President Kagame will on Saturday deliver the commencement address to a graduating class of 370 students and receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, from the William Penn University in Iowa, United States.
President Kagame will be recognised for his contribution to human welfare and as a leader who has played a key role in rebuilding Rwanda, improving the lives of Rwandans and empowering young people and women.
In July 2008, William Penn University signed an agreement with the Rwandan Ministry of Education to accept four Rwandan “Presidential Scholars” to enroll at William Penn University. Three of these four students will be among today’s graduants.
William Penn University renewed this agreement with the Ministry in September of 2011 and will enroll an additional five students from Rwanda per academic year, beginning this year.
The University also has an established cooperation the Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Education of Kibungo (INATEK), since 2008. The cooperation between William Penn University and INATEK includes staff and student exchanges.
In March of 2012, President Ann Fields led a group of eight graduate and undergraduate students on a two-week study abroad trip to the Republic of Rwanda as part of that exchange program.
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