The second batch of 16 PhD students of ACE-ESD have presented their research proposal from 28^th May to 1^st June 2018.

Defense Committee was composed by local, regional and international professors (student’s supervisors), we were pleased to have also same of the professor through SKYPE as always, for them to follow the presentation of their students and give them comments.

Around 60 African from different institution (Public or Private institution) participated here in Kigali (university of Rwanda CST) on a training for 5 days organized by the African Centre of Excellence in Energy for Sustainable Development (ACE-ESD). The focus was to motivate Regional Entrepreneurs and Students to understand more about Organic Semiconducting Materials for Photovoltaic and Other Optoelectronic Applications: Synthesis and Structure-Property Relationships.

17 of our 34 PhD students of the ACE-ESD have presented their research proposal on this 16^th to 20^th April/2018.

On this 3^th -6^th April 2018 the Africa Centre of Excellence in energy for sustainable development had a 3days retreat.

And the Main Objectives of this retreat were:

Katundu Imasiku, a student under the Center of Excellence in Energy or Sustainable Development, University of Rwanda published a manuscript paper titled: Policies Lost in Translation: Combating the Green House Gas Emission Merry-go-round for increased utilization of Renewable Energy Technologies at the 9th (IREC) International Renewable Energy Congress, March 20-22, 2018, Hammamet, Tunisia.

The Centre of Energy (ACE-ESD) has received a visit from Daniel Zimmerle Senior Research Associate from ENERGY INSTTUTE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY and the purpose of the visit was: