Dr. Pierre Celestin Bimenyimana

Academic Leadership Position: 
Advisor to DVC-AAR
Email: 
pcbimenyimana@ur.ac.rw
Telephone: 
+250783056516
Twitter: 
@bipece
College: 
College of Arts and Social Sciences(CASS)
School/centre: 
School of Governance
Department: 
Social Sciences
Published Papers : 

1. Niyoyita, J. C., Ndayisenga, J., Omolo, J., Niyompano, H., Bimenyimana, P. C., Dzinamarira, T., ... & Hakizayezu, F. (2024). Factors associated with neonatal sepsis among neonates admitted in Kibungo Referral Hospital, Rwanda. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 15961;
2. Bimenyimana, P. C., Bukuluki, P., Rutembesa, E., Synness, R. M., & Byungura, J. C. (2024). Social Work Community Practice from a Government Discourse Perspective: Motives for Youth Volunteers in Controlling COVID-19 in Rwanda. Journal of Social Work in Developing Societies, 6(2);
3. Bimenyimana, P. C., Rutembesa, E., Synnes, R. M., Josiane, U. K., Gerard, B., & Bukuluki, P. (2024). Social Innovations in an Emergency Setting: Opportunities and Challenges for Youth Volunteers in Curbing the Spread of COVID-19 in Huye District, Rwanda. Revista de Gestao Social e Ambiental, 18(4);
4. Bimenyimana, P. C., Rusagara, J. B., Harorimana, A., Mathieu, H., Gerard, B., Josiane, U. K. N., & Ngabonziza, I. (2024). Employee retention and organizational performance in Higher Learning Institutions: Case of the University of Rwanda. African Journal of Economics and Business Research, 3(2);
5. Bimenyimana, P. C., Batakariza, I. N., Hakizamungu, A., Ngabonziza, I., & Joseph, H. (2024). Assessing the effects of family conflicts on children’s development in Huye district of Rwanda and the need for social work interventions. Journal of Social Work in Developing Societies, 6(3), 39-56;
6. Bikorimana, G., Bimenyimana, P., Esther, N., Bahizi, M., Safari, K., & Joseph, H. (2024). Effect of Gender Based-Violence on the Social Well-being of Women in Rwanda. Case Study of Ngoma Sector, Huye District. Journal of Policy and Development Studies, 16(2), 192-203;
7. Bikorimana, G., Bimenyimana, P. C., Josiane, U. K. N., Dusabirema, T., Mukunde, F., & Safari, K. (2024). Impact of school feeding program on students' performance in Nyamasheke District of Rwanda. African Journal of Social Issues, 7(1), 815-826;
8. Pierre, B., Isaac, K., Gerard, B., Issa, N., Umuhoza, K., Jeanne, M., ... & Safari, K. (2024). Role of social factors in developing addictive behavior among youth in Rwanda: Reality from the Isange Rehabilitation Center. NG Journal of Social Development, 15(1), 139-153;
9. Koku, P. S., Bimenyimana, P. C. M., & Sengabira, C. N. (2023, September). The Souls of Man: Marketing and the Welfare of Man. In Global Islamic Marketing Conference (pp. 45-63). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore;
10. Celestin, B.P., Synnes, R.M., Eugene, R. et al. Social media and self-resilience during pandemics: experiences from youth volunteers in Rwanda. Discov Soc Sci Health 5, 68 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-025-00223-3;
11. Abera, M., Bimenyimana, P. C., Abebe, S. M., Byungura, J. C., Ndikumana, R., & Jemal, M. W. (2025). Challenges of implementing e-learning in African universities: Experiences from Ethiopia and Rwanda. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 33. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.33.8772;
12. Bimenyimana, P. C., Niyitanga, P., Ndayisenga, J., Bumvampoze, E., Bikorimana, B., Umuhoza, K. (2025). Public secondary school dropout and covid-19 in Nyagatare District of Rwanda: do family conflicts matter?. African Journal of Social Issues, 8 (1). https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajosi/article/view/304246;
13. Synnes, R.M., Bimenyimana, P.C., Eugene, R. et al. Moral dispositions of street-level youth volunteers: an insight for innovative community interventions. Humanit Soc Sci Commun 12, 1781 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-06097-9;
14. Nyirinkwaya, S., Hakizimungu, A., Mukayisenga, G., Ntezimana, A., Uwamahoro, M., Uwihangana, C., Uwamahoro, M., Habimfura, I., & Bimenyimana, P. (2025). Twenty-five years of social work research in Rwanda: The need for a review. Journal of Social Work in Developing Societies, 7(2), 15–30. https://doi.org/10.4314/jswds.v7i2.2;
15. Nyamulinda, B. I., Rugema, H. A., Etienne, M., Bimenyimana, P. C., & Samuel, M. (2025). A study on the influence of the country of origin on women’s purchasing behavior: A case study of Kitenge garment. Social Empowerment Journal, 7(3), 43–53. Retrieved from https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sej/article/view/308837;
16. Jerome Ndayisenga, Jean Pierre Bugingo, Jean Claude Niyoyita, Germaine Musabeyesu, Olivier Sibomana, Anathalie Umuhoza, Pierre Celestin Bimenyimana, Margaret I Fitch, Factors influencing physicians to prescribe antibiotics in Rwanda: a qualitative study, Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, Volume 16, Issue 4, December 2025, rmaf018, https://doi.org/10.1093/jphsr/rmaf018;
17. https://doi.org/10.4314/ajosi.v9i1.44

Brief profile: 
Dr. Bimenyimana is a social scientist specialising in social work, governance, public administration, and community development. He holds a PhD in Social Work, along with a master’s degree in public administration and social Welfare. His career bridges academic research and practical policy engagement, focusing on strengthening links between scholarship and real-world practice. He serves as Advisor to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research at the University of Rwanda, contributing to academic governance and research strategy. Internationally, he is the African Commissioner for Education at the International Federation of Social Workers and an Alternate Council Member at the Commonwealth Organisation of Social Workers, while also actively participating in the Rwanda National Organisation of Social Workers. Before academia, he worked in Rwanda’s local government in health and social protection. His research interests include community resilience, youth engagement, public health, social cohesion, governance, and institutional performance.
Research Area: 
Social Science. Research ID number (ORCID): https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4303-8087