Rwanda is a partner country with potential for VLIR-UOS. From 2003 to 2023 VLIR-UOS spent over € 6.1 million in cooperation with Rwanda, including 18 TEAM/SI projects. 5 TEAM/SI projects are ongoing. More projects are expected to be selected during the coming years.

Rwanda is also one of our 29 scholarship countries.

Ongoing projects

South Initiatives

Food security for smallholder farmers in S.P. of Rwanda through the development of an integrated sustainable agriculture model Breaking barriers in the prevention of adolescent pregnancies for in-school students in Kirehe district BAHP-Rwanda: Building Academic Health Partnerships in Rwanda A pilot project on digitalizing the hospital patient trajectory and secondary use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in Rwanda Addressing the controversy around malaria treatment and prevention using Artemisia medicinal plants. Microsatellite Instability in Colorectal Cancer: Foundation of Precision Medicine in Three sub-Saharan African Countries Strengthening UR-CMHS ICOP, an Integrated Community Outreach Programme in Rwanda

Rwanda and Agenda 2030 - country reference framework

VLIR-UOS revised its country approach towards an ‘Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development’ centred approach. Moreover, VLIR-UOS wants to facilitate connections between different actors and projects present in a given country. With these objectives in mind, the Country Reference Framework (CRF) for Rwanda supports teams of academics when identifying and formulating project proposals, by providing a context analysis focused on Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development and the higher education sector in Rwanda, and by providing an overview of Belgian development actors active in Rwanda, their ongoing projects and partners, in view of exploration of opportunities for synergy and complementarity.

VLIR-UOS cooperation in Rwanda has been aligned with Rwanda’s long-term strategy Vision 2050 which indicates that the development of a knowledge intensive economy is a top priority and which foresees a key role for higher education and research. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been mainstreamed into Vision 2050 as well as the National Strategy for Transformation. This is in line with the objectives of VLIR-UOS on working towards Agenda 2030.

Overview current partners

National University of Rwanda (UR)

Kigali Health Institute (KHI)

Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB)

Rwanda Agricultural Development Authority (RADA)

Documents

2023 - Rwanda Facts and Figures

2024 - Rwanda Reference Framework

2021 - Rwanda Country Brochure