African Centre of Excellence in Energy for Sustainable Development

welcome note

A very warm welcome to the Africa Center Excellence of Energy for sustainable development at the University of Rwanda College of Science and Technology (UR- CST).Automatic word wrap
It’s a center of excellence that is in the city center of Kigali and it hosts many students coming from Rwanda and outside, it offers multidisciplinary science and engineering courses at postgraduate levels (Master’s and Ph.D. by research) in the following specializations.

Renewable Energy
Electrical Power systems
Energy Economics
The government of Rwanda in partnership with the World Bank has massively invested in Education through four Africa Centers of excellence to train in post-graduate programs and work as a catalystAutomatic word wrap
to achieve millennium development goals as an indicator of sustainable development in Africa.
Therefore, as you enter the academy of the center you are trained and equipped to serve better our stakeholders including Governments, the private sector, and industry. Remember universities areAutomatic word wrap
not built to serve themselves but to build and sustain knowledge and skills to serve the people and enhance human and capital development.Automatic word wrap
Hence calling upon each student/researcher that as our government and donors invest in you, you must also work hard and deliver to the expectations to avoid wasteful expenses.Automatic word wrap
The center under the University of Rwanda College of science and technology embraces many cultures and welcomes unique contributions to the civilization which makes it inferior to none butAutomatic word wrap
equal to all. The Centre’s priority must be rebuilding our economic competitiveness and the achievement of economic growth and development based on global technological advancement as aAutomatic word wrap
driving force that will set our region free from poverty and recession.Automatic word wrap
Your responsibility as Master’s students and Ph.D. researchers will be to ensure that the resources spent in your training are maximized as much as possible. Whether you are funded by yourAutomatic word wrap
governments, your families, or yourselves, it is an investment in your future and in our collective future.
Best wishes to everyone and success in your academic endeavors