Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Carnegie Mellon University Africa is an overseas campus of the College of Engineering of Carnegie Mellon University, located in Kigali Innovation City in Kigali, Rwanda, East Africa.
History
In 2011, Carnegie Mellon University and the government of Rwanda signed an agreement to establish a new Carnegie Mellon location in Kigali to respond to the shortage of engineers.On September 8, 2022, the Mastercard Foundation announced a $275.7 million donation to Carnegie Mellon University, with $175 million going to Carnegie Mellon University-Africa's endowment and $100.7 million going to grow and establish technological universities throughout Africa.