Kagame visits Imperial College London

LONDON - President Paul Kagame yesterday visited the Imperial College London where he toured key facilities and witnessed the signing of a historical partnership agreement between the University and Government of Rwanda According to a statement from the Office of the President, Kagame was received at the university by the Rector, Sir Roy Anderson, and Professor Baron Peter Piot, Director of the Global Health Institute. The agreement signed by the University’s Rector and Rwanda’s Ambassador to the UK, Claver Gatete, will see collaboration between Imperial College and Rwandan institutions in the areas of education, training and research with particular emphasis on health. The partnership will also focus on science and technology, higher education, capacity building in various areas including doctoral and post-doctoral training, as well as academic and research exchange.