17/08/2026
EDU and BETin Sign MoU to Advance Biotechnology, Food Engineering and Defence Innovation
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Bishoftu, August 17, 2026(EDU) Ethiopian Defence University (EDU) and the Bio and Emerging Technology Institute (BETin) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in biotechnology, food engineering, scientific research, emerging technologies, innovation and capacity development.
Representing EDU, Colonel Edosa Tufa, Director General of the College of Engineering, highlighted the strategic importance of the partnership, particularly in supporting the University's planned academic programs, including Biotechnology, Food Engineering, Textile Engineering and Garment, in the 2019 E.C. academic year.
The MoU will create opportunities for joint research, laboratory-based training, expert knowledge exchange, student and staff capacity development, technology transfer and innovation, strengthening the connection between academic education and applied scientific research.
The partnership also carries strategic significance for defence and national resilience. Biotechnology and Food Engineering can contribute to areas such as food safety and security, preservation and processing technologies, nutrition, sustainable production, military food systems, environmental resilience and the development of advanced bio-based technologies.
By bringing together EDU's defence oriented education and engineering capacity with BETin's expertise in biotechnology and emerging technologies, the collaboration provides a platform for interdisciplinary research and human-capital development addressing both national development and defence-related technological challenges.
Dr. Hailu Dadi, Director General of BETin, emphasized the importance of institutional cooperation in advancing biotechnology and emerging technologies and translating scientific knowledge into practical applications.
The MoU therefore marks more than an institutional partnership; it represents a strategic step toward building an education–research–innovation ecosystem that can strengthen Ethiopia's scientific capacity, develop highly skilled professionals and contribute to technological solutions in support of food security, national development and defence resilience.
The EDU–BETin partnership brings biotechnology, food engineering and defence closer together—turning scientific knowledge into innovation and innovation into strategic national capability.
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