{"id":945,"date":"2017-10-23T06:27:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T06:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkur.ac.rw\/?page_id=945"},"modified":"2023-01-05T23:13:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T23:13:23","slug":"research-and-collaborations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mkur.ac.rw\/new\/research-and-collaborations\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Collaborations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"945\" class=\"elementor elementor-945\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6254a4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6254a4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8893ee5\" data-id=\"8893ee5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b9196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-text-with-title\" data-id=\"a2b9196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rt-text-with-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-vc-text-title style2\">\n            <h2 class=\"rtin-title\">MKU at the Centre of Cutting edge Research<\/h2>\n                <div class=\"rtin-content\">\n            <p>Mount Kenya University Rwanda has a strong culture of international research and collaborations which drive innovative solutions in areas vital to our world, our health and our intellectual life. From leading subject matter experts to undergraduates, all members of the Mount Kenya University Rwanda community are actively engaged in the creation of new solutions.<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd036d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd036d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e245d5d\" data-id=\"e245d5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c92912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-title\" data-id=\"3c92912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rt-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-vc-title style3\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n    <div>\n                    <h2>Upcoming Conferences<\/h2>\n                            <p class=\"rtin-subtitle\">Participate and collaborate in various conferences co-organized my Mount Kenya University Rwanda<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e76909b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e76909b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-240c8db\" data-id=\"240c8db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3bf67f elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-event-countdown\" data-id=\"b3bf67f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rt-event-countdown.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-event-countdown rt-dark\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n            <div class=\"rt-content\">\n                <h2>CFP: Africa Research Group (ARG) 7th International Conference<\/h2>\n                <h3>27 Aug, 2023<\/h3>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/mkur.ac.rw\/new\/event\/cfp-africa-research-group-arg-7th-international-conference\/\" class=\"rdtheme-button-5\">Register for this Conference<\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-lg-7 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n            <div class=\"rt-date\" data-time=\"2023\/08\/27 08:00:00\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59392f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-event\" data-id=\"59392f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rt-event.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-vc-event rt-event-block-wrapper\">\r\n    <h2 class=\"rt-vc-title-left\"><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"media rtin-item\">\r\n                <div class=\"media-left rtin-calender-holder\">\r\n                    <div class=\"rtin-calender\">\r\n                        <h3>27<\/h3>\r\n                        <p>Aug<\/p>\r\n                        <span>2023<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"media-body rtin-right\">\r\n                    <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/mkur.ac.rw\/new\/event\/cfp-africa-research-group-arg-7th-international-conference\/\">CFP: Africa Research Group (ARG) 7th International Conference<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                    <p class=\"rtin-content\">Mount Kenya University Rwanda will host an international conference in August, 2023 in conjunction with the African Research Group (ARG) of Nottingham University in the U.K. The conference will be held at \u00a0Mount Kenya University&hellip;<\/p>\r\n                    <ul>\r\n                        <li class=\"rtin-time\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='time-range'><span>08:00<\/span><span>17:00<\/span><\/span>(August 30, 2023)                        <\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/ul>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"rtin-btn\">\r\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"rdtheme-button-6\">All Conferences<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-239e031 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"239e031\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83eaac5\" data-id=\"83eaac5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b81a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-title\" data-id=\"6b81a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rt-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-vc-title style3\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n    <div>\n                    <h2>Latest Research Projects<\/h2>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-629f606 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"629f606\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cf7ea0\" data-id=\"7cf7ea0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2149fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-research\" data-id=\"2149fe5\" 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\u2014 Industrial chemist Mr. Donatus Njoroge, IT expert Gideon Kamau, and Physician Scientist Dr. Jesse Gitaka \u2014 have developed a Covid-19 tracing system dubbed \u2018KoviTrace\u2019 that provides access to all the persons&hellip;<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n                    <div class=\"rtin-item\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mkur.ac.rw\/new\/research\/mku-and-osaka-city-university-in-a-ksh-450-million-grant-from-jica-to-eliminate-malaria\/\"><img width=\"410\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/mkur.ac.rw\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC_8341-410x260.jpg\" class=\"attachment-rdtheme-size2 size-rdtheme-size2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n                        <h3 class=\"rtin-title\"><a 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