Eugène Mutimura
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Eugene Mutimura is a Rwandan scientist and researcher. He is currently the Executive Secretary of the Rwanda's National Council for Science and Technology (NCST).
"Turahari, dufite ubumenyi, ariko usanga tudahabwa amahirwe yo gukoresha ubwo bumenyi…"
"We shall establish a TVET in each sector of the country."
"As part of his pledges at the National Dialogue, he said his ministry will extend laptops to visually impaired students."
"He said the Africa Skills Competition is a good opportunity to expose youth to a variety of skilled trades and to benchmark Rwanda’s TVET standards against those of other countries."
"The vision to promote TVET is guided by principles in Vision 2020 to transition Rwanda toward a knowledge-based economy."
"He said the government plans to have at least three teaching staff—master, senior, and junior teachers—in Primary One to Primary Three classes, especially where class sizes are large."
"He noted that some schools have class sizes exceeding 70 or even 100 students, and that government will recruit more teachers and expand classroom infrastructure."
"He explained that some programs at University of Gitwe—Medicine & Surgery, and Medical Laboratory Technology—were permanently closed because they didn’t meet required standards."
"He pointed out that students in some programs did not receive sufficient practical training in hospitals, and that some supervisors didn’t actually follow up with students."
"He noted that in some programs classes were taught with one teacher per 86 students, much worse than policy requirement."
"He said that students should not be automatically promoted unless they meet requirements: "Muri makeya automatic promotion ivuyeho. Nta n’ubwo ikwiriye". ("Automatic promotion will be removed. It does not make sense")."
"He warned that anyone trying to move a student up when they have not passed will be penalized."
"You are not alone, today the Ministry of Education's family is here to support and commend you for your outstanding resilience. when visiting genocide survivors"
"He added that Rwanda’s curriculum now includes genocide studies and prevention"
"He said that teachers accompany day-to-day children in the journey to discover their talents, which contributes to the country’s future aspirations."
"He noted that the government has approved provisions like reducing cost of education by 50% in teacher training colleges (TTCs), providing teaching materials, increasing teacher salaries, and supporting teacher professional development."
"He said that out of the target of one TVET per sector, so far 400 exist in the country, though some are privately owned."
"He announced that the government increased the bursary amount given to university students (from Rwf 25,000 to Rwf 35,000) to better support student welfare."
"On removing "automatic promotion" in schools: He said that students should not be promoted automatically to the next grade if they have not passed; those who try to promote a student unjustly will be penalized."
"On improving coordination of research output: He officiated at the establishment of the Research Coordination Committee in 2020, to enhance collaboration, planning and monitoring of research across institutions."
"On capacity building in research management: He said that NCST staff have gained knowledge in research management thanks to training and workshops, improving the process from proposals through to awarding grants."