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| Fr. Ketema Asfaw, Vice President Catholic University of Ethiopia |
The Ethiopian Catholic University of St Thomas Aquinas (ECUSTA) will start offering Peace Building courses to promote regional stability in AMECEA region.
According to Fr. Hagos Hayish, the Secretary General of Ethiopian Conference of Catholic Bishops (ECBC), ECUSTA was established with the request of the Late Prime Meles Zenawi to the then Pope St. John Paul II during his visit to the Holy See.
“ECUSTA is engaging itself in offering Peace building programs to help Eastern African communities manage conflicts in a Christian socio-ethical manner,” he said.
“As pioneers in the field of education in Ethiopia, a lot is expected from ECUSTA and we are inspired to be part of the Catholic University family of Eastern Africa (CUEA) for mutual benefits and regional development.”
“The peace building courses will supplement those already being offered in the field of social work, medical laboratories and IT in two campuses," he said during the ongoing AMECEA plenary in Malawi.
He added that the government recognizes the invaluable contribution of the Church to education in the country and has donated 60 hectares of land for the expansion and of the university.
The Catholic Church in Ethiopia founded the oldest University in that country, Addis Ababa University, which is now the biggest higher learning institution.