By Rene Anthere Rwanyange
The East African University Rwanda (EAUR) and Romania’s Transilvania University of Brasov are expanding academic cooperation through student and staff exchanges, joint research, academic conferences and joint funding initiatives.
According to the EAUR website, the two universities agree to deepen their partnership following talks on November 9, 2026, between EAUR Vice-Chancellor Professor Callixte Kabera and Transilvania University Vice-Rector Professor Liliana Rogozea in Romania.
The discussions focus on implementing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on March 6, 2024, and expanding activities under the agreement.
Since its signing, Professor Claudiu Coman has visited EAUR and conducted a one-week teaching programme. An EAUR delegation is also in Romania for teaching activities and discussions with university officials.
As part of the exchange programme, an EAUR student is expected to begin a six-month study programme at the Romanian university in February 2027.
The universities also agree to pursue joint research, academic conferences, staff mobility, capacity-building programmes and joint grant proposals. They plan to seek funding through Erasmus+ and other international organisations supporting education.
To mobilise resources, the institutions intend to engage universities and partners in Rwanda, the East African Community, the European Union and the United States.
The EAUR delegation arrives in Brasov on November 8 and is expected to return to Rwanda on November 16, 2026. The partnership builds on efforts to strengthen academic exchange and research collaboration between Rwanda and Romania.
