Alumni Memories: Dr. Theodros Atlabachew!

Dr. Theodros Atlabachew joined the Former Polytechnic Institute’s (PTI) Metal Technology department in 1964 E.C. He joined the department completing his studies at Weizero Siheen comprehensive high school. Following his graduation from PTI, he joined Ethiopian Airlines as a junior mechanic. Aspirations to continue his study lead him to quit his job after a year and join University of Economics-Varna where he specialized in Economics and Tourism study at M.A & PhD levels. 

Following the completion of his study and leaving his lucrative job at BBC, he returned back to his country and served for decades in Tourism Commission under the request of the then commissioner, Fisseha Geda. 

Dr. Theodros has a fat CV showing his versatile role as a leader and volunteer; project developer and supervisor; consultant and manager of business and public enterprises; researcher and lecturer; elected board member and president of various heritage, professional and business organizations etc. This helped him particularly to put his own imprint in the tourism and hospitality industry of the country.

Dr. Theodros believes that the quality technical education he received from the former PolyTechnic Institute (BiT-BDU) together with his PG studies at Varna helped him to have a life-long success in his professional life. 

Currently, he is the secretary of Poly-BDU alumni association and its founding member. Such spirited initiative in the alumni association might have been powered by his active engagement in extracurricular activities during his student years at PTI like playing as a guitarist in the “Moon rock” band, representing his department in soccer team, enjoying rowing "Tankwa" & fishing at Lake Tana on weekends and being a regular attendant of movies at Bahir Dar city hall. 

Other than these, studying at the then small, beautiful and neat Bahir Dar city helped him to instill in himself a sense of integrity watching the city's dwellers defining traits of fear of God, kindness, fidelity and compassion. 

Enjoy the details of his college years experiences pressing the YouTube link below: https://studio.youtube.com/video/BQTioq_oROE/edit