{{Education Minister Dr Vincent Biruta has called for more reforms in the sector to improve quality of education needed for national development.}}
“There is need to expand the higher education sector to increase enrolment and improve on skills,” Biruta said.
Dr. Biruta was addressing over 2600 students at their graduation ceremony at the National University of Rwanda.
He said higher education is crucial to the country’s socio-economic transformation and the realisation of Vision 2020 and the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction (EDPRS).
The Minister noted “The new policy on tertiary education financing aims at increasing access to tertiary education but also to ensure that parents and guardians own the responsibility of investing in their children’s education.”
Commenting on the forthcoming merger of higher institutions, the Minister said “The merger will demand the academic staff to do more research and change teaching styles.
He added that” students will be required to work more to attain an admission at the university and also do more in learning while the management will be required to adopt an entrepreneurial university style and maintain high standards and quality.”
He congragulated the new graduates saying, “The nation counts on you to put to good use the “skills, competences and knowledge you have acquired,” he said adding, “Intellectual capital you have today should enable you to be a solution to your country’s challenges rather than being part of problems.”
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