Taye Birhanu Taressa is a young researcher from Ethiopia. He studied at Bethel Evangelical Secondary School (BESS), one of the few prestigious private schools in the country, in his hometown of Dembi Dollo.
In 2010, he received his bachelor’s degree in educational studies (ethics and citizenship education and history) from Mekelle University with high distinction.He taught citizenship courses in Billo and Kellem secondary schools in Oromia State from 2011 to 2014, and from 2015 to 2017 he was a lecturer at Mettu University.
He then studied philosophy at Addis Ababa University and obtained his master’s degree in 2019.He then returned to Mettu University, where he worked for two more years as a researcher and lecturer. For two years, he taught ‘Global Perspectives’ at the international Maarif Schools in Addis Ababa.
He has published in leading journals on his research in African philosophy and indigenous knowledge, environmental philosophy, moral philosophy and political philosophy, philosophy of technology, … He was also awarded for his volunteer work at the United Nations.
Today, Taye Birhanu Taressa is a PhD student in the philosophy department at Addis Ababa University. His dissertation is on the role of indigenous Oromo environmental ethics in relation to sustainable development.
Because of his excellent project proposal, he was selected for the Fund Louis Bruyns scholarship, sponsored by UCSIA. Since 1 April, he has been a research student at the Centre for European Philosophy at the University of Antwerp.
Taye Birhanu Taressa aims to build his academic career as a young professor and researcher, while continuing to volunteer for global humanity.