Science Boost for Africa

On 22 June, ICTP's partner institute in Rwanda, the ICTP-East African Institute for Fundamental Research (EAIFR), will celebrate a significant achievement: its first cohort of masters students have successfully completed their studies in the MSc physics programme it conducts with the University of Rwanda.

A hybrid celebration of the students' achievements will be held on Tuesday 22 June at 14:00 CET and streamed via Zoom. Preregistration is required at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ tJIrdeuhpj4vHdbQA0pf5l-QUDv90hubrZzN

After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the ceremony.

Alternatively, the celebration can be viewed via livestream on ICTP's YouTube channel.

The nine masters students from three East African countries will receive their degrees after two years of study that was prolonged by the COVID pandemic. In addition to completing coursework, the students were required to write and defend a thesis.  Many of the students have been accepted to PhD studies at universities in the US and Europe, while others have been hired to teach at the University of Rwanda and at secondary schools.

Inaugurated in 2018, ICTP-EAIFR offers the same quality research and educational opportunities for which ICTP is world-renowned, but at a location more easily accessible to African scientists. ICTP-EAIFR is hosted by the University of Rwanda and supported by the Government of Rwanda's Ministry of Education. It has been designated a UNESCO Category 2 institute in recognition of its important role in building scientific capacity in Africa.

For more details, visit the institute's website.