About Rwanda

In 2007, Rwanda was named East Africa's leading ICT nation by the UN and has continued to spearhead ICT development in the region. With an aggressive strategy to become a knowledge-based economy by 2020, Rwanda has invested heavily in technology infrastructure and prioritized the development of ICT skills in the national education agenda. 

Striving to become the technology hub for East Africa, the Government of Rwanda identified Carnegie Mellon as a strategic partner to provide a unique educational experience that will address the ICT skills deficit in the region. Carnegie Mellon's presence in Rwanda will allow the best and brightest students from across East Africa to have access to a prestigious degree from one of the world’s top ranked universities.

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