{{The Rwandan Education Minister Vincent Biruta is in Germany for a two-day visit where he is meeting representatives of different higher education institutions. }}
In view of further promoting higher education in Rwanda, on Friday, the Minister signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four Universities of Applied Sciences from the following cities: Bingen, Kaiserslautern, Mainz and Worms.
The MoU focuses on the promotion of student exchanges as well as academic staff, especially by boosting cooperation of technical faculties.
The occasion that marks the first time that an MoU was signed with that many signatories in the field of higher education cooperation with Rhineland-Palatinate was also attended by the DeputyDirector General of the Rwandan Education Board, Louise Karamage, Rwanda’s Ambassador to Germany, H.E. Christine Nkulikiyinka, the Mayor of the City of Bingen, Hon. Thomas Feser, the President of the Partnership Association, Mr. Auernheimer, and the presidents of the four Universities of Applied Sciences.
Minister Biruta and Mayor Feser agreed that exchanges in the field of education are of paramount importance for achieving Rwanda’s target of becoming a knowledge-based economy as defined in Vision 2020.
Minister Biruta commended the existing relations between Rwanda and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and said that the MoU would be an extension of the bilateral cooperation in higher education.
He further stated that it would add value to the existing cooperation with the Technical University of Kaiserslautern where currently more than 70 Rwandan students are enrolled.
The Minister reported that the cooperation with the university proved to be very fruitful: the first graduates already returned to Rwanda and some are leading Integrated Regional Polytechnic Centres (IPRCs).
Minister Biruta is also expected to visit the Technical University of Kaiserslautern where he will meet the leaders of the University, take a tour through technical institutes and also meet the Rwandan students.
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