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| Type | Private graduate engineering school |
|---|---|
| Established | 2011 |
| Director | Conrad Tucker |
| Address | Regional ICT Center of Excellence Bldg ,Kigali Innovation City - Bumbogo BP 6150, Kigali, RwandaKigali ,Rwanda 1°56′06″S30°09′31″E / 1.935111°S 30.158601°E /-1.935111; 30.158601 |
| Website | africa |
  Location in Rwanda | |
Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa) is an overseas campus of theCollege of Engineering ofCarnegie Mellon University, located inKigali Innovation City inKigali, Rwanda, East Africa.[1]
In 2011,Carnegie Mellon University and thegovernment of Rwanda signed an agreement to establish a new Carnegie Mellon location in Kigali to respond to the shortage of engineers.[2]
On September 8, 2022, theMastercard Foundation announced a $275.7 million donation to Carnegie Mellon University, with $175 million going to Carnegie Mellon University-Africa's endowment and $100.7 million going to grow and establish technological universities throughout Africa.[3]
Carnegie Mellon University-Africa offers master's degrees in information technology, electrical and computer engineering, and engineering artificial intelligence.[4] As of 2024, Carnegie Mellon University-Africa has over 300 students and 550 alumni from 19 different nationalities.[5]
