Q&A

1. What is the activity/event?

 It is the student conference and competition
2. Who is organizing?
 Economic Policy Research Network (EPRN Rwanda)
3. What is the competition all about?
 It comprises of scientific paper writing done individually and the Quiz
competition by groups of 3 persons
4. What are the topics:
 Paper writing topic: Africa Continental Free Trade Area: Rwanda’s
comparative advantages”
 Quiz competition: Questions are around Africa Continental Free Trade Area,
EPRN Rwanda and Government of Rwanda Priorities.
5. Who is eligible to participate?
Criteria to participate:
 Interested in the competition
 A member of EPRN Rwanda
 Bachelors student in Economics or related fields (finance, agri-economics,
statistics, business studies, management,…) but fresh graduates (those graduated
in 2017 and 2018) are also allowed to participate through their universities.
 Member of the student chapter (optional)
6. What are other benefits of becoming a member regardless this one competition?

 Internship opportunities
 Attend professional trainings organized by EPRN at a discounted
 Borrow books from EPRN’s library
 Networking opportunities with a diverse pool of professionals
 Receive “first-alert” online announcements of upcoming events, call for papers,
new member benefits, and publication alerts (learn about developing legislation,
regulations and decisions that are relevant to the scientific interests of economists
in Rwanda and abroad)
 Participate as presenters and discussants during policy dialogues, conferences and
meetings
For more information, please visit this link: http://eprnrwanda.org/became-a-member-
of-eprn-rwanda/benefit-to-members
7. If I am interested in the competition but not yet a member, how do I proceed?
 get registered (go to http://eprnrwanda.org/became-a-member-of-eprn-
rwanda/2017-11-01-16-24-47/students,
OR
 Simply pay 5,000 RWFs at EPRN account in BK (00040 06945750 07 RWF),
scan the bank slip and send it to info@eprnrwanda.org, mentioning your names,
E-mail and telephone number. For confirmation, a membership certificate will be
given after registration.

8. Does a group have to be composed of students from the same university or you can
choose a partner from another university?
 Yes, you are allowed to have a member from another university as long as you are
in the same province ( North, South, West, East and Kigali)
9. Can someone be in the Quiz competition and the paper writing at the same time?
 Yes, if you can manage
10. What is the logic behind that?
 The Quiz competition will start from province level to country level
11. Are there any other criteria for the group formation?
 Yes, the group has to have at least one female and students with disabilities are
strongly encouraged to apply
12. Are there any guidelines set to writing a good abstract to share with prospect
participants?
 No, we expect the candidates for paper writing to have the right skills to produce
a competitive abstract and from the collected abstracts, 15 papers will be selected
and trained in order to refine their papers (Report writing, research methodology,
PPT presentation,…)
13. How do we communicate with EPRN about our groups and the papers?
 The abstracts will be sent to coordinator@eprnrwanda.org until the 30th of July,
2018 by 5P.M local time
 The groups will send their names list, showing also the name of the group and
their respective universities
14. What are the prizes for winners:

Paper writing Groups competition(Quiz)

2nd Runner-up: 50,000Rwfs 2nd Runner-up: 100,000Rwfs

1st Runner-up: 100,000Rwfs 1st Runner-up: 200,000Rwfs
The winner: 300,000Rwfs The winner: 500,000Rwfs

For further information, call:

- Richard: 0786167144
- Jane:0784582645

OR send email to: info@eprnrwanda.org