Students in both Africa and Indiana may have more educational STEM learning opportunities after two universities pledged to seek out just that.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University-Africa signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this month to look into potential future collaborations.
“We welcome the opportunity to collaborate with CMU-Africa. It helps us continue to build bridges with leading educational institutions worldwide,” President Robert Coons said in a news release. “It’s vital for today’s students to have a truly international perspective. Our global programs provide eye-opening experiences for all students on and off campus.”
He said the partnership brings together two “highly respected science, technology, engineering, and mathematics institutions.”
CMU-Africa is a research university based in Rwanda in Kigali Innovation City, which is where the MOU was signed. The university was born out of a partnership in 2011 with Rwanda’s government.
Rose Hulman already has several study-abroad opportunities in 21 countries as well as the Global E3 program, which allows students to study abroad at their choice of 60 engineering colleges in almost 20 countries.
“Rose-Hulman and CMU-Africa share an environment of excellence in STEM education that prepares their graduates to have a lasting impact on their communities and across the world,” said Conrad Tucker, CMU-Africa interim director and a 2004 Rose-Hulman alumnus. “We’re hoping that Rose-Hulman students and faculty can join us in this important journey as we educate future transformational leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs.”
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