The higher education and associated research development in Rwanda is of paramount importance in the growth of the Country and has gained increasing attention in past few years. However, the quality of teaching methods, the research output and the administrative organization at international level are still severely limited due to the current practices and the lack of highly qualified experts in the Rwandan HEIs, in addition to the financial restrictions. Therefore, updating of curricula, enhancement of didactic methodologies and implementation of internationalization practices have become a national priority in recent years. This is indispensable in order to improve qualification of both teachers and future workers and, as a consequence, this will have a positive impact on the rising of applied research conducted in the Rwandan HEIs. On the basis of the current needs of Rwandan society and economy, in order to train the future professionals and experts, two main educational fields are selected in the present proposal: 1) Food science and technology; 2) Environmental protection, safety and management. The present Project aims to build capacity on teaching activities and international research management that are strictly connected with production activities. The core of the Project will be the training of staff members required to update current programs, to implement new master and PhD programs, to strengthen innovative teaching methodologies, and to develop internationalization administrative processes. Learning outcomes from these activities will also be shared and disseminated in a variety of ways, including the establishment of mechanisms to assist proactively other public and private institutions.This Project aims to improve not only the quality of education, but also to support the management of research outputs and to foster scholarly communication and coordination between Rwandan HEIs and public institutions devoted to applied research.
General objectives: 1) enhancing qualification of teachers in key scientific domains for sustainable development, 2) increasing number and skills of graduated professional people and technicians in fields where labor supply is expected to be wider in the coming years. Specific objectives: revision of 9 current programs, set up of new 3 Advanced Diploma, 1 Undergraduate, 6 Masters, and 2 PhD programs, introduction of e-learning, enhancing of internationalization practices.
Rwanda suffers a lack of experts and qualified teachers in Higher Education (HE). EnRHEd was useful to introduce innovative teaching/learning activities and to support local staff and students improving their knowledge and skills. EnRHEd aimed at improving the quality and internationalization of HE programs and qualification level of teachers and graduated students in the field of Food Science and Technology and Environmental Protection, Safety and Management in 4 Rwandan partner Institutions.
<< Background >> Rwanda suffers a lack of experts and qualified teachers in Higher Education (HE). EnRHEd was useful to introduce innovative teaching/learning activities and to support local staff and students improving their knowledge and skills. EnRHEd aimed at improving the quality and internationalization of HE programs and qualification level of teachers and graduated students in the field of Food Science and Technology and Environmental Protection, Safety and Management in 4 Rwandan partner Institutions. << Objectives >> General objectives: 1) enhancing qualification of teachers in key scientific domains for sustainable development, 2) increasing number and skills of graduated professional people and technicians in fields where labor supply is expected to be wider in the coming years. Specific objectives: revision of 9 current programs, set up of new 3 Advanced Diploma, 1 Undergraduate, 6 Masters, and 2 PhD programs, introduction of e-learning, enhancing of internationalization practices. << Implementation >> Training activities in specific domains took place through mobility of 69 teaching staff and 15 students. Training related to e-learning took place online. Revision of current curricula and set up of new programs were carried out during several local workshops. Training of administrative staff in internationalization was delivered in presence. Activation of 5 new digital labs was reached by purchasing equipment. No. 2 international workshops and 3 Summer Schools were organized. << Results >> Revision of N. 9 curricula, set-up of N. 12 new curricula, N. 10 online training activities for teachers and students (150 participants), N. 25 in-presence training activities for teachers and students (850 participants), N. 3 Summer Schools (70 participants), training for N. 11 technical-administrative staff on internationalization issues, N. 2 international workshops (200 participants), N. 4 digital labs, N. 2 E-learning training courses (100 participants).