In the aftermath of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Rwanda’s education system, like many other sectors, had been decimated. The genocidaires had specifically targeted schoolchildren, teachers, and others with…
education
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National
Rwanda Has Progressed In Children’s Ability to Communicate in English – UK Special Envoy
by Daniel Sabiiti 4:38 pmThe UK Special Envoy in gender equality has commended Rwanda for the progress made in integrating and accelerating the use of English language in Rwanda’s education system through the Building…
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The 2023 National Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) kicked off this Monday with disabled children getting special treatment to compete equally in their final exams that are set on a competency-based…
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Society
I will be A Doctor- Child who Survived after Mother Dumped Her in Pit Latrine
by Daniel Sabiiti 3:48 amIn the night of July 3, 2017, in Muganza Cell, Gatore Sector of Kirehe District, Eastern Rwanda, a shocking story of a baby girl who was thrown into an…
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National
National Exams’ Season: 200,000 Rwandan Pupils Warn Up for PLE
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro 2:17 amIn a couple of hours this morning, the Minister of Education Valentine Uwamariya will serve the first pupil the national examination paper at GS Nsinda in Rwamagana district, Eastern Province,…
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National
World Bank Commits Support to Rwanda’s Foundational Learning Strategy
by Daniel Sabiiti 9:27 pmThe World Bank (WB) has committed to strengthening financial and technical support to Rwanda’s current National Foundational Learning policy which is aimed at improving the quality of education and human…
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Green and yellow were the colors to watch at Agahozo Shalom Youth Village, as 123 students from the Class of 2023 graduated on June 30. The resilient candidates, majority of…
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Technology
EDTech Partners Show Need for Accelerated Blended Learning Models
by Daniel Sabiiti 12:14 amPartners in education technology (EdTech) have said that Rwanda needs to keep the pace in Learning models to improve quality of education despite a few remaining challenges. The recommendation came…
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National
New Research Shows the Cost of COVID-19 on Rwanda’s Private Universities
by Daniel Sabiiti 8:03 pmNew research has shown that teaching methodologies in private Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) were altered, requiring the adoption of new accelerated blended learning. The research on mitigating the social and…
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Technology
EDTECH Monday: Join the Discussion On Accelerating Blended Learning in Post COVID-19
by Daniel Sabiiti 4:09 pmCOVID-19 may not have generated fundamental inequities in education systems worldwide, but undoubtedly exacerbated them affecting over 1.6 billion school-going children globally including Rwandans. In the aftermath of the pandemic,…
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National
Fifteen High School Students Win Rwanda Mathematics Competition
by Jean Felix Muhire 7:58 pmAt the occasion of International Day of Mathematics popularly known as Pi-Day, the University of Rwanda, department of Mathematics, has awarded fifteen students who excelled in Rwanda Mathematics Competition. The…
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Technology
Connecting More Schools to Internet: EdTech Partners to Lead the Way
by Daniel Sabiiti 11:16 pmThe Edtech Monday episode for the month of May has pointed out key projects that will enable Rwanda to increase access to ICT infrastructure and skills, especially in the education…