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My name is Irene Bayiyana and I am one of the RUFORUM Alumni. I am an agricultural economist, with a master’s degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics and a PhD in Economics. Currently, I am working as a Research Officer/Agricultural Economist based at the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)/ National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI)... Continue Reading →

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is pleased to announce the 22 winners of the 2021 RUFORUM Young African Entrepreneurs Competition. The competition attracted 340 applications from 26 countries in Africa namely Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Cote d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi,... Continue Reading →

Kampala 11th September 2021. The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is pleased to announce the beneficiaries of the fifth cohort of the Mastercard@RUFORUM scholarship recipients for the 2021-2022 academic year. Since July 2016, RUFORUM, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, Gulu University and Egerton University are implementing an eight year programme; Transforming... Continue Reading →

Students from Finland, Kenya and Zambia have come together to seek business solutions for sustainable waste management. Students will investigate the current state of waste management in one of the two countries and possible profitable solutions for recycling materials and producing pure energy from waste. The client company is Steam’n Heat Ltd, a company specialised... Continue Reading →

The RUFORUM Vision 2030 mandates the Secretariat to facilitate universities to innovatively use ICT to improve teaching and learning through the Knowledge Hub (K-hub) flagship programme. Through the K-Hub, RUFORUM is expected to facilitate universities to provide relevant and practical training, not only through innovative and creative teaching, but also by using the latest electronic... Continue Reading →

Times Higher EducationThe push for open access is making science less inclusive (Global)Researchers in developing countries could be frozen out by high article charges unless wider publishing reform is undertaken, say four Brazilian researchers. It is hard to argue against the view that research developed predominantly through public funding should be openly accessible to everyone.... Continue Reading →

Kampala 3 September 2021 The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, published once a year, assesses institutions worldwide across 13 performance indicators in five areas: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. This year more than 1,600 universities were ranked in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, across 99 countries and regions with... Continue Reading →

Daily MonitorMakerere unveils locally-made diesel engine (Uganda)Makerere University’s College of Engineering, Art and Technology (CEDAT) in partnership with Kevoton Motion Engineering Limited (KMEL) yesterday unveiled a novel diesel engine. The technological breakthrough is the latest from the university’s centre of excellence in Material Science and Nanotechnology. The centre and Kevoton have also developed an artisan... Continue Reading →

Times Higher Education New modes of practicum – synergising online and offline teaching modes (Global)Teaching the practical application of a subject – or practicums – sits at the core of many courses. Among our trainee childhood educators, it is possibly the most highly anticipated learning experience. Practicums offer students hands-on experience in their respective disciplines,... Continue Reading →

L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’Alimentation et l’Agriculture (FAO) et le Forum Régional des Universités pour le Renforcement des Capacités en Agriculture (RUFORUM), un réseau de 129 universités dans 38 pays africains, organisent un webinaire sur « Mesurer l’insécurité alimentaire dans l’ère des ODD » le 15 Septembre 2021 de 14h00 à 16h00, Heure d’Europe Centrale (CET) / 15h00 – 17h00, Heure Normale d’Afrique … Read More Webinaire sur Mesurer l’insécurité alimentaire dans l’ère des ODD

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a network of 129 Universities in 38 African Countries, are organising a webinar on Measuring Food Insecurity in the SDG Era on 15th September 2021 at 14:00 – 16:00 Central European Time (CET) / 15:00 – 17:00 East African Standard Time (EAT). Background … Read More Webinar on Measuring Food Insecurity in the SDG Era

Kampala 17 Août 2021 : Le Forum Régional des Universités pour le Renforcement des Capacités en Agriculture (RUFORUM) a le plaisir d’annoncer la septième Semaine Africaine de l’enseignement supérieur et la Conférence triennale de RUFORUM qui seront accueillies par le Gouvernement de la République du Bénin en partenariat avec l’Université d’Abomey Calavi, Université de Parakou et Université Nationale d’Agriculture, du 06 au 10 Décembre … Read More [Communiqué de Presse] Septième Semaine Africaine de l’Enseignement Supérieur et Conférence Triennale de RUFORUM

Kampala 17 August 2021: The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is pleased to announce the Seventh African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Triennial Conference that will be hosted by the Government of the Republic of Benin in partnership with the University of Abomey Calavi, University of Parakou and the National University of Agriculture, from the 06th – 10th December, 2021 … Read More [Press Release] Seventh African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Triennial Conference

IOL There is an urgent need to redefine the future of education – experts advise (South Africa)Education experts and business leaders explored the theme of Redefining the future of education at the 7th annual Future of Education Summit held by CNBC Africa in partnership with Forbes Africa. Rakesh Wahi, founder of the Future of Education Summit and co-founder of the ABN Group, said there … Read More [Issue 95] Media Monitoring: Extract of Press News on Higher Education in Africa

Kigali, Rwanda, 16th August 2021 – AKADEMIYA2063 and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen data and analytical capacities in support of Africa’s agricultural transformation and food security agenda. In particular, the two organizations, will develop and implement short-term training programs in economic modelling targeted at academic staff and post-graduate students from … Read More AKADEMIYA2063 Signs MOU with RUFORUM to Strengthen Data and Analytical Capacities in support of Africa’s Agricultural Transformation

Background The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)  is a network of 128 Universities in 38 African countries with mission to “strengthen the capacities of universities to foster innovations for strengthening agri-food systems through the training of high quality researchers, the output of impact-oriented research and the maintenance of collaborative working relations among researchers, farmers, national agricultural research institutions and governments” … Read More Call for RUFORUM Triennial Conference Posters , 06 – 10 December 2021

Lors de la réunion annuelle des Vice-Chanceliers / Présidents / Directeurs de Section / Recteurs des Universités Membres de RUFORUM (voir les liens sur le Dépliant de RUFORUM et l’Aperçu de RUFORUM) qui s’est tenue le 11 novembre 2020, les Vice-Chanceliers ont réaffirmé leur engagement envers le Programme d’Assistanat d’Enseignement Supérieur (GTA) qu’ils ont initié en 2014. Les objectifs du GTA sont les suivants: … Read More Opportunités de Formation de Troisième Cycle dans le cadre du Programme d’Assistanat d’Enseignement Supérieur de RUFORUM (GTA)

Were you supported financially by RUFORUM at any point in your career for undergraduate, Masters, PhD or Post-Doctoral fellowship between 1992 and 2021? If yes, the Steering Committee of the RUFORUM Alumni Network (RAN) is inviting you to SAVE THE DATES of 27th September to 1st October 2021 daily between 3:00 – 5:00pm East African Standard Time for the Inaugural RUFORUM Alumni Week. The … Read More RUFORUM Alumni Week

By Joseph Aluong Kut Because of the high economic returns that horticulture offers, I decided to start a project that will focus on this enterprise. That’s why I launched the South Sudan Entrepreneurship Alliance (SSEA) agribusiness firm. Based on market surveys from the South Sudan Ministry of Agriculture and Chamber of Commerce, vegetable farming has been struggling in the past 10 years, despite the … Read More I plan to supply high graded tomatoes and onions in South Sudan

By Nelson Papi Kolliesuah Growing up, I was always an inquisitive child. In school, I excelled and then started to appreciate the value of investigative journalism. I later enrolled to journalism school. Although I could piece together circumstances leading to the occurrence of certain situations, I kept yearning for more. Every time I listened to reports from different media outlets, I became increasingly convinced … Read More I started a consultancy to train university students on data management