Poly Alumni Network (PAN) held its first meeting with the Bahir Institute of Technology’s Business Incubation and Techno-entrepreneurship Centre (BiTec) representative on September 17, 2022.

The meeting was held online between BiTec’s director, Amare Kassaw (PhD) and PAN executive team members. Amare, the current BiTec director, explained how the Center started and where it is now. According to Amare, BiTec has identified several ways of improving its current strategies and the Center is now ready to build new structural framework to achieve its goals in the months and years ahead. He went onto say that BiTec is also preparing the workshop in which a handful of partners and relevant bodies have been invited. He invited PAN to attend the workshop through PAN’s representatives in Ethiopia. Amare highlighted how PAN can take a central role in BiTec’s restructuring plan. Amare envisions forming a strong working alliance and partnership with PAN.

PAN’s meeting attendants were Mebrate Woldeyohannes, Aysheshim Tilahun, and Melak Zebenay (PhD). PAN representatives asked Amare a few questions regarding the Center and its current activities. Amare answered the PAN executive team’s questions and clarified some points.

PAN will continue to work on developing working relationships and strategies with BiTec.