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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Educational Research on Socialisation, Welfare and Professionalism,Developmental and Educational Psychology |
| Keywords | Sonderpädagogik, Rehabilitation, Prävention, Inklusion |
| Honours and awards | 2019: Georg Forster Research Fellowship Award, 2020-2021, Ludwig Maximillians University of Munich(affilation ), Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.Germany 2016: International Award Certification of Nomination, Award for the Outstanding Achievement in Social Service in the Category of Higher Honorable Laureate of Best Educational Researcher, Abyssinia Award Foundation, Ethiopia.is Ababa. 2016: Visiting Scholar J-1 Program, Ohio State University, January-February, Ohio State University, USA.2016 2013: Outstanding Faculty Award of the Year 2013 of Addis Ababa University, In the recognition of Distinguished Service in Management, Teaching, Research and Community Outreach Programs, Addis Ababa University , Ethiopia. 2008: Gold Medal Recipient , in Recognition of Distinguished Service Rendered , College of Education, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia 2008: UNESCO’s Laureate, Recipient of the Prestigious Jan Amos Comenius Medal Award in Recognition of Outstanding Achievements in the Fields of Educational Research and Innovation, Director General UNESCO, Geneva. 2006: Chosen for Distinguished Standing and Conferred with an Honorary Appointment to the Research Board of Advisors, The American Biographical Institute, July 2006, NC, USA 2006: Designated National Coordinator for UNESCO in the framework of the UNESCO Initiative for Teacher Training in Sub-Saharan Africa (TISSA) Addis Ababa , Ethiopia , Director, Division of Higher Education. 2003: Fulbright Fellow, Senior Research Program Award for the year 2003-2004, Council for International Exchange Scholars, Washington DC 20008-3009, Indiana University,USA, State Department , 2000: Meritorious Prize Bearer (Gold-Ring), Certificate of Recognition, Ethiopian National Association of the Blind (ENAB), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
Current contact address
| Country | Ethiopia |
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| City | Addis Ababa |
| Institution | Addis Ababa University (AAU) |
| Institute | College of Education and Behavioral Studies |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Annette Leonhardt | Institut für Präventions-, Inklusions- und Rehabilitationsforschung, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/02/2020 |
Programme(s)
| 2019 | Georg Forster Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Teferra is well-known internationally for his outstanding research in the field of special needs education. He has made an important contribution to the development of a scientifically proven special needs education in Ethiopia – eventually in the whole area of sub-Saharan Africa. Professor Teferra has a comprehensive insight into the field of prevention, inclusion and rehabilitation of people with disabilities. During his stay in Germany, he is going to intensively work on the aspects of internationally and interculturally comparing special needs education and on the psychosocial effects of disabilities. |