Training on the topic of landslides and slope stability in Rwanda: a Summer School in the framework of the Erasmus plus EnRHEd project

From the 11th to the 16th of July 2022, a Summer School on Landslides and Slope Stability Analysis in Rwanda took place at Rwanda Polytechnic - College of Musanze (Rwanda). The Summer School was organized by the hosting institution (Rwanda Polytechnic - College of Musanze) in cooperation with the University of Parma (Italy), Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB), and Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA) in the framework of the Erasmus + EnRHEd project (). The EnRHEd project (Enhancement of Rwandan Higher Education in strategic fields for sustainable growth) is co-funded by the European Commission and is coordinated by the University of Parma. Among the strategic fields for sustainable development, this project deals with Environmental protection, safety, and management. In this domain, the topic of landslides plays a fundamental role, especially referring to the Rwandan context. It was the first time such a kind of Summer School on slope stability analysis took place in Rwanda. Besides the organizing institutions, the Summer School was supported by many other sponsors, like ICL - International Consortium on Landslides, AIGeo - Italian Association of Physical Geography and Geomorphology, IAH Italian Chapter - International Association of Hydrogeologists, Rocscience Inc., and the University of Parma.

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This article introduces a Summer School on Landslides and Slope Stability Analysis held in Rwanda in July 2022 and its importance. The Summer School was organized by Rwanda Polytechnic - College of Musanze in collaboration with the University of Parma, Rwanda Water Resources Board, and Rwanda Transport Development Agency. It aimed to enhance higher education in Rwanda in strategic fields for sustainable growth.