Attract, retain, and foster continued development of excellent faculty, colleges or institutions of technology of engineering of the future
  5. Focus on activities that will be recognized by a consistently improved ranking in external assessments.
  6. Foster demographic and intellectual diversity within a common purpose.
  7. Planning to open new BSc/M.Sc. programs including extension programs and work hard on research in its future endeavors.
  8. To provide smart-class curricula that facilitate student-centered and laboratory-based learning in the existing and future newly includes engineering disciplines.
  9. To be as an actively partners with industries to provide students the opportunity to acquire practical skills from industry expertise through industry – university linkage.
 PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
There are twelve qualities of a good teacher
  1. Committed to the work
    • Focuses on educational needs of the students
    • Works with passion
    • Keen to uphold the university’s values
    • Enthusiastic about work and about teaching
  2. Encourages and appreciates diversity
    • Does not stereotype or speak negatively of others
    • Nurtures and encourages diversity
    • Seeks and encourages understanding of, and respect for, people of diverse backgrounds
  3. Interacts and communicates respect
    • Communicates effectively with others
    • Encourages input from others, listening deeply and giving credit for their contributions
    • Acts with integrity
    • Provides a model of high ethical standards
    • Shows a caring attitude
  4. Motivates students and co-workers
    • Encourages students to achieve their goals
    • Provides constructive feedback
    • Monitors progress of students and fosters their success
  5. Brings a wide range of skills and talents to teaching
    • Teaching is clearly presented and stimulates high-order thinking skills
    • Presents difficult concepts comprehensibly
    • Brings appropriate evidence to the critique
    • Teaches memorably
  6. Demonstrates leadership in teaching
    • Contributes to course design and structure
    • Contributes to publications on education
    • Evidence of self-development in an educational context
    • Demonstrates creativity in teaching strategies
    • Committed to professional development in education
  7. Encourages an open and trusting learning environment
    • Creates a climate of trust
    • Encourages students to learn from mistakes
    • Helps students redefine failure as a learning experience
    • Encourages student questions and engagement in the learning process
    • Encourages student growth with appropriate behavior-based feedback
  8. Fosters critical thinking
    • Teaches students how to think, not what to think
    • Encourages students to organize, analyze and evaluate
    • Explores with probing questions
    • Discusses ideas in an organized way
    • Helps students to focus on key issues
    • Trains students in strategic thinking
  9. Encourages creative work
    • Motivates students to create new ideas
    • Fosters innovation and new approaches
  10. Emphasizes teamwork
    • Builds links at national and international levels in education
    • Encourages students to work in teams
    • Encourages collaborative learning
  11. Seeks continually to improve teaching skills
    • Seeks to learn and incorporate new skills, and information teaching
    • Seeks feedback and criticism
    • Keeps up to date in specialty
  12. Provides positive feedback
    • Listens to students and discovers their educational needs
    • Values students, never belittles
    • Provides constructive feedback
    • Helps and supports people to grow
    • Teaches students how to monitor their own progress.
     Departments under Institute of Technology
                   1.      WRIE, Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering Department
                   2.      HWRE, Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering
                   3.      Seng, Surveying Engineering
                   4.      FTPE, Food Technology and Process Engineering
                   
                       Ephrem Kidane,Dean,Institute of Technology
Email:  ephenu@gmail.com
Cell phone: +251 921566803