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University of Rwanda hosts high-level delegation from Chinese health institutions

The University of Rwanda is currently hosting a distinguished delegation from China’s higher learning institutions on behalf of Rwanda Government, focusing on the health sector. This significant visit, orchestrated through discussions involving Dr. Jim Kim, Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity and co-founder of Partners in Health, and Rwanda’s Ministries of Health and Education, aims to enhance health research and education. UR Ag. Vice Chancellor, Assoc. Prof. Kayihura Muganga Didas The University of Rwanda has been designated as the primary institution to spearhead the...

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UR and Hong Kong Polytechnic University to forge Strategic Partnership for Academic and Research Excellence

The University of Rwanda received a delegation from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University led by its Council Chairman, Dr. LAM Tai-fai. The delegation also included Professor Jin-Guang TENG, President, and Professor Ben YOUNG, Vice President both of the HKPU. They visited UR to forge a partnership in various areas of mutual benefit. The delegation was led by Dr. LAM Tai-fai, Council Chairman of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Right) Together with other UR officials led by Vice Chancellor Prof. Kayihura Muganaga Didas, they explored areas of research and academic collaboration such as...

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UR unites global scholars and researchers for ’Intergenerational Justice in Africa’ Workshop

The University of Rwanda hosted a two-day hybrid workshop titled “Intergenerational Justice in Africa,” co-organized in collaboration with the School of Oriental and African Studies, a public research university in London, England. Supported by the Leverhulme Trust, the workshop featured presentations from participants addressing issues related to three intergenerational justice themes : conflict, care, and climate. Prof. Aggée Shyaka , Director of the UR Centre for Conflict Management Speaking at the workshop, Prof. Aggée Shyaka Mugabe noted that the event serves as a platform to...

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UR VC urges the youth to love one another and preserve humanity

Prof. Alexandre Lyambabaje, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Rwanda calls upon the youth to love one another and preserve humanity. This call was addressed on Wednesday at the 27th Commemoration event at UR Gikondo which started with laying of wreaths at the CBE genocide monument which is home to students and employees who lost their lives at the former Mburabuturo School of Law in 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. University of Rwanda Vice-Chancellor Prof. Alexander Lyambabaje In his address to the participants, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Rwanda,...

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UR gets ‘smart classroom’ to facilitate e-learning

The University of Rwanda (UR) has got a ‘smart classroom’ located at Gikondo Campus expected to make learning easier for students in Master of Economics. The smart classroom initiative seeks to equip Rwandan schools with ICT infrastructure that facilitates digitalization of learning and teaching processes. The smart classroom project was launched in 2018, with an aim of integrating ICT pedagogy and skills in education. An online platform, named smart class, was also established, with a view to facilitate students to access learning materials even when they are not physically at school....

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SDSN Great Lakes Hosted the Closing Ceremony of the Home Grown Solutions Forum 2020 on 14th September 2020 and Presented its Winning Solutions

In July 2020, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (https://www.unsdsn.org/great-lakes) hosted at the University of Rwanda-College of Business and Economics launched a call for applications for the 2020 Summer Home Grown Solutions Forum (HGS) among its member universities and those interested in becoming members of the network. The forum is part of a series of activities of SDSN Great Lakes emphasizing the role of universities and higher learning institutions in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It brought together university students, researchers, and...

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