{The government plans to facilitate students access laptops for which they pay in installments at a later date. }
The move follows agreements the government of Rwanda signed with Positivo –BGH, a company that assembles computers and accessories in Rwanda. Under the agreement, the government will be buying computers from Positivo –BGH for use in the education sector.
University students will sign agreements with Rwanda Education Board (REB) accepting to pay for the laptops in installments while students from primary and secondary schools will get computers at no cost.
This was unveiled by the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Dr Célestin Ntivuguruzwa when he attended the ceremony of handing 229 computers re-assembled and mended by Tumba College students to secondary school heads.
“REB will receive over 23,000 laptops, the government bought in Positivo –BGH Company. Some of them will be given to primary and secondary schools while others that total 11, 220 will be given to university students on credit. We will start from first year students who are soon starting the second semester,” he said.
“A laptop fee will be added to the bursary every student gets from the government to be paid for as students pay back the living allowances,” he added.
Ntivuguruzwa said this program is introduced in the wake of several requests from students. He added that talks are underway to avail the program to private universities.
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