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The Office of Directorate of ICT
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Mr. UWIHANGANYE Vedaste
Director of ICT

Directorate of ICT and eLearning

The Directorate of ICT & eLearning at the University of Technology and Arts of Byumba (UTAB) is responsible for managing the university’s IT infrastructure, ensuring cybersecurity, and providing technical support for academic and administrative functions. It oversees e-learning initiatives by managing the Learning Management System (LMS), training faculty and students, and integrating digital learning resources. The directorate also supports innovation through emerging technologies, enforces ICT policies, and ensures data protection. Committed to enhancing education and research through digital transformation, it strives to provide efficient, secure, and innovative IT solutions that align with UTAB’s academic and institutional goals.

Duties & Responsibilities

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  • Work on various IT developmental programs that would help UTAB reach newer heights and take care that all the programs and projects are designed from the point of view of achieving its goals and objectives.
  • Approve and monitor major projects, IT budgets, priorities, standards, procedures, and overall IT performance.
  • Set annual targets related to IT operations and monitor the overall performance of the entire department.
  • Review the adequacy and allocation of IT resources in terms of funding, personnel, equipment, and service levels
  • Monitor network security and supervise the entire network system of UTAB.

Staff members

Students of UTAB

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    Apart from computer laboratories used during lectures and computers available in Libraries, an Electronic Library has been set up in Byumba town center. Its purpose is to facilitate students to perform their researches by:

    • Consulting online documentation
    • Downloading syllabuses
    • Getting updated timetables and other important communications from UTAB
    • Sending course works to lecturers

    The Library is opened from 08h00a.m to 17h00p.m (from Monday to Thursday) and from 08h00 a.m to 21h00 p.m (From Friday to Saturday) From 08h00a.m to 10h00 a.m (Sunday).

    Notice:Students who are in the final academic year (Level V) have regularly 2 free hours/week in order to facilitate them to perform their research projects.

    Surrounding Community
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    UTAB helps the community as follows:

    Cyber café

    In collaboration with the Office of Ombudsman Rwanda, a cyber café has been opened to serve people to pass information in case of corruption or any other kind of injustice. UTAB has volunteers from the Anti-corruption Club who help individuals to create and send e-mails to the office of the Ombudsman.

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