Dr. Radjab NYABYENDA is a holder of Ph.D. in Economics in the area of Macro-Econometric Modeling. He was awarded a Master’s of Science in Economics ; A Post-Graduate Diploma in Finance, Management and Administration ; A Post graduate diploma in Stock Exchange, Foreign Trade and Exports Marketing. He was also awarded a Bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Economics & Education and Diploma in Geography.

He works as Senior Lecturer and Ph.D. Research Supervisor at Kampala International University (KIU) ; He Served as the Dean of the faculty of Education at University of Technology and Arts of Byumba (UTAB) ; He served as a visiting faculty at Auro University-Surat, India ; He is also an International Representative of Vanita Vishram Women University, Surat, India. He worked as a Senior Lecturer and Curricula designer at East Africa University-Rwanda and Kigali Independent University (ULK) in the school of Post Graduate ; He served as a Senior Lecturer, a Post Graduate (PG) Curricula designer & Theses External Examiner at Cavendish University of Uganda (CUU) ;

He also served as a Senior lecturer at Inter University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) for Rumbek University of Science and Technology, South Sudan (RUST) ;
He served as a Senior consultant at APPROTECH Porus Pipe PVT Ltd “Irrigation, Pest Control & Aeration” India ; He also has served as a visiting faculty member at Mount Kenya University (MKU) ; Visiting faculty at the University of Tourism, Technology & Business Studies (UTB). He has served as Director of Academic Quality and faculty at Mahatma Gandhi University-Rwanda (MGUR).
He worked in Central Government of Rwanda at the Ministry of Sport where he effectively participated in formulation of Rwanda Sport Development Policy ; Rwanda cultural and Heritage Policy as well as Rwanda Sports Law.
He also contributed to the elaboration of Rwanda Youth Anti-Drug Curriculum initiated sponsored by PSI-Rwanda in partnership with the Ministry of youth and ICT-Rwanda.
He has excellent record in Academic & Research field where he supervised many Ph.D., Masters and UG students at Kampala International University (KIU), Kigali Independent University (ULK), MKU, EAUR and UTAB. He has presented many papers in National & International conferences and Published papers in international Peer reviewed Journals and one book chapter.

He was awarded by the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) as the Best research supervisor. One of his Papers was awarded as the Best Paper in National conference held at DBIM-VNSGU, Surat-India. He is a Member of Gujarat Economists Association, India.

Dr. Innocent Ndikubwimana is a qualified environmental scientist and engineer with extensive experience in education, youth employment, gender policies, climate change policy, academia, research for policy uptake, consultancy, and project management. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering from China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, and has a strong academic background complemented by practical experience. With over 13 years of experience in various roles, he has demonstrated expertise in environmental assessment, policy research, natural resource management, and project development. His proficiency in languages, including Kinyarwanda, English, French, and Swahili, enhances his ability to communicate effectively in diverse settings.

Dr. Prosper Ndizihiwe holds a PhD in Renewable Energy for Environmental Protection from the University of Rwanda- African Center of Excellence in Energy for Sustainable Development (UR/ACE-ESD). He holds a M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)- Cameroon and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the former National University of Rwanda (NUR).

Prior to joining IPAR-Rwanda, Ndizihiwe worked as a researcher at International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT-Rwanda) and Rwanda Cooling Initiative (R-COOL) Program.
Mr. Ndizihiwe participated in different research and innovative programs on Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Alternatives to Fossil Fuels as Energy Sources. He has published different peer reviewed manuscripts, mobile applications and online calculators.
Mr. Ndizihiwe’s research focuses on Green Energy & Economy, Climate Change Mitigations and Adaptations and Environmental Protection Strategies.

Evariste Gahima joined the Institute of Policy Analysis, Rwanda in September 2018 as a Research Fellow having worked as a Lecturer at the University of Rwanda for 12 years. Gahima holds a PhD in Education Management from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, MBA (International Business) from Amity University, India, MRes in social and Educational Research Methods, from University of Rwanda and a BA (Hons) in Mass communication from National University of Rwanda. He is interested in Research and development programs including Governance, education, environment, public Administration and leadership. He has published various articles in the internationally reviewed journals, various conference paper presentations and has co-authored Research Method book for Business students and monograph for referencing techniques and plagiarism prevention.