INITIATIVE for the ORGANIZATION and PROMOTION of EDUCATION and RESEARCH (IOPER)

Promoting Education and research in Burundi and Africa

Who We Are

This association (IOPER)  has existed since 2015 but was officially recognized through the Burundian government  on 14th April 2022 by the ministerial order no 530/373/.

With more than 50 members, it mainly brings together teachers, researchers from Burundi and other East African Community State members with the goal of promoting education and research in our respective countries

IOPER is a body of proposals giving a scientific perspective to educational debates.

IOPER is involved in organizing conferences and workshops that discuss the role of scientific research within  the EAC development goals.

our current projects

01.

EASYRIS PROJECT

East African Community Symposium on research in science, technology and innovation studies (EASYRIS). 

02.

— We Build Networks

Our association has started to gather researchers and university professors that work inside and outside EAC region to form a pool or group that will help to promote research in EAC institutions

03.

— We Strengthen

IOPER senior members are regularly holding meeting with young researchers from EAC region especially PHD candidate for encouragement  and sharing their experiences

04.

BETREC PROJECT

Burundi Engineering and technology research center (BETREC) is an ongoing project . More details can be found at www.betrec.bi 

05.

BUCUST PROJECT

This is project also aims to provide a science and technology institute that will produce engineers that the EAC region needs for their local industries

06.

Publication Venue

IOPER members are working on establishing an online publication venue to    

Education and Research Quotes

Antoine SE, 1900-1944

“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it”.

Lewin K, 1890-1947

“No research without action, no action without research”