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International Week 2024

Photo: Jonas Bilberg.

During International Week 2024, we brought together leaders from academia, politics, business, and civil society, to ask ourselves how we can collaborate internationally for a sustainable future, and what role academia and research play in this mission.

The International Week conference was hosted in response to a divided world and the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Recent developments in different parts of the world show that a lack of people-centred development is conducive to instability, conflicts and democratic regression.

The conference was based on MDU's collaborative and progressive approach, drawing inspiration from a longstanding tradition of partnership between universities in Rwanda, Sweden, and globally. Discussions centred on how research, innovation and technology can contribute to finding solutions for a sustainable future.

The theme of the conference was:

  • academia's responsibility in a troubled world
  • the impact of technology on society with a particular focus on AI
  • how we maximise the effects of research.

This is a glimpse from a few of the interviews we have done.

Interview with Alphonse Muleefu

Interview with Jacob Färnet

Interview with Lova Libert

Interview with Mbaranga Gasarabwe

Interview with Stefan Löfven

Interview with Uday Salunkhe

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