2017

Dec 15

Alain (MSIN’10) wins at BK’s Urumuri competition

CMU alumnus Alain Kajangwe was among the eight winners of Bank of Kigali (BK)’s Urumuri Initiative. He won an interest free loan of RWF 8,000,000 for his company WiredIn, an early pioneer in IT outsourcing and offshore software development business in Rwanda.

Dec 05

Bobson (MSIT'18) wins $10,000 at the Tigo Changemakers competition

Bobson Rugambwa took home the grand prize of $10,000 (8.2 million Rwandan Francs), with Gwiza, a mobile based core-banking system that enables Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) members build their financial track record by saving digitally.

Oct 13

Alumni Spotlight: Davy Uwizera

CMU-Africa alumnus Davy Uwizera (E’17) is the Facebook developer circle Lead in Kigali, Rwanda. Early in October, he was selected among the 20 most active leads in Africa to travel to Nairobi for training and also to attend the first TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in Africa.

Aug 28

Alumna Marie Claire Murekatete wins 2017 Change Agent ABIE Award

The Change Agent ABIE Award honors an outstanding international woman who has created or expanded opportunities for girls and women in technology, especially those in developing countries.

Aug 28

Rwanda Revenue Authority to adopt student-developed apps

The New Times recently featured CMU-Africa students' five apps that will improve the efficiency of the tax administration in Rwanda, as well as improve internal IT systems.

Jun 08

CMU-Africa graduates 100th student Opens in new window

Carnegie Mellon University Africa marked a significant milestone on June 6th, 2017, graduating its 100th student at this year’s graduation ceremony.

Jun 06

Smart Africa celebrates first graduates

Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa) marked a significant milestone on June 6, 2017, graduating its 100th student at this year’s graduation ceremony.

May 16

Carnegie Mellon leads discussion at Transform Africa Summit

CMU-Africa participated in the 3rd Transform Africa Summit, which was themed “Smart Cities. Fast Forward.”

Apr 17

CMU-Africa students travel to F8 after hackathon Opens in new window

Four students from CMU-Africa are attending the Facebook Developer Conference F8 after distinguishing themselves during a hackathon that occurred on CMU-Africa’s facility in Kigali, Rwanda.

Apr 05

Smart Africa commits to support 30 CMU-Africa students

The Smart Africa Secretariat has renewed its partnership to CMU-Africa with a three-year commitment to support 30 students through the Smart Africa Scholarship Fund.

Apr 05

Fund launched in honor of late alumnus and faculty member

CMU-Africa has launched a fund in honor of late alumnus and faculty member Dr. Jeremiah N. Mpagazehe.

Feb 28

Students shine at NM-AIST African Grand Challenge

A team of CMU-Africa students won first prize in the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology’s Africa Grand Challenge competition in Arusha, Tanzania.

Mentions


Space in Africa

CMU-Africa students develop spaceborne AI algorithm

CMU-Africa students participated in a collaborative project, STAR.VISION, as reported by Space in Africa. Under the mentorship of Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) engineers, students developed algorithms for the project’s inaugural AI Algorithm Rideshare Programme 1.0.

Biometric Update

Upanzi Network hosts hackathon webinar

Upanzi Network's recent webinar for the Eastern Africa Digital ID Hackathon was reported on by Biometric Update. Throughout this webinar, experts discussed the importance of biometric authentication and the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP).

Medium

Tucker discusses deepfakes

CMU-Africa Director Conrad Tucker spoke with Medium about his work and strategies for the public to protect themselves against deepfakes and disinformation. “Policies need to be established to protect users so that they can be confident that the content they are consuming can be trusted,” Tucker says.

Carnegie Mellon University

Congratulations to our Andy Award Nominees

Congratulations to the College of Engineering Andy Award Nominees. Cheer them on at the event on Tuesday, October 15 in McConomy Auditorium.

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