Mrs. Genet Zewde Beru holds a Diploma in Business Education from the Haile Sellasie I University, a B.Sc. degree from the Plymouth State College, and a MSc. degree in Business Education from the Suffolk University in Boston. She subsequently became Assistant Professor at the Addis Ababa University. She has participated and presented papers in many international and regional conferences and seminars, and she has published articles in the field of education.
In November 1991, she was appointed as Vice-Minister of Education in charge of Higher Education. From 1993 to 1997 she has been Member of the Executive Board of UNESCO, and since 1999 Member of the Board of UNESCO (Capacity Building Institute for Africa). She was from 1993 to 1999 Chairperson of the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE). Since 2003, she has been a Founding Member of the National Coalition for Women against HIV - AIDS. Since 1992 she has been Minister for The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Education. |
