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Rwandan ambassador visited Sahlgrenska Academy

8 January, 2024

INTERNATIONALIZATION. The University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska Academy were recently visited by the Rwandan ambassador to the Nordic countries, Diane Gashumba. Among other things, she expressed a desire for increased exchange, with teachers from Sahlgrenska Academy teaching at the University of Rwanda. Since 2007, Sahlgrenska Academy has been part of a Sida-funded development program in Rwanda. The program supports development of the society, which was torn apart after the extensive…

Twenty years of research collaboration in Rwanda has made a difference

12 May, 2023

COLLABORATION. After the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, hardly any university teachers or students remained in the country. Slowly and systematically, the country’s university has developed a new academia. It was recently the twentieth anniversary of the collaboration between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and Swedish universities, including the University of Gothenburg. The research collaboration between Swedish universities and the state-run University of Rwanda is part of SIDA’s efforts…

Seeking solutions to malnutrition in Rwanda

2 May, 2023

COLLABORATION. A major research project is underway in Rwanda to investigate the factors that lead to malnutrition among young children, with the aim of enabling more children to grow and develop normally. One of the researchers working on the project is Diane Rinda, a doctoral student at both the University of Gothenburg and the University of Rwanda. As in many other low-income countries, malnutrition is common among young children in…

Investigating side effects in chemotherapy in Rwandan population

24 April, 2023

COLLABORATION. Meet Alexis Rugamba, one of the ambitious doctoral students from Rwanda currently working on his doctorate at the University of Gothenburg. His research investigates why side effects are more common in populations on the African continent for a common chemotherapy treatment. Alexis Rugamba, age 34, pursued undergraduate studies in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Rwanda and earned his Master’s of Sciences in Medicine, Major of Cellular and Molecular…

Twofold interdisciplinary teaching and learning

5 June, 2015

INTERNATIONALIZATION. The biomedical analysis and dietetics programs have come up with a degree project arrangement that combines internationalization with interdisciplinary teaching and learning. One student from each of the two programs has just returned to Sweden after spending nine weeks in Rwanda.

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