Daphrose Gahakwa

"Even University and College lecturers will also be required to lecture in English and that this has already started in various institutions."

"The plan to have English as a medium of education is expected to begin by the next academic year, and be fully integrated in all private and public schools by 2011 ."

"French will be studied as a subject. It is just prioritising English and it is in the benefit of the general public,"

"There should be no cause for alarm as experts have undertaken appropriate measures to mitigate it ."

"We have the capacity to check the presence or absence of the disease from seed multiplication fields using molecular tools at Musanze phytopathology laboratory. We have the capacity to clean the diseased variety and multiply disease-free planting materials through tissue culture ."

"Any university which has not fulfilled all the requirements is not allowed to award degrees until it is accredited ."

"The scholarship programme will continue because it is not WDI that ran it…the scholarships are given by Goldman Sachs . Even if they (Goldman Sachs) decided to withdraw the scholarships, we will continue with them because the government is already paying for many students at SFB ."

"The report’s resolution is good and applicable given the advantages that come with it, mainly improvement in productivity of the two crops ."

"In the short run, we need to increase the use of fertilisers to at least 20 kilograms per hectare instead of the current 12 kilograms ."

"The project will ensure that over 2.2 million primary pupils do not drop out of school before attaining the basic level of education due to various reasons ."

"The institution has now been allowed to award degrees. The disagreement is now over because they have been given an operating licence which they asked for ."

"In order to achieve this, we need infrastructure, we need capacity to build, maintain and creatively use that infrastructure, and we need to expand and improve the quality of our education system by means of ICTs ."

"This is an opportunity for the Ministry of Education to take advantage of this relationship to implement the project in order to fill the existing capacity gaps that the ministry and its agencies are facing ."

"There are very many people who seek employment in Rwanda. You should also aim to going out and compete with them out there ."

"it was well in line with government’s efforts and a call to empower women for development."

"The three project sites have been established in Rwanda. Telemedicine will be taken to King Faysal Hospital (KFH), tele-education at (KIE) and VVIP at the office of the President ."

"We managed to reduce the genocide ideology in schools in the previous year but that is not enough, we have to wipe it out completely ."

"Rwanda is committed to achieving the education sector targets set out in its development programmes and those set out by the United Nations through the Millennium Development Goals ."

"This project was initiated by USAID as a result of last year’s visit to Washington DC by the President, where he highlighted the use of ICT in education as a means of enhancing development. On top of that, an international conference of institutions of higher learning in Africa and Americans universities held in Kigali was facilitated by USAID ."

"the initiative was an important element in developing the education sector."

"The Government sees the role of private school providers as an important pillar towards the achievement of Vision 2020."

"It is extremely very sad, Rwanda and the Ministry of Education have lost a good friend ."

"Rwanda has lost a good friend, and the world has lost a true visionary. We are extremely saddened by this loss. ."

"when he was admitted to the hospital, the President’s Office and my Ministry were informed; we kept following up his health closely until the last minute."

"I was a refugee and even in that dire situation, and fortunately with the support of UNHCR, I managed to finish my studies."

"The Rwandan population has suffered a lot in the past. I hope that your behaviour and attitude will heal the physical and mental condition of your future patients ."

"The students who passed with grand distinctions have been awarded with masters’ scholarships by President Paul Kagame so they can acquire more qualifications that will accelerate the country’s development."

"Our nation’s human resource is our wealth so we are not just seeking to have a big number of graduates but those that have attained very good grades ."

"This project is a contribution to the ICT industry development, ICT education and research capacity building in Rwanda ."

"The National University of Rwanda since its creation 1963 up to 1994 had produced only 2500 graduates. It’s amazing however to see that ULK which was created recently in 1996 has produced over 8,000 students."

"Only those who passed with distinction qualify for the Presidential scholarships so it is clear that whoever else wishes to further their studies should go through the Students Financing Agency for Rwanda ."

"Rwanda’s major resource is its people. Having graduated with diplomas, degrees and masters, you therefore have a big role to play so that your contribution to the nation’s development is felt ."

"The most important resource that we have is young people because they are in position to find solutions to create lasting peace and development ."

"Public institutions have been merged, including those in charge research, extension and livestock, to come up with RAB."

"The budget we have cannot be enough to construct all the needed classrooms, so every body’s efforts are needed in making this a success ."

"There was lack of cooperation between the Government and the Unilak management to seek a solution to this problem and my predecessors in the ministry apologised to that effect ."

"I want to put it on record that there are no intentions by the Ministry to close down this university, and in any case, there has been a significant improvement in the quality of services it offers ."

"During my term of office, some new policies like the adoption of English as the language of instruction, introduction of the nine-year basic education and others took root but they are still in their infant stages and therefore need to be closely followed up ."

"I challenge the management and the directors of SFB to make this school a competitive one not only in the country but also in the whole region and I am sure you can make it."

"The duties of this center mirror the duties of both the ministry and the university. This was certainly a monumental step in the advancement of education and cross-cultural dialogue in Rwanda. Creation of such a center is a promising step in the right direction."

"This achievement is not only for Rwanda but in partnering with the NBI, other countries like Burundi and DR Congo are benefiting making the faculty of Agriculture play a great and important role in the region ."

"His sacking was based on a unanimous decision by the whole Board of Governors of the National University of Rwanda to suspend him indefinitely. It was not Gahakwa who decided his fate ."

"You are expected to be devoted to the development of the economy as innovative young people ."

"The economy needs you to transform it so that we can reduce the levels of poverty that most Rwandans live in ."