Emmanuel Niyibizi

// DISSERTATION PROJECT

Teacher Educator's Subjective Theories about Quality Teaching in Rwanda

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// ACADEMIC BACKGROUND  

2015 – 2017:

Master's Degree (M.A.) in Educational Quality in Developing Countries, University of Bamberg.  Master’s thesis “High cognitive activation by complex tasks in Rwandan higher education: Teachers’ experiences and challenges” to be published in PIASS publications series.

2010 – 2012:

Master's Degree (M. Ed.) in Educational Management and Administration, Kampala International University, Uganda. Master’s thesis “Head Teachers’ Leadership Behavior and Teachers’ Commitment in Selected Secondary Schools of Gisagara District (unpublished).

2004 – 2007:

Bachelor's Degree (B. Ed.) in Psychopedagogy, National University of Rwanda, Rwanda. Dissertation “La promotion de l’unité et de la réconciliation à travers les écoles secondaires protestantes au Rwanda (Promotion of unity and reconciliation through protestant secondary schools in Rwanda) [unpublished).

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// PUBLICATIONS

Niyibizi, E. (2012). Reconciliation Processes in Rwanda: Potentials and Limitations Discussion among speakers and with audience. PIASS Publication Series, 1, 89-100.

Niyibizi, E. (2014).  Drug Abuse and Addiction: A Synopsis of Literature on Driving Factors, Consequences and Recovery Processes. PIASS Publication Series. 4, 5-34.

Niyibizi, E. (2014).  Fighting Against Drug Abuse among Youth in Rwanda: Trends, Strategies and Recovery Processes. PIASSPublication Series. 4, 75-115.

Niyibizi, E. & Nkundabatware, I. (2014). Parent Schooling and Family Related Issues. PIASS Publication Series. 4, 83-107.

Niyibizi, E. & Nyirakamana, J. (2014). Domestic Violence and Children’s Behavior. PIASS Publication Series. 4, 135-161.

Ndikumana V. & Niyibizi, E. (2018). Civic Education and Reconciliation: Analysis of Methodological Approaches of Itorero. PIASS Publications series, 12, 275-298.

Nyiramana, C. & Niyibizi, E. (2020). Development Education and Global Learning: Lessons from Educationists in the Global South-Members of GPENreformation. Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik, 43 (4),30-35.

Dufitumukiza, A., Nyiramana, C., Mukanziza, J.; Niyibizi, E., & Murwanashya, T. (2020). Teaching and Learning process during Covid-19 lockdown: Experiences of students in Rwandan Selected universities. Journal of European Studies, 16, 181-198.

Dufitumukiza, A.; Ntakirutimana, E.; Niyibizi, E. & Mukanziza, J. (2020). Nine Year Basic Education Policy and Secondary School Internal Efficiency: A case study in Rwanda. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Sciences (IJRBS), 9 (6), 202-212. 

Niyibizi, E. (2021). Modelling in teacher education: Teacher educators' beliefs in Rwanda. African Journal of Teacher Education, 10 (1) 87-105.

Niyibizi, E. (2021, in press). High Cognitive Activation by Complex Tasks: An Engine for Competence-Based Teaching in Higher Education (Master thesis).

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// CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

• Niyibizi, E. & Nyiramana, C. (2021). School networking for Peace Education: Lessons from educationists in the Global South-members of GPENreformation. Presented in the international conference “Education for Peace” 16-17 February 2021, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (online).
• Niyibizi, E. (2021). Teacher education for peace: Teacher educators’ beliefs in post-conflict situation. Presented in the international conference “Education for Peace” 16-17 February 2021, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (online)
• Niyibizi, E. & Kasekeka, L. J. (2020). Using school curricula for global learning: Workshop in the conference of Education for Globalisation, By PIASS, ULPGL, UEC and Uni-Bamberg, 16-17.02.2020. Butare/Rwanda.
• Niyibizi, E. & Nyiramana, C. (2018). Modularization of higher education as a model of integration for Africa: Opportunities and challenges ((presented in the international conference on ““The European Union, the East African Community, and the Continental Integration of Africa – Potential and Challenges” 27-28th September 2018 at PIASS-Rwanda.
• Niyibizi, E. & Nyiramana, C. (2018). Inclusive education as means of promoting integration: Factors and challenges for effective intercultural education in East Africa (presented in the international conference on “The European Union, the East African Community, and the Continental Integration of Africa – Potential and Challenges”27-28th September 2018 at PIASS-Rwanda.
• Niybizi, E. (2018) Facilitation d’un séminaire atelier “Activation cognitive par les taches complexes”; conférence scientifique internationale sur la qualité de l'enseignement pour un développement durable en Afrique Sub-Saharienne à l'Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs (ULPGL), Goma – DRC (14-15/05/2018).
• Niyibizi, E. (2017) High cognitive activation by complex tasks in Rwandan higher education: Teachers’ experiences and challenges. Presentation in the international symposium on educational quality in Sub-Saharan Africa at the University of Bamberg on 26/07/2017.

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// EXPERIENCE

Academic Experience

01/2012 - 10/2019
Lecturer and Coordinator of the Center for Didactics and Research in Education at the Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (PIASS), Huye, Rwanda

Secondary teacher (2001-2003), deputy school director (2008), secondary school director (2009-2011), teacher educator & research associate (since 2012), coordinator of the International Master’s Program “Educational Quality in Developing Countries” (2013-2015); director of the Center for Didactics and Research in Education (CEDRE) at the Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (PIASS), Rwanda (since 2018), member of scientific committee at PIASS (since 2012).

Non-Academic Experience

Since 02/2012
Vice Chairperson of Lay Christian consultative council at St. Paul Cathedral, Rwanda

03/2009 - 12/2011
Head Teacher (Director) of secondary school in the MINEDUC-Gisagara District, Gisagara,Rwanda

2009 - 2010
English teacher trainer at the MINEDUC-Teacher Service Comminssion, Rwanda

02/2008 - 02/2009 
Deputy head teacher in charge of discipline and teacher of political education in the MINEDUC-Nyamagabe District, Nyamagabe, Rwanda

Since 09/2001
Patron and teacher of Geography at the Ministry of Education, Kigali, Rwanda

Projects

2016: Research assistant in the project “Obtaining a Second Chance: Education During and After Conflict in Rwanda with Dr Miho Taka from University of Coventry, UK. Under the financial support of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

2019 - 2020: Project leader “Improving Teaching quality through professional learning of teachers in 10 secondary schools of Presbyterian Church of Rwanda in collaboration with Presbyterian Church of Rwanda and Département Missionaire Exchange et Mission, Switzerland.

Voluntary Experience

2009 - 2010
President of the sector consultative council, Gisagara, Rwanda

Image Credits: © Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences