{"id":16837,"date":"2022-05-07T11:54:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T11:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/alexandre-lyambabaje-steps-down-as-ur-vice-chancellor-as-he-heads-intoretirement"},"modified":"2022-05-07T12:42:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T12:42:49","slug":"alexandre-lyambabaje-steps-down-as-ur-vice-chancellor-as-he-heads-intoretirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/alexandre-lyambabaje-steps-down-as-ur-vice-chancellor-as-he-heads-intoretirement","title":{"rendered":"Alexandre Lyambabaje steps down as UR Vice-Chancellor as he heads intoretirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Professor Alexandre Lyambabaje has retired from the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rwanda (UR) effective May 6, Paul Davenport, The Board Chair of UR says in a statement.<\/p>\n

Lyambabaje was appointed as UR- Vice-Chancellor in February last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is to inform the general public that Professor Alexandre Lyambabaje has resigned from the post of UR Vice Chancellor effective May 6 to begin a well-earned retirement,\u201d read the statement, that added that \u201cOn behalf of the University community, I would like to thank him for his service on behalf of UR over the last 14 months,\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, according to the same statement, Prof. Nosa Egiebor was appointed acting Vice-chancellor until a new Vice-Chancellor is appointed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to working with him in his new role and wish him every success as VC,\u201d reads part of the statement signed by Davenport.<\/p>\n

Egiebor was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research at UR.<\/p>\n

Lyambabaje has previously served as the Executive Secretary of the Inter-University Council of East Africa (IUCEA), a regional body that coordinates inter-university cooperation in East Africa.<\/p>\n

The body facilitates the strategic development of member universities and promotes internationally comparable higher education standards and systems for sustainable regional development.<\/p>\n

Lyambabaje was born in 1960. He has also served in different capacities in Rwanda\u2019s public sector. Among these, in 1999, he was appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education.<\/p>\n

In 2000, he was appointed Minister of Commerce, Tourism Industry, Investments Promotion and Cooperatives, a position he held until 2003.<\/p>\n

From April 2014 to 2015, he served as a senior researcher at the University of Rwanda in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences.<\/p>\n

He also served as an Associate Professor of Statistics in the Institute of Applied Sciences Ruhengeri among others.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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