Carnegie Mellon University’s first class in Rwanda kicked off this month with eleven students. Leaders report this is the first U.S. research institution offering degrees in Africa with an in-country presence. The initial class, “Strategic Uses of Digital Information” aims to explore how to help enterprises make good business decisions based on massive amounts of digital data. Program Director Bruce Krogh says Rwandan students will get to attend some of the best classes offered by the university.
In addition to the initial short course, CMU-Rwanda will offer two more courses, “Building Mobile Services for Emerging Markets” and “Introduction to Market Planning”, by April. Then, in August the university plans to begin a program for a Master of Science degree in Information Technology (MSIT). Applications for all courses are available online.
CMU-Rwanda aims to enroll about 40 students this year. It expects to have about 150 students by 2017.
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