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MIT students visit with Rwandan president

Kagame, who delivered the 2008 Compton lecture, discusses water, energy solutions with D-Lab participants.
President Kagame with the MIT students after their meeting at Village Urugwiro.
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President Kagame with the MIT students after their meeting at Village Urugwiro.
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame recently hosted seven students from MIT who were visiting the country as part of the Development Lab (D-Lab) Program at the Institute.

The students who met with the leader were Marisa Simmons, Jonathan Kola, Wunmin Wong, Daniel Bulmash, Faith Keza and Nseabasi Umoh; they had been working with local organizations to promote water technologies, sanitation and energy solutions, and shared their experiences with the Kagame.

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President Paul Kagame came to MIT in fall 2008 to deliver MIT's prestigious Compton lecture, titled: "Imperative of Science and Technology in Accelerating African and Rwandan Development."

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