Academic Staff

Dr. Hussein BIZIMANA holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering/Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering Programme obtained from Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Istanbul, Turkey in 2020. Dr. Bizimana is working at the Rwanda Water Resources Board as a Hydraulic and Flood Modelling Specialist where he is involved in a number of important projects such as the Hydro- Economic Analysis and its Strategic Water Resources Planning and Management Project where he is reviewing and working closely with the consultants and stakeholders on the water allocation modelling and future projections under major country development strategies such us NST1 and Vision 2050. Dr. Bizimana also is working on the Intercatchment Water Transfer in Selected Rwandan catchment, a project aiming to give a sustainable solution to possible water scarcity that our country might face by 2040 onward following accelerated climate change and climate variability impacts. Moreover, He is involved in flood modelling in the City of Kigali as part of the wetland restoration project in the City of Kigali and in Musanze City. He also plays a vital role in flood modelling and prevention by working together with the Flood Management and Storage Development Division and key stakeholders such as the Ministry of Environment, City of Kigali, REMA, RTDA, and different Development Partners. Dr. Hussein Bizimana, also works on the Hydro Analytic Projects dealing with water quality and quantity monitoring in Rwanda. He is the main supervisor of the isotope hydrology project being developed between the Government of Rwanda and the International Atomic Energy Agency. The project aims to explore the applicability of isotope hydrology in surface water and groundwater quality and quantity monitoring in Rwanda, taking the Northern Province as an example. Dr. Bizimana is also nominated as the country focal person in another IAEA project at regional scale. The projects aim to install initially 4 hydrometric stations in the northern part of the country and will train government staff and private sector on the optimization of hydrometric stations, and efficient use and automation of them, including data collection, data analysis, gap filling, and data sharing.

Dr. Hussein works as a regular part-time Lecturer in CEGE Department, Dr Hussein works as a visiting Lecturer whenever possible for the University of Rwanda, College of Science and Technology (UR-CST) in the Department of Civil Environmental and Geomatic Engineering. He teaches different modules such as Industrial Processes and Design, Ecological Engineering, Environmental Management and Environmental Impact Assessment and Audit. He also supervises final year research project and is a member of one doctoral committee for a PhD candidate.