Alain Claude Karasira

Alain Claude KARASIRA is currently Assistant Lecturer (Economics Subject) at the University of Rwanda-College of Education. He holds a Master’s Degree in Development Studies specialising in Economics of Development pursued at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands). He also holds a Bachelor of Arts with Education from former Kigali Institute of Education (currently University of Rwanda-College of Education) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education from former Kigali Institute of Education (Currently University of Rwanda-College of Education). He has experience in teaching Economics related modules, Project Management, Entrepreneurship and other Business related modules. He participated in development or implementation of different educational programs managed by different organisations such as VVOB (School Leadership Programme), MINEDUC, etc. Alain Claude KARASIRA participated in various seminars (Seminar on Food Security: The Global Picture and on the MDG’s at the Centre for Development Studies of the University College Dublin; Ireland) and Seminar on Policy Coherence for Development and on the Present State of the Celtic Tiger at the Institute of International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin; Ireland). He is the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) certified Non-Tariff Measures Data Collector. In addition, he holds a certificate in Strategic Planning for Poverty Reduction (Rwanda Institute of Administration and Management), a certificate in training of trainers on Child Centered Interactive Methodologies (K.I.E-UNICEF), a certificate in Leadership Development (Canterbury Christ Church University), a certificate in advanced Econometrics Training in Research Methodology, Time Series and Panel Data (IPAR/Rwanda-UNECA), a certificate in Education for Sustainable Peace in Rwanda (Aegis Trust) and a certificate in Introduction to Sustainable Development in Business (O. University of Mauritius and the Commonwealth of Learning). He previously served as Head of Economics and Business Studies Department; in charge of Ngenda District Department of Planning and Development, Head of Ngenda District Department of Planning and Finance and finally Executive Secretary of former Ngenda District. With research interests in Education, Macroeconomics issues, Development Economics, Rural and Community Development, Public Policy and Pro-Poor Growth. He published a book entitled “The sustainability of rapid growth in post genocide Rwanda: An analysis of the production and trade structure”, LAP Germany, ISBN 978-3-659-11343-7.