Dr.Parfait YONGABO
DM,IDARC
Prior to his government cabinet appointment at Rwanda Polytechnic, Parfait was a Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Rwanda-College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Depratment of Forestry and Nature Conservation, and the Program Impact Lead for the Mastercard Scholars Program at the University of Rwanda. He holds a PhD Degree in Research Policy obtained from Lund University, Sweden with a specialization in Research and Innovation Management. He also has a Master of Science in Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management obtained from the Unuversity of Rwanda. His research interest is in agriculture, biodiversity conservation, policy analysis, innovation studies, science policy studies, science diplomacy, knowledge systems analysis, institutional management, and research impact evaluation. He has been involved in various local and international collaborative research and projects with different institutions, such as Mastercard Foundation, FAO, Sida, Belspo, Nuffic, IDRC, EU-JRC, University College London and University of Johannesburg. He was awarded by different professional bodies for his career achievements. He was awarded by the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR, Canada) as an outstanding young researcher in 2014 and he was awarded by the Rwanda Innovation Endowment Fund in 2015 as a young researcher with an innovative project to address the community problems. In the same line of research entrepreneurship, he was nominated among the top 11 African young entrepreneurs from Rwanda by the RUFORUM in 2016. He was also awarded the Rising Star award in 2022 by the Rwandan National Council for Science and Technology and the Mastercard Foundation as an emerging researcher with innovative research contributing to advancing his research field and addressing the societal challenge. He has published more than 20 scholarly works in forms of scientific articles, book chapters, conferences, and scientific and technical reports.
