Through the RDB
(Rwanda Development Board) Chief Skills Office, beneficiaries of the
Presidential Scholarships will now be meeting regularly to network and share
opportunities and ideas aimed at steering Rwanda’s economic development.
The first of the
meetings took place on Thursday 28th March in Kigali and brought together 38
beneficiaries who studied from universities in the ... Read More
Maurice Twahirwa
28
Mar2019
21
Mar2019
A three-day
training workshop for 100 women tourism and hospitality professionals led by
experts from the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, a Dubai based
hospitality centre of excellence has been concluded yesterday.
This vocational
training, titled ‘Empowering 100 Women Future Leaders in Hospitality
Excellence’, followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the
Rwanda Ministry ... Read More
18
Mar2019
100 women
tourism and hospitality professionals are today commencing a three-day training
workshop from the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, a Dubai based
hospitality center of excellence.
This vocational
training, titled ‘Empowering 100 Women Future Leaders in Hospitality
Excellence’, follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the
Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International ... Read More
16
Mar2019
A training
exercise organized for 35 local birding guides has started today in an aim to
improve the bird watching experience in Rwanda. Led by British expert birder
Malcolm Wilson, the guides will be trained on bird watching techniques,
photography, ringing, breeding biology, tourism and presentation. Each local
guide received bird watching books and a ... Read More
11
Mar2019
Alibaba Business School Launches First Alibaba Netpreneur Training Program for Rwandan Entrepreneurs
HANGZHOU,
China, March 11, 2019 / - This week, 30 Rwanda-based
entrepreneurs and founders completed the first Alibaba Netpreneur Training
Program held at Alibaba Group’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China. The Alibaba Netpreneur
Training Program was launched by Alibaba Business School to help entrepreneurs
transform their businesses for the digital era and overcome country-specific
challenges.
In
partnership with the Rwanda Development ... Read More
04
Mar2019
Rwanda signs US$ 66.5 million deal to develop 5,600-hectare agricultural project in Eastern Province
The Government
of Rwanda, represented by the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has entered into a
joint venture with Netafim, an Israeli irrigation technology firm, for the
development of the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub Project (GAHP).
The GAHP aims to
create a holistic and commercial agricultural ecosystem by developing modern
value chain over an area of approximately ... Read More
01
Mar2019
The Rwanda
Development Board (RDB) has today handed over the newly constructed Carnegie
Mellon University (CMU) Africa Campus to the Ministry of Education (MINEDUC).
The US$ 10
million facility was constructed by RDB and funded by the African Development
Bank.
The handover
aims to transfer the management and operations of CMU Africa as an institution
of higher learning ... Read More
23
Feb2019
A high-level
team led by the RDB (Rwanda Development Board) Chief Tourism Officer, Belise
Kariza, and key tourism stakeholders such as the Director of the Rwanda Tour
and Travel Association and Chairman of the Rwanda Safari Guide Association have
today concluded a two-day program that aimed to identify potential new tourism
sites in the Eastern ... Read More
22
Feb2019
A five-day
‘coach-the-coaches’ football clinic led by Arsenal FC coaches, Simon McManus
and Kerry Green has ended on a high note today.
50 local coaches from
across the country were trained. This football clinic falls within the
framework of the Visit Rwanda-Arsenal FC partnership.
The clinic saw the coaches
take part in theory sessions in the ... Read More
20
Feb2019
The Rwanda
Development Board (RDB) today convened the inaugural ‘Young CEO Forum’ in
Kigali.
Held under the
theme ‘We own the economic destiny of our country’, the forum brought together
young business leaders in Rwanda, representatives from Rwanda Revenue
Authority, the National Bank of Rwanda as well as Private Sector Federation to
discuss business opportunities and ... Read More