Eskinder Mamo

Building Bridges: Brain Gain through Diaspora Experts

DAESAV German-Ethiopian Students and Academics Association

Migration =

Innovation

Migration =

Brain Drain

Professionals residing outside Africa

> 300 000

Between 1980-1991 Ethiopia lost 75% of its

skilled workforce

Challenges for higher

education

Increasing students # in HE

Year B.Sc./BA M.Sc./PhD

1999 (06/07) 203 399 7 057

2000 (07/08) 263 001 7 355

2001 (08/09) 310 702 10 125

2002 (09/10) 420 387 14 272

2003 (10/11) 447 693 20 150

2X 3X

0

2000000

4000000

6000000

8000000

10000000

12000000

1999 (06/07)

2000 (07/08)

2001 (08/09)

2002 (09/10)

2003 (10/11)

Increasing students # in Schools

Shortage of Academics

2 Trends

Increasing use of ICT

e.g. IIT-Delhi-AAiT/AAU Video Conferencing

establishment of Diaspora organizations e.g.

DAESAV

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

Ethiopians in Germany

Solution

Didactics

Technology

mentoring and knowledge-transfer through

PhD Advisory

Online Courses

eLibrary

Short stay of Diaspora expert

Remote Supervision Local Supervision

Supervision

eLearning Platform

Technology

Student

Instruction

Designer

Local

Supervisor

Partners

Institutions

Non-governmental

Donors

Migration = Brain Gain

info@daesav.de

Thank You!