Roland Ruhumuriza

"When people talk about nuclear energy in our part of the world, people first see the atomic bomb. But we are beyond that." Rwanda Atomic Energy Board's Lassina Zerbo on the gaps in using nuclear energy in Africa and its importance across various fields. #RBANews

Today, @ClaudetteIrere, Hon. Minister of State for Education, officiated the closing of the @RwandaPolytec Skills Challenge 2026 – #Hackathon, bringing to a close over two weeks of innovation, collaboration and industry-driven problem-solving. Speaking during the ceremony, Hon. Irere described the initiative as a clear reflection of Rwanda’s ambition to build a knowledge-based economy powered by skills, innovation, and stronger links between education and industry. “Today, @RwandaPolytec is demonstrating that #TVET is not merely producing graduates, but actively engineering solutions to operational challenges within industry,” she noted. She urged private sector partners to view students not simply as trainees, but as future technical architects capable of driving industrial growth, adding that their creativity, technical competence, and resilience are key to unlocking the potential of Rwanda’s industries. Hon. Irere also emphasized the importance of ensuring that the innovations developed through the Hackathon are scalable and ready for industrial adoption or incubation. Commending the students, she noted that their performance throughout the challenge demonstrated the professionalism, technical ability, and determination needed to help drive Rwanda’s transformation forward. She also expressed appreciation to the leadership of @RwandaPolytec, industry partners, mentors, and development partners whose collaboration made the initiative possible, calling for continued partnerships that transform academic excellence into national prosperity and industrial pride. The Hackathon brought together 48 graduating students who worked in 18 teams to address six real industry challenges provided by @AlwaysInyange, @airtelrw, @reg_rwanda, @delorenzoglobal, @GAMICO_LTD, and @remco_rw. The Hackathon concluded with the recognition of winning teams across the different clusters.

Very happy and proud that @delorenzoglobal was given the opportunity to deliver this project. We are fully dedicated to #TVET and skills development needed for the future of work in Rwanda and the wider african region.

@Rwanda_Edu @ClaudetteIrere @Kigali_College Very happy and proud that @delorenzoglobal was been given the opportunity to deliver this project. We are fully dedicated to #TVET and skills development needed for the future of work in Rwanda and the wider african region.

Today, the Minister of State for Education, @ClaudetteIrere, joined officials from key industry partners RwandAir, Rwanda Airports Company, and Akagera Aviation to launch the Airline & Airport Management and Logistics & Supply Chain Management programmes at @Kigali_College. These programmes aim to equip students with practical, industry-relevant skills, aligned with Rwanda’s ambition to become a regional hub for air transport, tourism, and logistics. The event also marked the inauguration of a modern Airport Simulator Workshop and Smart Classroom, further strengthening hands-on training and real-world learning.

He was the first guy to speak into his watch and own a self-driving car. True pioneer.

Gmng from the beautiful views of @AmakoroSongaLodge ⁦@SongaAfrica⁩ ⁦@visitrwanda_now⁩ ⁦

“Technology is central to everything we do in Rwanda”. Speaking at #WEF26 in #Davos, @MusoniPaula, Rwanda’s Minister of ICT, shared how emerging technologies such as AI, drones mapping malaria hotspots, and AI-enabled ultrasounds are transforming healthcare, agriculture, and education. The discussion also featured @BillGates & @PeterASands of @GlobalFund youtube.com/watch?v=XZXaJ8…

We step into the #Dressmaking lab of the Assin Jakai TVET Centre (#Ghana), where we have set up a fully equipped training facility on behalf of the Ministry of Education of Ghana. Enjoy watching! - #TVET #TVETCenter #TrainingSolutions #GlobalEducation #AlwaysLearning

Matteo Prosperi, our CEO, and Roland Ruhumuriza, Africa Area Manager, are now participating in the AU-EU Business Forum 2025, at the summit “Stronger Together: A Partnership for Shared Prosperity”. - #AUEU #Summit #Forum #AUEU25 #AfricanUnion #EuropeanUnion #GlobalGateway #EUAU

We step into the Thermotronics Laboratory at the TVET Center in Akumadan (Ghana), where #DeLorenzo has set up a fully equipped training centre - #Thermotronics #ThermotronicsLaboratory #TVET #TVETCenter #TrainingSolutions

One of the most serene, well-kept lodge with great attention to details that I've ever stayed in. Pure art in itself, with a service that's second to none. @rcrugamba You inspire me with your ability and tenacity to turn a dream into reality.

@LonzenRugira "Africa was colonised the worst". One of the reasons why this issue continues to exist is that some of the then colonialists are still actively exploiting this weakness in different forms (neocolonialism) - making the fight for decolonisation (of every african) ever tougher.

What’s holding Africans back? President Kagame asked. Prof. Murigande told Kagame that the main reason is that African leaders don’t care about their people. They seek to enrich themselves — to eat, and to eat alone. The president agreed with him, but he pressed further, asking why this problem seems peculiar to Africa. Kagame doesn’t ask rhetorical questions. He has identified a problem and is involving Rwandans in finding a solution. Here’s my take: To overcome challenges like those faced by postcolonial societies, a people must rediscover a sense of collective self-worth. Usually, this comes from the memory of their past achievements— who they were as a people informs who they are and who they aspire to be. While Africa was not the only region to experience colonization, it is one of the few where colonialism either erased the memory of past greatness or created new countries with no shared memory of such greatness. Colonisation captured African minds. In that sense, although Africa was colonised last, it was colonised the worst. Colonial education deepened this alienation, distorting African aspirations, turning them from collective to individual. In the 1950s, the small group of “educated” African elites aspired to join the white world : the colonial administration. Today, with colonial education still intact and keeping African minds in chains, the elites it creates do not aspire to uplift their people; they aspire to join the global elite. They don’t seek to improve their own societies; they seek to escape from them. Accordingly, these elites measure their self-worth by: •how fluently they speak foreign languages, •which foreign schools they send their children to, •which foreign hospitals they can afford, •how many houses they build, and how much money they invest abroad. At the heart of this lies a quiet acceptance that Africans are somehow defective as a people, and that the only way to succeed is individually. Even those who once believed they could change things often abandon the quest for collective improvement once they grasp the scale of the effort it demands. The kind of heavy lifting required for real transformation breeds a sense of hopelessness, one that pushes people from collective ambition toward individual greed. So, the individual’s aspiration becomes to join the global bourgeoisie. But these are strategies of self-evacuation. They are attempts to flee backwardness by moving from the rural village to the capital, then on to the enlightened colonial metropolis, and ultimately to disappear into cosmopolitan anonymity - a form of self erasure rather than a search for self restoration. This journey became the measure of progress. Those who remain in Africa do so with one foot already out (through dual citizenship or close connections to the representatives of their desired metropoles) for themselves, and especially for their children. Although Kagame brings up this topic, it has been a theme he turns to whenever he notices that some ethic is creeping in amongst the leaders, only that this time he is more specific. For example, while he has been teaching agaciro as a form of mental decolonization, most people over the years understood agaciro merely as a material pursuit. Yet agaciro is, at its core, about retracing and reclaiming the memory of self-worth and therefore the basis for collective pursuit.

Today we take you to the Food Processing Laboratory at the TVET Center in Akumadan (Ghana), where #DeLorenzo has set up a fully equipped training center on behalf of the Ministry of Education of Ghana. - #FoodProcessing #TVET #TVETCenter #TrainingSolutions

🇬🇭 We step into the Automation and Mechatronics Laboratory at the TVET Center in Akumadan, Ghana, where #DeLorenzo has set up a complete training and processing line. - #TVET #STEMVocational #Technical #Training

Great way to celebrate and mark #Nyerere Day #Tanzania

🇹🇿 We are pleased to share that the Arusha Technical College (#Tanzania) has chosen our educational tools to launch its courses on #RenewableEnergy. - #DidaticSystem #GlobalEducation #NextGenSkills #NextGenEducation #FutureOfLearning #TVET #STEM #Vocational #Technical #Training

We are participating in the "Skills for Fair Digital Transitions in Africa" conference taking place this week in Turin, Italy. A significant event organised by the #InternationalTrainingCentre, the training arm of the @ilo of the @UN.

#Rwanda set to test Self-Flying air taxi on the sidelines of the Aviation Africa Summit scheduled to kickoff tomorrow in Kigali #RwandaWorks

A historic 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 is coming to Africa. 🌍 #Kigali2025 🌈 Rwanda, we’re ready for you. 🇷🇼 #RoadCycling | @Kigali2025

Our CEO, Dr. Matteo Prosperi, in line with the ongoing @NEISAfrica being held in #Rwanda, shares the company’s move in developing new solutions used in training #nuclear technicians. - #NEISA2025 #Skills #AfricaEnergyTransition #EducationForGrowth #TVET #STEM #Vocational