call for research proposals
- 01-08-2023
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PhD Studies at the African Center of Excellence in Internet of Things (ACEIoT)
The Management of the University of Rwanda (UR) through its African Center of Excellence in IoT (ACEIoT) at College of Science and Technology (CST) is offering PhD programs in Internet of Things
The Africa Center of Excellence in Internet of Things (ACEIoT) is established at the University of Rwanda (UR), College of Science and Technology with financial support from the World Bank ACE II project. UR-ACEIoT aims to train a critical mass of African Scientists and Engineers in the field of IoT through Higher Education and Research. This provides a great opportunity for African students to enroll in multidisciplinary post-graduate programs in the field of IoT. ACEIoT will build on UR’s existing collaborations with the local and international partners, including Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda, and the International Center for Theoretical Physics, Italy. This ensures that the training will be conducted by a truly global faculty.
Programmes for PhD Fellowship
ACEIoT supports PhD fellowships through full or partial scholarships in the following programs :
Research topics should focus towards the development of new innovative approaches and solutions with relevance to the ESA priority domains, focusing on low-cost, open and sustainable solutions. The Research outcome should describe an overall working system/product/prototype or a real world deployment experience. Solutions to real world problems faced by the East and Southern African region would be of particular interest.
Duration for the PhD programme
The duration of the PhD programme will be four years.
College and Campus of Programme offering :
College of Science and Technology, Nyarugenge Campus
Mode of Attendance :
Full-time PhD Programme by research and dissertation/thesis
Payments and Fee Structure for Postgraduate studies :
See the University fee structure downloadable from the University of Rwanda’s website : https://ur.ac.rw/?Fee-structure-and-payment-information
Scholarship Opportunities :
There are few full and partial scholarship opportunities available on a competitive basis for eligible candidates from Eastern and Southern Africa Region (Rwanda, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burundi, Mozambique, Uganda, and Zambia).
Note : Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Key dates :
Eligibility criteria :
Please visit the following link for more details http://www.ur.ac.rw/?q=content/admissions-phd-programs-internet-things from the University of Rwanda website
Documents Required for Application :
Application Procedure
Candidates are requested to fill in the Online application in the following link https://aceiot.ur.ac.rw/?q=content/application-form-phd-studies-aceiot-intake-2019 and also submit a soft copy in PDF format as one document (merging all the listed documents in a single file) to Mrs Jocelyne MUTAGANDA, the Postgraduate Studies Coordinator at j.mutaganda@ur.ac.rw and to the Head of PhD Studies of ACEIoT at (hadamfr@gmail.com)
Selection Notification
All selected applicants will be notified through email. If you are not notified, it means that your application was not successful.
Incomplete applications will not be processed
For more information please visit our website : http://aceiot.ur.ac.rw.
Dr. Celestin NTIVUGURUZWA
Acting Director of UR Centre for Postgraduate studies
PhD Studies at the African Center of Excellence in Internet of Things(ACEIoT)
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