Building research capacity in Rwanda

We collaborate with the National University of Rwanda (NUR) on a capacity building project, "Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Rwanda", which is funded by SIDA.

The project

SIDA provides institutional support for the construction of a sustainable, national research capacity in Rwanda, which is achieved through research training, development of a long-term research strategy, and increased research collaboration. Our main partner in cooperation is the Center for Conflict Management (CCM) at NUR. Our cooperation started in 2002 and it has been extended several times.
The project has three objectives

• To build PhD capacities among staff members at CCM in peace and development
• To develop and run an MA program at CCM
• To strengthen the research environment at CCM

Our role

The staff at School of Global Studies has a long history of working with capacity building in war torn societies. In our cooperation with NUR, we contribute with expertise and experience in

• Supervision and support for PhD candidates in the field of peace and development
• Developing and establishing MA programs in Peace and Development Studies
• Teaching courses on Peace and Development, both on PhD and Masters level
• Establishing research strategies

The future

We expect to gradually increase the focus on joint research projects, thus benefitting from the improved capacity at CCM. We are also aiming to build a global network of universities working within the field of reconstruction of war torn societies, peace building and reconciliation.