Valentine Uwamariya
Valentine Uwamariya (born 14 May 1971) is a Rwandan politician who served as minister of education from 2020 to 2023 when she was redeployed to the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion in a cabinet reshuffle by President Paul Kagame.[1][2][3][4][5]
Background and education[edit]
Valentine Uwamariya was born on 14 May 1971 at Shangi Sector in Nyamasheke District. She got her secondary school certificate from Groupe Scolaire Sainte Famille, Nyamasheke. She furthered her education and earned a bachelor’s degree in Organic Chemistry from the National University in Rwanda. In 2005, Uwamariya bagged her master’s degree in Electrochemistry from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. Thereafter in 2007, she got a scholarship to study a PhD Programme at UNESCO-IHE and in 2013 she earned a doctorate degree.[5][6][7] Her PhD Thesis was titled: "Adsorptive removal of heavy metals from groundwater by iron oxide based adsorbent"[8]
Career[edit]
Uwamariya served as the Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Training, Institutional Development and Research in the newly established Rwanda Polytechnic just before she came the Minister of Education.[4][6]
References[edit]
- ^ Ashimwe, Edwin (22 August 2023). "CABINET RESHUFFLE: Youthful ministers take up more slots in govt". The New Times. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Education minister back in parliament over UR issues". The New Times | Rwanda. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Valentine Uwamariya". Banco Mundial En Vivo (in Spanish). 13 October 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Dr. Valentine UWAMARIYA | The Minister of Education".
- ^ a b "Alumna Dr. Valentine Uwamariya appointed as Minister of Education in Rwanda | IHE Delft Institute for Water Education". www.un-ihe.org. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Meet The New Cabinet Members". KT PRESS. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Valentine Uwamariya". World Bank Live. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ Uwamariya, V (2013). Adsorptive removal of heavy metals from groundwater by iron oxide based adsorbents (Dissertation (TU Delft, preparation external) thesis). Leiden: CRC Press.