As Rwanda marks the official opening of the new academic year this week, the nation stands at a critical educational turning point. Following the damning findings from the Learning Achievement in Rwandan Schools (LARS) earlier this year and the high-profile national crackdown on examination malpractices and subsequent arrests of suspects, the Ministry of Education is launching a sweeping series of structural learning reforms set to roll out across the new academic calendar. In this exclusive interview, the Minister of Education, Joseph Nsengimana, breaks down the active battle against internal examination fraud and explains the strategic vision behind submitting our school system to the ultra-rigorous, un-cheatable OECD PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) standard. He also addresses the country’s missed TVET targets despite a  ...