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Dec 22

Students develop agriculture platform for Thomson Reuters

Three MSIT students spent their summers developing a data analytics pilot plan that will eventually be implemented in other African countries.

Dec 12

Students help produce renewable and cheap energy

Four MasterCard Foundation (MCF) scholars from Carnegie Mellon University Africa travelled to the Bugesera District to participate in community work around biogas plant construction.

Dec 05

Mastercard Foundation Scholars join fellow students to give back to local communities

CMU-Africa students get into the community spirit and help dig a drain for residents in Kimihurura, a neighborhood in Kigali.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

CMU-Africa and exchange program featured in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

CMU-Africa and its exchange program between the Kigali, Rwanda and Pittsburgh locations was featured by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Nature Africa

Nature Africa features work on culturally-sensitive robots

Nature Africa recently highlighted CMU-Africa research associate and alumnus Birhanu Shimelis Girma for his work in culturally-sensitive social robotics.

Tech Review Africa

CMU-Africa and Guinea promote human capital development

Representatives from the Government of Guinea visited CMU-Africa to discuss expanded access to advanced training in artificial intelligence, computer science, and engineering to strengthen the country’s human capital base.

CMU-Africa’s Data Science Club excels at AI hackathon

Students in CMU-Africa’s Data Science Club secured first place in three challenges, as well as second and third place in the advanced category, during the AI4EAC (East African Community) Regional Hackathon.

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