Making a difference

CMU-Africa students are trained in an African context, prepared to make a transformative difference in their communities and the world. Our alumni have made an incredible impact over the past decade, with 98% of employed graduates working in Africa in fields such as IoT, renewable energy, and cybersecurity.

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Contact Faith Rugema to connect with CMU-Africa alumni and learn more about our alumni impact across the continent

CMU-Africa is about to enter its second decade. There are now more than 200 students on campus representing 21 different African nations. CMU-Africa could not have achieved this milestone without the strong support from our active alumni. 

Alumni voices

Hear from CMU-Africa alumna and current Carnegie Mellon Ph.D. student Joan Nkiriki shares what the Sustainable Development Goals mean to her and her research:

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Alumni news

Bravo African Tartans!

On May 27, CMU-Africa held its ninth graduation ceremony and celebrated the classes of 2022, 2021, and 2020.

From Kigali to Colorado

With different backgrounds, cultures, and languages, Eric Serge Uwimana and Brian Lamtoo never would have guessed that they would find themselves following the same career path.

Reframing rejection as redirection

When Beatrice Birir began the MSIT program at CMU-Africa, she was ready for the academic challenges that lay ahead. What she didn’t expect was the personal growth she would find when her career path didn’t go in the direction that she had originally planned.

Teacher Mwatima, Learner Mwatima

As a member of the CMU-Africa community, Ramadhan Juma Mwatima has many different titles: alumnus, IT engineer, full stack developer, entrepreneur, and staff member. But in the rural Tanzanian town where Mwatima grew up, he is known by only one name: teacher.

Driven by curiosity Opens in new window

From an early age, CMU-Africa alumna Marie Ange Tesire wanted to seek out the new and discover the unexpected. That sense of curiosity has continued into her profession: machine learning engineer at Rwanda Space Agency.

Celebrating CMU-Africa entrepreneurs

Second Life Storage, a CMU-Africa alumni startup, won second place at the 2021 Hanga PitchFest. The win came with a $20,000 prize.

An engineer from a young age

With the childhood nickname of “engineer,” alumna Agatha Niwomugizi's journey from CMU-Africa to her career in software engineering seems meant to be.

Alumni spotlight on Agnes Nyambura

Alumna Agnes Nyambura is leading by example. Her hope is that more people will realize that women have what it takes to hold significant positions in the tech world.

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