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A total of sixty one Police officers graduated on August 18 with Master’s and bachelor’s degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Transformation and Police Professional Studies (PPS) respectively.
Twenty eight officers from nine regional countries graduated in the one-year Master’s programme offered in partnership with the Centre for Conflict Management of the University of Rwanda-College of Arts and Social Science (UR-CASS) while 33 others completed the bachelor’s in PPS offered in partnership with the University of Rwanda-College of Education (UR-CE).
The countries are Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Ghana, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Sudan, and Rwanda.
The officers are part of the 10087 UR-CASS students who graduated in a ceremony held at Camp Kigali in Nyarugenge District.
The officers on the Master’s programme are those that took part in the first intake at the National Police College (NPC) in Musanze District, last year.
The Master’s programme also combines three Police components, which include ‘operational staff work of police’ offered by Rwanda National Police, ‘strategic leadership and management,’ (level seven certificate), offered by the UK-based Bramshill Police College.
Commissioner of Police Vianney Nshimiyimana also emerged the overall best student in the faculty of Arts and social science, Master’s level.
CP Nshimiyimana is currently the Police Commissioner for the United Nations Operation in Ivory Coast (UNOCI).
Usta Kayitesi, UR-CASS dean of Arts and Humanities thanked the officers for taking a step forward in acquiring more policing knowledge for the good of citizens.
“The knowledge and skills acquired will be used to speed policing initiatives to deal with security and development challenges; security is a vital element in development,” Kayitesi said.
