Universities and higher education institutions across the East African Community (EAC) have committed to working together to improve the quality of education, foster research collaboration, and ease access to scholarships for students from member countries.
Rwanda is preparing to analyze results from the 2025 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) to evaluate the country’s education system and guide future improvements. The Rwanda Education Board (NESA) and its partners recently convened to discuss how to use the international test’s findings effectively.
Rwanda has increased funding for its nationwide school feeding program, reinforcing a policy that provides meals to all students in public and government-subsidized schools as enrollment continues to represent roughly one-third of the country’s population.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is marking 20 years of operations in Rwanda, highlighting gains in education and skills development as part of a broader partnership between the two countries that dates back to 1962.
Rwanda’s liberation struggle succeeded because of bravery and a strong sense of patriotism, the spokesperson of the Rwanda Defence Force told students Monday during an event marking Heroes’ Day.
Monica Geingos, the former first lady of Namibia, on Friday launched a new Pan-African leadership center in Rwanda aimed at strengthening governance by connecting emerging leaders with seasoned policymakers across the continent.
President Paul Kagame met Tuesday with Yonsei University President Dong-Sup Yoon and Dr. Won-Yong Lee, Yonsei’s deputy president for research, to discuss strengthening educational cooperation between Rwanda and the South Korean university.
Rwanda’s First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Sunday was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Global Health Equity, recognizing her contribution to advancing health, education and social equity in Rwanda and beyond.
More than 71,000 children who had dropped out of school across Rwanda have returned to classrooms through the government’s “Zero Out of School: Abana bose bige” initiative, implemented by the Ministry of Education with Save the Children Rwanda.
A fire on Monday morning destroyed a dormitory at the Institute of Women for Excellence (IWE) Secondary School in Rwamagana District, burning students’ property but leaving no injuries, authorities said.
The Embassy of Israel in Rwanda, in partnership with STEMpower, has launched a science and technology innovation competition that will bring together university students from across the country to showcase their research and inventions.
Rwanda has launched a nationwide program to train teachers in Artificial Intelligence (AI), aiming to prepare students and schools for a rapidly changing technological world.
