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| A Rwandan woman programmer. Photo: Eugene Rwagasore |
Isaac Munyakazi, the State Minister for Primary and Secondary Education told The New Times that all is set for the first bunch of selected young tech enthusiast to begin their studies.
The school will be hosted at Nyabihu Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) School.
The facility worth over Rwf4 billion is located in Nyabihu District and was completed early last year.
“Everything is set, and the school will start this academic year,” Munyakazi said.
“We have already selected 60 students to start with and the number will increase as we move along,” he added.
The selected students include those that performed well in STEM subjects in last year’s O’Level national exams.
STEM subjects include chemistry, computer and information technology science, engineering, geosciences, life sciences, mathematical sciences, astronomy and physics...
At the coding school, students will pursue a three year course.
“In those three years, students will also be sent abroad for 6-months training in some of the leading
IT colleges and top tech companies as they share knowledge and experience with their peers and experts,” Mutimura noted.
The programme will be fully funded by the government. The best performers will get scholarships to advance their studies in some of the leading ICT schools around the world, the minister added.
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Source: The New Times
