He is a geographer by training with aparticular interest in environmental and sustainability education. Dr Aklilu made an extensiveresearch over the past fifteen years mainly on energy and environmental education; and publishedmore than ten articles in reputable national and international journals. Currently, he is an Alexandervon Humboldt Research Fellow at the Institute of Environmental and Sustainability Communication,Faculty of Sustainability; Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany.