Aksum University Signs Historic Five-Year MoU with Imagine 1 Day to Implement LiTE Program in Tigray

Aksum University has signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the international organization Imagine 1 Day to jointly execute the Leaders in Teaching Ethiopia (LiTE) Program.

The agreement was signed on Wednesday, 27 May 2026, by Professor Gebreyesus Brhane, President of Aksum University, and executives from the international non-profit organization.

The newly launched LiTE initiative is a comprehensive five-year project spanning from 2025 through November 2030. It is strategically engineered to overhaul and upgrade the quality, equity, and societal relevance of secondary education systems across Ethiopia.

Under this bilateral agreement, Aksum University will act as the apex academic and operational hub for the project within the Tigray region. The university-led implementation strategy focuses on five core intervention areas:

Alignment with National Frameworks

The LiTE program is designed to align with the Ethiopian Ministry of Education’s newly deployed Competency-Based Curriculum and the national Alternative Teacher Training Framework.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, the President of Aksum University, Professor Gebreyesus Brhane, affirmed the institution's readiness to execute the mandate. He stated that the university will deploy its full faculty expertise, structural resources, and deep regional presence to radically improve secondary teacher capacities and elevate student learning outcomes across Tigray.

Management described the partnership as a major institutional milestone toward constructing a more resilient, high-quality, and modern public education system in postwar and developing communities.