Habtamu Diriba Garomssa MBA
Münster School of Business
Johann-Krane-Weg 23, 48149 Münster, Room: 3rd floor
Tel: +49 251 83-65596
Field of activity:
Academic Researcher & PhD Candidat
Short bio
Habtamu Diriba is an academic researcher and PhD candidate who is passionate about enhancing the impact of universities in the sustainable socio-economic development of their regions. His research interests include entrepreneurial university, local interpretation and adaptation of global ideas, and change & transformation in higher education institutions.
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Position |
Research Associate & PhD Candidate |
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Home country |
Ethiopia |
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PhD topic |
Entrepreneurial transformation in universities |
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Partner university for the PhD |
University of Twente |
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Expected year of graduation |
2024 |
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Teaching classes |
Mentor in "Moving the Cities" course |
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Coordinating projects |
eWBL (Work based learning), Boundary Spanner Development Program, ENHANCER |
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Awards & Scholarships |
08.2014 - 07.2016 Erasmus Mundus Scholarship (Full) On 09.2016 Outstanding Paper Award |
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Memberships & Associations |
-Erasmus Mundus Student Association (EMA), -Triple Helix Association -Ethiopian Business & Economics Professionals Association |
Curriculum Vitae:
Education
- 2004 - 07.2007 B.A. Degree in Business Administration and Information Systems (BAIS), Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
- 2008 - 09.2010 Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA), Jimma University, Ethiopia.
- 2014 - 07.2016 Master's Degree in Research & Innovation in Higher Education (MARIHE)
A joint Erasmus Mundus Master's program offered by Danube University Krems, Austria; University of Tampere, Finland; Beijing Normal University, China & Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
Relevant Working Experience
- Since 10.2018 - Academic Researcher at the Science to Business Marketing Research Centre (S2BMRC), FH Münster University of Applied Sciences, Münster, Germany.
- 2018-10.2018 - Project Trainee at the University Industry Innovation Network, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Since 12.2015 - Quantitative data analyst
A volunteer data analyst for the course quality advisory board of the Erasmus Mundus Association. - 2017 - 02.2018 - Coordinator at the Ethiopian Institute for Higher Education (EIHE), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- 2016 - 02.2018 - Lecturer (Teaching, Research, and Services) at the Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- 2016 - 01.2017 - Associate researcher
Field research for "Ethiopian education road map" project commissioned by the British Council, Ethiopia. - 2015 - 07.2015 - Research Assistant, OTUS - Research Foundation for Studies and Education, Helsinki, Finland
- 10.2007 - 08.2014 - Lecturer (Teaching, Research, and Services), Adama University, Adama, Ethiopia.
Publications:
- Kliewe, T., Landinez, L., Garomssa, H.D. (2019). Third Mission in the Global University Ranking. In T. Kliewe et al. (ed.), Developing Engaged and Entrepreneurial Universities: Theories, Concepts and Empirical findings. Germany: Springer.
- Garomssa, H. D. (2016). The Missing Link in Donor Prescribed Educational Reforms: Lack of Ownership (The Case of the World Bank in Ethiopian Higher Education). International Journal of Higher Education, 5(2). doi:10.5430/ijhe.v5n2p12
- Garomssa, H.D., Nowreen, Y. (2016). One size fits all? A Comparative Analysis of Developed Countries Academic Career Models with Developing Countries. Working Papers in Higher Education Studies, 1(3).