Development of Geographic Information Sciences based Education and Research Programme
at the National University of Rwanda
| Project location | Rwanda |
| Starting date | 01 January 2005 |
| Completion date | 31 December 2009 |
| Client | Nuffic |
| Project officer | Tom Loran |
| Supervisor | Dr Sherif Amer |
| Project type | Consulting |
| Budget | Euro 1,740,000 |
The main objective of the project was to develop capacity at the National University of Rwanda (NUR) to serve as a Training and Research Centre in the field of Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing, with the aim to address issues that are important in Rwanda for Rural Sector Transformation and Poverty Reduction. This was done through support to the GIS Centre at NUR, staff training, development of curricula for short courses as well as development of curricula for BSc and MSc programmes.
Staff from NUR was trained at various levels (from short courses up to MSc and PhD) to support the project activities and to assume responsibilities in implementing the courses that have been developed during the project. The project has carried out training needs assessments and market studies for a number of thematic fields and based on the findings, existing curricula have been reviewed, revised and brought up to date. New curricula and relevant course materials have been developed in such fields as Land Administration (Post-Graduate Diploma) and Environment and Sustainable Development (MSc).
Partners:
- Maastricht School of Management (MSM)
- University of Utrecht
- Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)
- Ardhi University
- Centre for Environment and Development (CEAD), University of Kwazulu-Natal
