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Rwanda-Nordic Alumni Network: Connecting Students, Alumni & the Rwandan Community Across the Nordics 2026
The Embassy of Rwanda to the Nordic Countries invites Rwandan students, graduates and alumni from the Nordics to the Rwanda-Nordic Alumni Network webinar.
🗓 Date: 2 October 2026
🕓 Time: 16:00 to 18:00 (Nordic time)
💻 Format: Online webinar
This is a chance to connect with fellow students and alumni, reflect on two decades of Rwanda-Nordic partnership, and shape how our community works together in the years ahead. The program includes opening remarks, a discussion on two decades of partnership, keynote speakers, Q&A, and resolutions.
Hosted by Ambassador Dr. Diane Gashumba, Ambassador of Rwanda to the Nordic Countries, with Rwandan community leaders from Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway.
Our speakers:
🔹 Hon. Dr. Utumatwishima Jean Nepo Abdallah, Minister of Youth and Arts, Rwanda
🔹 Dr. Florence Uwamahoro, Ag. Director General, Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB)
🔹 Queen Iradukunda, Student, University of Gothenburg
🔹 Mr. Senghor Nkuliza, Mathematics and Physics teacher, RCFF Finland
Whether you are still studying, recently graduated, or have been part of the Nordic community for years, we would love to have you with us. Please share this with Rwandan students and alumni in your network.
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/mrxkmey9
✉️ Questions: [email protected]
#RwandaNordics20 #RwandaNordicAlumniNetwork #Rwanda #Nordics #Alumni #Diaspora
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Later today, our Vice Chancellor Prof. Kayihura Muganga Didas received a courtesy call from Ambassador-Designate H.E. Henrik Nilsson of @SwedeninRW and his delegation.
They reflected on 24 years of impactful collaboration through @URSwedenProgram in research, capacity building and institutional enhancement.
Amb. Henrik commended the Program’s achievements and efforts to build strong affiliated networks that will support its long-term sustainability and impact.
Thrilled to celebrate Ngendahayo Jean Pierre, another PhD candidate to successfully defend his thesis in #Maths at @Uni_Rwanda!
His research explores innovative methods for solving inverse heat conduction problems, with applications in industrial process control.
Congrats JP! 🎉
Another PhD defense successfully nailed! Congrats to Nyandwi Bosco on successfully defending his thesis on “Extending Pólya’s Shire Theorem to Differential Operators with Monomial & Constant Coefficients.”
Proud to see the pool of PhD holders in #Maths at the @Uni_Rwanda grow!
👏 Congrats to Dr Niyigena on successfully defending his PhD thesis in #Mathematics, “Misclassification Probability Approximation of a Quadratic Classifier with Repeated Measures.”
He becomes the first graduate from PhD programs established at @Uni_Rwanda
A historic milestone!
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In just 6 days, our Maths & Statistics Sub-program will celebrate 3 PhD candidates defending their theses at @Uni_Rwanda. They're the 1st candidates to defend under our 5 established PhD programs at UR. More are coming in other programs. We couldn’t be prouder! Best of luck!
In just 6 days, our Maths & Statistics Sub-program will celebrate 3 PhD candidates defending their theses at @Uni_Rwanda. They're the 1st candidates to defend under our 5 established PhD programs at UR. More are coming in other programs. We couldn’t be prouder! Best of luck!
We extend our sincere gratitude to Martina, Katarina, and Raquel for their invaluable service to our program and wish them every success in their future endeavors. Long live 🇷🇼🤝🇸🇪
Last night, we hosted a farewell gala in honor of Martina Fors Mohlin, Katarina Westman, and Raquel Baez as they conclude their service at the Embassy of Sweden in #Rwanda. Their dedication and support have been instrumental to the success of the @URSwedenProgram, leaving a lasting impact on research, postgraduate training, and institutional capacity building at our university.
During the event, Vice Chancellor Prof. Kayihura M. Didas expressed his appreciation for their outstanding contributions, noting that their commitment has helped the partnership achieve remarkable milestones.
“To date, no other academic and research partnership has delivered such tangible institutional and individual impact as the UR–Sweden Program,” said the Vice Chancellor.
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Opening the workshop, Prof. Etienne Ruvebana, Senior Research Coordinator of the @URSwedenProgram, emphasized that the initiative reflects the country's confidence in UR's capacity to generate #research that advances national priorities.
He encouraged researchers to go beyond academic publications by translating their findings into policy briefs that provide evidence for informed decision-making and create meaningful impact in society.
Turning evidence into solutions that transform lives!
Our researchers and facilitators from partner institutions are gathered for a #PolicyBrief Workshop aimed at strengthening the translation of #research findings into actionable policy recommendations.
The workshop brings together UR researchers managing various research grants to explore how evidence-based results can be developed into policy briefs that inform decision-making and drive societal change at national, regional, and global levels.
Much appreciation to the @URSwedenProgram for supporting this important initiative and for its continued contribution to advancing research through the provision of numerous research grants.
This strongly resonates with our ambition to position the @Uni_Rwanda as a pillar of knowledge and expertise, producing #research that informs #policy and drives social transformation.
Turning evidence into solutions that transform lives!
Our researchers and facilitators from partner institutions are gathered for a #PolicyBrief Workshop aimed at strengthening the translation of #research findings into actionable policy recommendations.
The workshop brings together UR researchers managing various research grants to explore how evidence-based results can be developed into policy briefs that inform decision-making and drive societal change at national, regional, and global levels.
Much appreciation to the @URSwedenProgram for supporting this important initiative and for its continued contribution to advancing research through the provision of numerous research grants.
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Good news to kick off the weekend!
We are delighted to celebrate the successful doctoral thesis defenses of our staff members Dr. Brigitte Mukarunyana and Dr. Albert Ndagijimana, who earned their PhDs from Umeå University through the @URSwedenProgram
Dr. Mukarunyana’s research presents an innovative and sustainable approach to water treatment by transforming agricultural waste into effective materials for water purification.
Dr. Ndagijimana’s study on childhood stunting in Rwanda’s Northern Province sheds light on the underlying drivers of malnutrition and provides evidence to support localized, family-centered interventions that can improve child nutrition outcomes.
Congratulations to both researchers on this remarkable achievement. We appreciate their impactful contributions and look forward to seeing their findings translated into solutions that benefit communities in #Rwanda and beyond!
A round of applause to Dr. Colores Uwamariya on this remarkable milestone, and much appreciation to the entire Infectious Diseases Sub-programme team for their invaluable support throughout the journey.
Congratulations to Dr. Colores Uwamariya on successfully defending her doctoral thesis at the University of Gothenburg #Sweden through the @URSwedenProgram; a bilateral research partnership between 🇷🇼& 🇸🇪.
Her research explored Rwandan medicinal plants as a source of antiviral compounds against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV); a major cause of severe respiratory infections, particularly among children, with limited treatment options.
Kudos to Dr. Uwamariya and everyone who contributed to this achievement!
Congrats to our graduate, Dr. Nyiringango, on his appointment by the Rwanda Cabinet as DM for Post-Quality Enhancement in General Education at @HEC_Rwanda. This reflects our commitment to strengthening institutions thru skilled professionals. Wishing him success in his new role
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Today, Deputy Vice Chancellor Dr. Raymond Ndikumana chaired @URSwedenProgram Annual Dialogue Meeting (#ADM). The meeting brought together UR Management, @SwedeninRW, UR researchers and counterparts from 14 Swedish universities for an online discussion on current achievements and future collaboration.
The 🇷🇼& 🇸🇪 bilateral research program has so far supported 106 PhD graduates and 53 ongoing PhD students, while funding more than 100 research and innovation projects. Over the past 24 years, the programme has played a significant role in strengthening the research environment at UR, with impact extending to individuals, the institution, and Rwanda as a whole.
We support this initiative to address critical #water and #environmental challenges and highly value the multidisciplinary approach, which will enable the Centre to generate tangible impact..
Today: Stakeholders’ consultation workshop for the soon-to-be-established Centre for Advanced Studies in Water & Environment, supported by @URSwedenProgram
A multidisciplinary engagement shaping a Centre to set high national & regional standards in water & environmental mgt.
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Congratulations indeed to Dr Clarisse Kagoyire & @URSwedenProgram !
Stunting can affect children’s health, learning, and future opportunities; and her work provides practical tools to tackle it with smarter, data-driven action.
Huge appreciation to the supervising team, the Undernutrition Subprogram, and @Sida for their invaluable support in making this achievement possible.
👏 Join us in celebrating this incredible achievement and impact-driven research!
She did it! 💪@k_clarisse is now Dr. Clarisse Kagoyire following a successful PhD defense at Lund University 🇸🇪.
Her work dives deep into childhood #stunting in #Rwanda, using spatial analysis & #AI to map where children are most at risk & what can be done abt it. Big Congrats!
She did it! 💪@k_clarisse is now Dr. Clarisse Kagoyire following a successful PhD defense at Lund University 🇸🇪.
Her work dives deep into childhood #stunting in #Rwanda, using spatial analysis & #AI to map where children are most at risk & what can be done abt it. Big Congrats!
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Thank you for your support, findings from this study will contribute to Rwanda’s 2029 target of achieving a 50% reduction in childhood stunting. @Uni_Rwanda @URSwedenProgram @lunduniversity #GeoAI
🚨Rwanda’s childhood stunting crisis has local hotspots—Western/Northern provinces hit hardest! 🌍 Hybrid spatial AI outperforms global models to map risks: 2% toilet-less homes = highest stunting risk; 85% men’s education = lowest. 1683 views & counting! #StuntingSolutions #SpatialML #GlobalHealth #RwandaData #AIforGood Link[doi.org/10.1080/10095020.202…]
ALT Figure 12. The spatial variation of the local feature importance. Spatial variation in %; local feature importance according to the mean decrease accuracy.
Meet Rutayisire, a PhD student at SLU in #Sweden who is leading a research on integrating urban organic waste streams into #Agriculture. His study is funded under the bilateral research partnership between 🇷🇼and 🇸🇪 through the @Uni_Rwanda .check the video youtube.com/watch?v=t2c9IBzF…
A study by Mukarunyana shows how #coffee waste can become a solution for clean water.
Mukarunyana is a PhD candidate from @Uni_Rwanda conducting her doctoral studies at @umeauniversity in #Sweden. Discover more about her research 👉🔗bit.ly/4kZeH4H
