Dr Tsegaye Dgineh who is well known for his public diplomacy work has received the highest award of honor in from German President. Dr Tsegaye received the award for his contribution in people to people ties, skills development and sports among others, during the last 32 years.
Tsegaye is a Doctor of Economics, Knowledge Transfer Activist and the first Ethiopian mainly brought modern Ju-Jitsu to Ethiopia. He received his Ph.D. (2000) at the Department of Economics and Business Administration, Humboldt University Berlin and holds 5th Dan in Ju-Jitsu that initially dominated by the style of the German Ju-Jitsu Federation.
He is known as the founder and the first Patron Board President of the Ju-Jitsu Association in Ethiopia (2007) and later the first Board Patron of Judo that merged with the Ju-Jitsu in 2011.He is also Vice President of the Ju-Jitsu African Union (2010), which is a member of Ju-Jitsu International Federation and SCSA (Supreme Council of Sports in Africa) as well as AASC (African Association of Sports Confederations). In 2016 he has been elected as Vice President of the Ethics Commission by Ju-Jitsu International Federation.
Degineh enabled the participation of Ethiopian Athletes in World Judo Championships 2011 and World Ju-Jitsu Championships 2010 for the first time ever in the sports’ history of Ethiopia. In April 2019, Ethiopia won the first ever gold medal in its history at the African Ju-Jitsu Championship in Morocco. In May 2014, he has received the highest golden needle of honor of the German Ju-Jutsu Federation for his outstanding engagement to spread Ju-Jitsu and sport across the world particularly in Africa, Ethiopia and in December 2019, he was honored by the Mayor of Addis Ababa for his long voluntary engagement in Judo & Ju-Jitsu and for enabling the contribution of the Ethiopian athletes to Africa and World respectively.
Tsegaye is also known for his professional papers, interviews and textbooks especially in Amharic language “Project Management Guide for millennium Ethiopia and “Ju-Jitsu-Martial Art Philosophy and Basic Techniques” and in German language “Property Rights during the economic reform” (Property Rights während der Wirtschaftsreform). He is involved on knowledge transfer in Ethiopia particularly with conveying the value of the German development experiences and for raising the issue of dual citizenship.
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The Ethiopian herald 13/2021
