Minister of Education Gaspard Twagirayezu urged graduates to stay curious and adaptable to be able to cope with the ever-growing technology. The call was made on 17 November 2023 during the 9th UR Graduation ceremony held in Musanze District, Northern Province.

The event saw 8,321 graduating students among them 221 graduated with diplomas, while 7,435 were conferred with advanced diplomas and Bachelor’s degrees. 627 graduating students were conferred with postgraduate certificates, diploma and master’s degrees and 38 were conferred with doctoral degrees.

Gaspard Twagirayezu, the Minister of Education on Friday November 10, inaugurated a University Innovation Pod (UNIPOD), a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) funded initiative, aimed at promoting innovation, inter-disciplinary research and nurture the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs in the University.

After a year-long business incubation program at UR’s Grid Innovation and Incubation Hub, five innovators whose innovations were found promising were on 19th May, funded to implement their innovations. This is the second cohort of GIIH’s Business and Incubation Program.

On 19th January 2023, a delegation from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in a visit to University of Rwanda, paid a visit to the African Centre of Excellence in Energy for Sustainable Development (ACE-ESD). Their visit was in the framework of the signed partnership agreement with UR in different academic areas.

At the Centre, the delegation toured the High E tech Smartgrid Laboratory and got briefed on how it is facilitating Master’s students in different energy programs the Centre offers before getting out for real energy business.

The Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Edouard Ngirente challenged UR graduates to impact and transform lives in their respective communities. He said becoming the agents of positive change by upholding the ethical values acquired from University should be top among their ambitions. The Prime Minister said this Friday 18th November 2022 during UR 8th graduation ceremony which took place in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province.

Total Energies, a well-renowned company specializing in renewable energy is set to provide expertise and skills to Rwandan energy professionals to improve the energy sector in Rwanda. This was highlighted during a kickoff ceremony of a three-day series of lectures on renewable energy at the African Centre of Excellence in Energy for Sustainable Development (ACE-ESD).