The Policy Studies Institute (PSI) conducted a half-day external validation workshop on the causes of and solutions to food price inflation, which is becoming a national challenge, at the Skylight Hotel on January 25, 2023.
The Policy Studies Institute (PSI) conducted a half-day external validation workshop on the causes of and solutions to food price inflation, which is becoming a national challenge, at the Skylight Hotel on January 25, 2023.
The Policy Studies Institute's Center for Federalism and Diversity Management (PSI) hosted an internal validation workshop for a national study on "FDRE Constitution after Three Decades: Inquiring into whether and what to Amend" on January 18, 2023, at PSI. PSI researchers and the Director General, Professor Beyene Petros, participated in the workshop. The workshop was well attended and the participants actively participated in the discussion on this topic.
The Policy Studies Institute held a second quarter review meeting on January 11, 2023, at PSI. All research and administrative departments of the Institute submitted and presented their semi-annual performance reports.
PSI researchers defended their research proposal titled "Flood risk and its mitigation in Semera to Asayita areas of Afar." On Thursday, January 5, 2023.
The Center for Research, and Development and Data management center of PSI has conducted a three-day training on SPSS and STATA for the research staff of PSI. The training will be held from January 2 to 4,2022.
The Policy Studies Institute has announced the placement of support staff on December 30, 2022. PSI has been working on placing support staff for the past two months in accordance with government guidelines.
Dr. Jemal Mohammed and Zemene Yohannes, who are staff members of the Policy Studies Institute (PSI), participated in an international training program (ITP) on gender statistics.
Officials from BBC Media Action Ethiopia visited the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) on December 16, 2022. The officials said that BBC Media Action Ethiopia is the extension of BBC World Services and focuses on the role of media for development.
Policy Studies Institute(PSI), one of the consortia for the five-year Ethiopia Education System project (2017-2022), participated in the final project closing and dissemination workshop at the Hilton Hotel in Addis Ababa on December 15, 2022.
The Policy Studies Institute (PSI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the National Graduate Research Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) held a policy workshop titled "Policy Trade-offs and Inconsistencies: why Ethiopian Manufacturing fails to grow fast?” on December 15, 2022, at Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa.
The Policy Studies Institute(PSI) Staff Placement Committee is responsibly placing PSI administrative and research staff. The committee began this task on October 1, 2015, E.C., and is taking different actions to accomplish this task.
Policy Studies Institute and Addis Ababa City Government Environmental Protection Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding on December 5, 2022 at the premises of PSI.
Going to the mourning hall on the grounds of the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia on December 6, 2022, Professor Beyene recalled the contribution that the late President Jiang Zemin made to China and the world.
The Indian Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union, Mr. Shri Robert Shetkintong, visited the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) on Wednesday, October 30, 2022.
A two-day training on grant proposal writing was conducted for the junior staff of Policy Studies Institute (PSI). The objective of the training was to help junior staff write successful grant proposals. During the opening of the two-day training, the Director General of PSI, H.E. Prof. Beyene Petros emphasized that resources are very limited and contested nowadays, although there are numerous ways to mobilize from governmental and non-governmental sources.
H. E. Woizero Tirumar Abate, State Minister of the F.D.R.E. Ministry of Planning and Development, visited the Policy Studies Institute on 3 November 2022 to establish a link between PSI and the International Centre for Evaluation and Development (ICED).
The Policy Studies Institute (PSI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bule Hora University (BHU) on October 2, 2022, to collaborate in various areas.
The Policy Studies Institute (PSI) discussed its last year's work performance, this year's plan and quarterly report on October 28-27, 2022 at Haile Grand Hotel.
During the opening of the two-day’s review, H. E. Prof. Beyene Petros, the Executive Director General of PSI said that the performance review can be used to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Institute. The Executive Director General added that it helps to improve the performance of staff by giving them feedback on their strengths and weaknesses. The appraisals are also used to make decisions about promotions, incentives, rewards and disciplinary actions. Prof. Beyene also explained that the quarterly report review is a process by which the Institute reviews employees' progress during the first three months against the goals and objectives established for each quarter as part of the annual plan for the New Year.
The Industrial Development Policy Studies Center of the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) presented its study findings on Youth, Employment and Skills (YES) to key stakeholders on October 31, 2022 at Haile Grand Hotel.
The Policy Studies Institute held a day-long meeting with its staff at the Ethiopian Hotel on October 20, 2022 to discuss the new institutional structure.