Aline Umurerwa
Faculty of Applied Science
Aline is described as being relentless, curious, tenacious, and self-motivated. Aline was ranked as the fifth best performing student in Rwanda and emerged as the fourth best performing student in the Advanced Level National Examination in her combination as well as the first young lady. She was given a scholarship to attend, Gashora Girls Academy, a standout amongst the best schools in Rwanda. At this all-young ladies’ school, Aline was exposed to a world of opportunities that fueled her dreams and ambitions. Being a science enthusiast, she took Physics, Chemistry and Math as her majors. Despite her heavy scholarly course load, Aline was engaged with different co-curricular activities, such as the volleyball team and the Light Up club- a student club which aims to help students apply science concepts to create real life solutions such as helping repair lights for those in the community. She participated in the Yale Young African Scholars Program and the Global Give Back Circle, through these leadership programs, she was able to not only learn about different cultures and diversity in leadership, but she was also able to present solutions to different global issues such as education, sustainability and global warming.
Aline’s goal is to become an influential engineer for her family, country, as well as the world. She is interested in pursuing mechanical engineering to support innovation and industrialization. Although numerous young women in Aline’s nation are exceptionally threatened by generalizations like ‘young ladies can’t be as great as young men’ or ‘young women can’t do engineering’, Aline is determined to prevail in the field and challenge these assumptions.
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