The President particularly extended heartfelt gratitude to: the Government of Ethiopia, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, the National Project Steering Committees, and the Export- Import Bank of Korea for its generous commitment of loan under EDCF, for their unwavering dedication and Visionary leadership for the success of the project. The president stressed that the EDCF-PROJECT is huge and the first of its kind, adding that it is very significant to enhance a transformative journey in education, research, technology transfer, and innovation in Ethiopia. To this end, Dr. Lemi called on the university management, the project contactor, and all partners to join hand to implement the project.

Dr. Lemma Beresa, Research and Technology Transfer Vice President at ASTU for his part acknowledged the university management and experts, as well as partners who have made unreserved endeavor in the long journey to bring this historical project to the higher level.

Besides the representatives who signed the agreement in person, some higher officials of the Samsung C and T Consortium have attended the ceremony live on zoom from Korea, with the invitation of the vice president.