{"id":51427,"date":"2024-09-13T16:55:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T16:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/kagame-calls-for-collective-effort-as-nsengimana-takes-office-as-education\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T13:10:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:10:34","slug":"kagame-calls-for-collective-effort-as-nsengimana-takes-office-as-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/kagame-calls-for-collective-effort-as-nsengimana-takes-office-as-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Kagame calls for collective effort as Nsengimana takes office as education minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOur education level has increased generally but we are not yet at the level we want to be judging from what we see elsewhere,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kagame\u2019s comments underscored the collective nature of the effort required to elevate the education system.<br \/>\n\u201cBy swearing in, it means you have accepted and are ready to work for your country in this new capacity but this commitment is not solely your responsibility. This oath doesn\u2019t mean that improving the education sector is yours alone. It is a collective responsibility and we are here to work with you and support you all through,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>The President highlighted the role of every Rwandan in this shared endeavor. \u201cIt is all our responsibility, the youth, the old; The task of enhancing education involves contributions from all segments of society.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-74785 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pic_1-15.jpg\" alt=\"On September 13, 2024, Joseph Nsengimana was officially sworn in as the new Minister of Education\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEducation is one of the most important things that help our country\u2019s development and the Rwandan population in general. The outcomes of a strong education system also positively impact Rwanda\u2019s interactions on the global stage,&#8221; he emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Kagame elaborated on the concept of holistic education, which blends local and international perspectives. \u201cHolistic education involves aspects picked from Rwanda as a country and aspects picked from other countries. This approach aims to enrich students&#8217; understanding by incorporating diverse global viewpoints, thus better preparing them to handle various challenges,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of State concluded by emphasizing that good education lays a critical foundation for personal and national advancement, noting that good education prepares people to be ready to face all the problems and challenges that they encounter.<\/p>\n<p>Nsengimana was appointed Minister of Education on September 11, 2024, replacing Gaspard Twagirayezu, who became the Director General of the National Space Agency.<\/p>\n<p>He was previously the Director of the Mastercard Foundation, focusing on promoting education for all through technology. Before working with Mastercard, Nsengimana was employed at Intel Corporation, an American technology company.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-74787 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pic_3-12.jpg\" alt=\"President Kagame poses for a group photo with other leaders shortly after the swearing in ceremony of Education Minister Joseph Nsengimana\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-74786 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pic_2-13.jpg\" alt=\"The swearing in ceremony of Joseph Nsengimana was presided over by President Paul Kagame\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, September 13, 2024, Joseph Nsengimana was officially sworn in as Rwanda&#8217;s new Minister of Education. This ceremony followed the installation of the new cabinet 24 days prior.<\/p>\n<p>During the swearing-in, President Paul Kagame delivered a pointed address highlighting both the progress and the ongoing challenges in Rwanda\u2019s education sector. He acknowledged that while there have been improvements, the country still has work to do<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2000074784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[75],"byline":[3135],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-51427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-homenews","byline-sam-k-nkurunziza-2"],"bylines":[{"id":3135,"name":"Sam K Nkurunziza","slug":"sam-k-nkurunziza-2","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"contributors":[{"id":3135,"name":"Sam K Nkurunziza","slug":"sam-k-nkurunziza-2","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"featured_image":{"id":2000074784,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile_.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile_.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000074784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51427"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=51427"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=51427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}