Socioeconomic Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) will be established in 2023 with authorization of the Ministry of Education and Accreditation of Higher Education Council (HEC) in the Republic of Rwanda, with an objective of providing quality postgraduate education in the fields of socioeconomic studies starting with inspiration economy and resilience economy and then more programs of different options in the first five years. Therefore, this policy follow the law No 010/2021 of 16/02/2021 as Article 70 that determines the organization of education on matters regarding the types of Higher Learning Institutions, and the HEC Rwandan national policy on academic appointment and promotion procedures in higher education. Therefore, this procedure have been drafted with due regard to the National Equality and Diversity Policy. Thus, SIAS expects that the implementation of these practices will provide equality of opportunity for all its staff.

This procedure target to provide a fair, transparent and equitable terms of reference for the appointment of all categories of SIAS academic staff and their promotion. Besides, the procedure focus on those academic staff whose performance and contribution to the institution has been excellent or outstanding.

SIAS recognise the importance of encouraging good performance and enabling all staff to develop their potential and will provide a range of mechanisms to assist staff, such as performance reviews and training and development opportunities, as well as recognising and rewarding excellence by promotion.

As soon as it is accredited, SIAS would ensure that its staff are ready to run the first batch of programs such as the MSc and PhD in ‘Inspiration Economy’ and MSc in ‘Resilience Economy’ stay to be a multidisciplinary concept that is focused on exploiting the opportunities inside all the problems, challenges, and crisis, be it contemporary or foresighted issues.

SIAS realizes that education and training is fundamental for the complete development of its staff. As a teaching institute, SIAS endeavours to harness this inherent potential by meeting the growing needs of its human resources and engaging on projects relevant to continuous professional development.

Similar to its socioeconomic labs, the SIAS staff development programs would focus on developing their mindset and raising the capacity of how to deal or react to specific demands or challenges, using their intrinsic power and/or using synergy through collaborative partnerships.

SIAS will have a strong culture of developing its people and will have a dynamic infrastructure of staff development, compared to its size and budget, to be a role model across HLI’s and the region. The Institute will invite its staff to join its programs, projects, modules, and initiatives at a free or discounted price.

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