Sileshi Hirko successfully defended his PhD in Law thesis

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that, on May 1st, 2020, Sileshi Hirko has successfully defended his PhD thesis in Law on Copyright, Development and the Human Right to Education in Ethiopia, written under the supervision by CLTS Faculty members, Professor Chidi Oguamanam and Professor Jeremy de Beer.

Dr. Hirko’s virtual defence was completed by videoconference with examiners Professors (Harvard University), (York University), and (University of Ottawa), the defence was chaired by Professor (University of Ottawa).

The doctoral thesis was inspired by Dr. Hirko’s own experiences as a learner in Ethiopia, by his research with at the Max Planck Institute, and by Open AIR network’s early research on. Professors and highlighted how proud they were of Dr. Hirko’s work at the , and throughout the African continent with the.

Dr. Hirko’s doctoral research was generously supported by the , the , the , the , and the programme.

After this doctorate at the University of Ottawa, Dr. Hirko’s next endeavour is to pursue a fully-funded graduate fellowship at , where he has accepted a place for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Congratulations to Dr. Hirko!