LINKING RESEARCH WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES. WHAT IS THE EXPERIENCE OF ETHIOPIAN UNIVERSITIES?

Abstract

In addition to teaching and doing other things, higher education institutions in Ethiopia have the responsibility of
undertaking research and providing community services in national and local priority areas (1). With these responsibilities the number of higher education institutions in Ethiopia has significantly increased in the past two decades.
Since conducting and publishing research is one of the criteria for promotions of academic staff (2, 3), instructors
are conducting research of different types and publish them in reputable journals. The question here is can we go
beyond publishing?