About the institution
St. Mary's University (SMU) is a private higher-education institution in Addis Ababa known for entrepreneurial programmes, quality-focused teaching, and graduate employability. It serves as a bridge between academic learning and labour-market expectations.
Role in MaDE-for-UASs
SMU leads dissemination work packages—communications strategy, stakeholder outreach, and packaging of open results for national audiences. It also contributes to piloting, monitoring, and quality assurance so project methods remain credible and reusable beyond the consortium.
Key contributions
- Dissemination leadership and stakeholder outreach
- Quality assurance and monitoring support
- Piloting of immersive teaching approaches
- Entrepreneurial education perspective for graduate employability