Summary of ICTP activities in support of science in

Rwanda

18/07/2013 ICTP Public Information Office

*For the period 1970-1982, 5 visitors came from Rwanda; the total number of visitors is 84.

Average percentage of women since 2001 is 5% of total visits from 2001-2012.

**Data on female visitors not available before 2001.

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2

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8

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2

5

2

1

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2

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1

2

1

4

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4

2

5

4

8

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1983

19

84

1985

19

86

1987

19

88

1989

19

90

1991

19

92

1993

19

94

1995

19

96

1997

19

98

1999

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2001

20

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2003

20

04

2005

20

06

2007

20

08

2009

20

10

2011

20

12

ICTP Visitors from Rwanda 1983-2012*

Visitors

Female

}  Scientific visitors from Rwanda ◦  84 (1970-2012) ◦  2 women since 2001 (5%)

}  Rwandan participation in ICTP Programmes ◦  7 Associate Members ◦  2 TRIL Fellows ◦  1 Scholar/Consultant through OEA Programme

}  Romain Murenzi ◦  TWAS Director as of 2011 ◦  Minister of Science, Technology and Scientific

Research, 2006 �  Visited ICTP in 2010, 2007 and 1989

}  ICTP Director met with ◦  President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame ◦  "Connect Africa" Summit, Kigali, 2007 �  Collaboration with ITU and ICTP

}  Workshop on “Wireless Networking” for Centres of Excellence Nodes and Internet Training Centres in Africa, Kigali, 2012 ◦  workshop is targeted at trainers from the ITU Centres of

Excellence Nodes, Internet Training Centres and other institutions in Africa indentified to benefit from this course

}  ICTP-ESP Research Group ◦  QWECI, EU-FP7 Project, 2010 �  Univ. of Liverpool �  Adrian Tompkins, ICTP-ESP Research Scientist �  Symposium, Kigali, 2013 ◦  VECTRI Malaria Model, 2011 �  VECtor borne disease community model of ICTP,TRIeste �  Authored by Adrian Tompkins �  System validation with Ministry of Health of Rwanda ◦  Healthy Futures, EU-FP7 project, 2011-2014

�  the project aims to construct a disease risk mapping system for three water-related, high-impact VBDs (malaria, Rift Valley fever and schistosomiasis) in eastern Africa

}  The amounts shown on the following pages give a lower-bound estimate of the financial support ICTP has provided to Rwandan science during the period 1996 to 2012.

ICTP programmes Financial support in Euro

TRIL Programme —* OEA Programme 11,300 Associate Programme 18,000 Conference Participants 65,600 TOTAL 94,900

*Grants a/or funds used before 1996.

12%

19%

69%

ICTP financial support to Rwanda Share by programme, 1996-2012

OEA Programme

Associate Programme

Conference Participants