6 Rwandans receive their Masters degrees in Netherlands

Over the weekend, 136 students received their MA degree in Development Studies at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in the Netherlands. Six of these students were from Rwanda. The students received their MA degrees from the Rector of ISS, Professor Leo de Haan.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Some of the Rwandan students pose for a photo with the Rector.

Over the weekend, 136 students received their MA degree in Development Studies at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in the Netherlands. Six of these students were from Rwanda. The students received their MA degrees from the Rector of ISS, Professor Leo de Haan.

The ceremony was also attended by Rwanda’s Ambassador to Netherlands, Jean Pierre Karabaranga.

"This course helped me learn new tactics that weren’t taught to me during my undergraduate studies. I have learnt a lot of new skills from colleagues who are from different backgrounds (countries) and I will apply these when I get back home’ said, Antoine Kabandana, one of the beneficiaries of the scholarship.

The graduates, representing over 50 countries, started their MA study in September 2013. So far almost 40 Rwandans have studied at ISS. They were enrolled in one of the ISS programmes: MA, Diploma or PhD. ISS is part of Erasmus University Rotterdam.