AASTU Software Engineers Association

🚀 BlockFest 2026 is coming to Ethiopia!
Where innovation meets opportunity💡

🎟 Don’t miss the biggest blockchain experience of the year!

👉 Follow us https://www.tiktok.com/@badethiopia now for updates & surprises 👀


For the students by the students

#BlockFest2026 #BlockchainEthiopia #TechEvent

🔥 AASTU… WE’RE BACK AND THIS TIME IT’S PERSONAL🔥

Sorry about last week’s inconvenience but trust us, this comeback is worth it. 👀💛

On Wednesday, March 4 at 7:30 LT, the AASTU Old Graduation Hall is about to turn into something different. Not just noise. Not just speeches. But real energy. Real stories. Real impact.
This is “Be The Reason Someone Smiles.”
And it’s bigger than an event.
🎓 Freshman Welcome
🎤 Brana LIVE on stage
🗣 A panel discussion that’ll actually make you think
🎬 A documentary that hits different
❓ Interactive Q&A
🎁 Prizes because we love winners
🌟 Influencers pulling up (some surprises too 😉)
🎙 And a special appearance by Dr. Biniyam bringing that mindset shift energy

This day is about unity. About kindness. About being that one person who changes someone’s day without even realizing it. pull up with your squad. Bring the vibe. Bring the smile.

Because March 4 isn’t just another date.
It’s your chance to be the reason someone walks out different. 💛🔥

🚀 Grand Final Alert: Hult Prize AASTU x AAU 2026! 🏆
The ultimate showdown is here AAU and AASTU students unite for the Hult Prize OnCampus Grand Final today!

EVENT DETAILS

📅 Date & Time: Saturday, Feb 28
🕔 Time: ጠዋት 2:00 PM
📍 Venue: ALX Hub Weta (Capstone ALX Tech Hub, Lideta

❗️Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/mFEThmm4kFuQXQrD8

MEET OUR JUDGES
⚡️ Abeselom Samson
Master Trainer | Facilitator Consultant | Academician Speaker / Co-founder of Shengo GlobalMaster Trainer
⚡️ Bethelhem Abebe
Managing Director of Tayari HR Services /Trainer/ Self Development Enthusiast
⚡️ Betelhem Assegdew
Project Manager | Kazana Group Business Development Expert Startup Mentor
⚡️ Fasil Getaneh
Program Coordinator | Startup & Innovation Ecosystem Builder | Entrepreneurship Trainer

❗️RSVP: GOOGLE FORM❗️

Join us and get inspired, network, and cheer on social impact startups chasing that $1M global prize.

@hultprizeaastu @hultprize_aau @AlxEthiopiaOfficial

Everyone is pulling up tomorrow 👀
Polkadot In-Person Community Meetup
Builders • Hackathon • Networking • Giveaways 🎁
🗓 Tomorrow
🕘 9AM | 📍 Creative Hub (Piassa Old Post Office)
Don’t be the one watching stories — be in them 😌
👉 https://luma.com/2qipnxd2

🚀 GDG Generations Chapter Opener: Your Tech Future Starts NOW! 🚀

Join GDG On Campus AASTU for our groundbreaking launch, the official start to a year of cutting-edge tech and real-world impact.

🔥 LEVEL UP YOUR SKILLS:
🤖 AI: Learn to Build with AI and unlock its power.
💼 Career Dev: Get insider strategies to fast-track your tech career.
🤝 Networking: Connect with students and industry leaders.
Feat: Experts discussing Web3, Mobile, & Web Development. Collaboration with AASTU CGI and AASTU SEA.

🗓 EVENT ESSENTIALS
When: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM (7:30 - 10:00 LT)
Where: OGH

🚨 SECURE YOUR SPOT!
This is your chance to meet industry icons and be at the forefront of innovation. Spaces are filling up fast!
➡️ RSVP NOW & claim your seat: Click Here to RSVP

#GDGAASTU #GenerationsChapter #AI #WebDev #MobileDev #TechCommunity

⭐️ For University Students

If you're a university student, check out this opportunity!

You can get amazing offers such as:

▶️ A free domain name
▶️ GitHub Pro
▶️ Hosting on DigitalOcean
▶️Access to databases
▶️ Notion
▶️ Microsoft Azure
▶️ Heroku
▶️ Free courses and more


Make sure to check the offer before you apply, and carefully read the requirements.

🔗 GitHub Student Developer Pack

#UniversityStudents #StudentDeals #GitHubStudentPack #FreeResources

⭐️Come build AI solutions that could improve public services, education, civic engagement, or digital access in Ethiopia.

Hosted by Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) - Ethiopia with Addis AI and Efuye Gela, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week Ethiopia 2025.

Who can apply?

1. University students and graduates
2. Software developers and engineers
3. Entrepreneurs and early-stage founders

What you get?

1. Hands-on experience building with AI
2. Mentorship and startup support
3. Recognition for the top 3 teams

Apply by November 14, 2025

👉 Apply now

🔗https://forms.office.com/r/hje5NmDXr8?origin=lprLink

#CoBuildEthiopia #AIHackathon #GEWEthiopia2025 #TogetherWeBuild #AddisAI #EfuyeGela #Innovation #AI4Good #DigitalEthiopia

WeGo is Hiring | 3-Month Internship → Full-Time Opportunity

WeGo is a student-centered startup built by students, for students — empowering young Ethiopians through mobility, social commerce, and opportunity.

As we expand across ASTU, AASTU, and other universities, we’re opening applications for our 3-Month Internship Program, with the opportunity to transition into paid or full-time roles based on performance, commitment, and team fit.

This is hands-on, real-world work experience.
You’ll work on real products
With real users
Creating real impact
We’re looking for:
• Marketing & Finance leadership talent
• Content, operations, and community builders
• Students & young professionals ready to take ownership

If you want to build, learn fast, and grow with a national startup this is your moment.

📌 Apply now: wego.com.et/careers
📱 Telegram Support: @WeGo_support
📢 Join our community: @official_WeGo
📞 Phone: 09-24-30-40-85
🌐 Website: wego.com.et

Applications close on February 08, 2026

Here WeGo.

Stop hiring based on "Years of Experience."
Use The 1-to-5 Competency Scale Frame instead.

We all know the struggle: You hire a senior dev with 10 years of experience who performs like a junior, or you meet an intern who runs circles around the team.

"Years of experience" is a false indicator. Here is a better way to assess technical talent: In a scale of 1-to-5 frame.

Also, 5/5 isn’t always the goal.

Level 1 (Novice): This is basically everyone. You have a technology degree, you can sit down with a tutorial, stumble your way through, and get "Hello World" running. That is where all of us are for almost every technology in the world. Don't care how much experience you have; there are more technologies out there that you've never used than ones you have.

Think, most above average self thought and CS grad kinds. It is perfectly reasonable to acknowledge, "I'm a one in that." It just means I need my hand held by every reference source I can find.

Level 2 (Competent): Can build things, but lacks best practices. Good for non-critical tasks.

Think, Mark Zuckerberg (Meta - Early Days): In the dorm room days, he hacked PHP together to make Facebook work. It wasn't elegant, but it shipped. Kevin Systrom (Instagram): Taught himself Python at night to build the prototype (Burbn). It worked, but he needed Mike Krieger (Level 3/4) to scale it.

Level 3 (The Expert): The daily driver. Knows the reference material by heart. This is your solid "Senior" dev who keeps the lights on.

Think, Andrew "Boz" Bosworth (Meta): Started as an engineer, created News Feed, rose to CTO. Solid, rigorous engineering background. Mike Krieger (Instagram): The technical co-founder who actually scaled Instagram’s backend when it exploded in popularity. Bret Taylor (Google Maps/Salesforce): Co-created Google Maps. deeply technical product builder who writes production-grade software.

Level 4 (The Pioneer): Infectious enthusiasm. They push boundaries, answer Stack Overflow questions, and innovate. If a technology is your competitive advantage, hire this person.

Think, Jeff Dean (Google): Co-created MapReduce, BigTable, Spanner, and TensorFlow. He builds the systems that run the internet. Kelsey Hightower (Google/Kubernetes): The face of "teaching tech." He didn't just write code; he made Kubernetes understandable for the entire world. Andrej Karpathy (OpenAI/Tesla): One of the few who can actually write the code for massive AI agents and explain it so a Level 2 can understand it. Dan Abramov (Meta/React): Changed frontend development forever with Redux and his work on React. A true force multiplier for UI devs.

Level 5 (The Wizard): Book authors and compiler writers. They know the theory perfectly but can sometimes over-engineer or struggle with practical product delivery.

Think, Guido van Rossum: The creator of Python. Bjarne Stroustrup: The creator of C++. He knows the language better than anyone, but you probably don't want him writing your simple web scraper.

About our hiring
Hiring is broken because we don't know how to ask for what we want. If you need a SQL database maintained, a Level 2 or 3 is perfect. If you are building a high-frequency trading engine, you need a Level 4.

Stop looking for "10 years of experience" and start looking for the right level of competence frame for the specific problem you are solving.