VCS Research

Professor Dr. Vicente Cabatania Sinining is the Founder and Managing Director of VCS Research, a nonprofit research and education consultancy established in Washington, D.C. in 2000 and officially registered with the Rwanda Development Board in 2018. He currently serves as the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Voice, the official international journal of VCS Research.

A seasoned academic, Professor Sinining is an external reviewer for international scientific journals based in Europe. Since 2016, he has served as Full Professor in multiple Rwandan universities, and since 2013, he has held Visiting Professorships across Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, and Europe.

His academic journey spans more than three decades and multiple continents—he has taught in the Philippines (6 years), the United States (18 years), the Pacific Islands (2 years), Africa (8 years), and Eastern Europe (3 years). Since 1996, he has supervised Master’s and PhD students and serves as an external thesis reviewer for universities across North and South America, Asia, and Europe. He resides in Kigali, Rwanda.

Diplomatic Experience at the United Nations

From 2004 to 2012, Professor Sinining served as an accredited diplomat at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. He held the rank of Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs for the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and was Senior Adviser to the Government of Nauru. He was designated as a Scholar at Columbia University and appointed Senior Fellow at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

Academic and Research Leadership

Professor Sinining has served in top academic leadership positions, including:

• Vice-Chancellor
• University Principal
• Vice-President
• Provost
• Dean of Graduate Studies
• Full Professor of Education, Leadership, Management, and Research Methods

In 2016, he was appointed Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Education and Management at Mahatma Gandhi University–Rwanda. After the university's closure in 2018, he joined the Christian University of Rwanda and later became a Full Professor at the University of Technology and Arts in Byumba. In 2024, he was appointed Senior Adviser to Dr. Sina Gerard, founder of Sina Gerard Enterprises Urwibutso.

Research, Publication, and Consultancy

Professor Sinining also serves as:

• Managing Director of Light Publications Ltd. (publisher of Light Magazine)
• Senior Adviser to MNK Digital Group Ltd. (developer of cooperative management systems)
• PhD Supervisor and External Reviewer at Intake Group Ltd. (a Kigali-based education consultancy)

He represents accredited universities across Mexico, Malaysia, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, India, Canada, USA, UK, Switzerland, UAE, Norway, Sweden, Australia, China, Singapore, and South Korea. He is also the Rwanda representative of Leading Advisors Marketing USA, offering scholarships, work-study programs, and immigration pathways to students in the USA, Europe, and South America.

Since 2016, he has represented HTMA Global (Hotel, Tourism, and Marketing Association), promoting research degrees, honorary doctorates, and internships in partnership with European universities.

Academic Credentials and Honors

• BS in Chemical Engineering, Philippines
• BS in Computer Science
• Master’s in Education, USA
• PhD in Education, USA
• Honorary PhD in Management, Lithuania
• Post-Doctorate in Leadership and Management, Netherlands

In 1994, he was listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America as one of the Most Outstanding Educators in the United States. He currently serves on the Program Council of the journal Cywilizacja i Polityka at the University of Gdańsk, Poland, and holds certifications as a Research Professor in Eastern Europe and a licensed Math and Computer Science teacher in the U.S. and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Cultural Diplomacy and Artistic Engagement

A committed supporter of cultural diplomacy, Professor Sinining participated in the First White House Conference on Cultural Diplomacy in 2001, hosted by First Lady Hillary Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. He continues to support emerging artists in both popular and classical music.

During this period, he also served as Principal and Full Professor at the John Jay School of Diplomacy and International Affairs under the Euclid University Consortium.

Current Residence

Originally from the Philippines, Professor Vicente Sinining has lived and worked in Kigali, Rwanda since 2016, where he continues to make lasting contributions in education, diplomacy, development consulting, and international academic leadership.

Current Engagements

• Vice-Chancellor (Designate), Sina Gerard University, Rwanda (Proposed)
• Consultant, Leading Marketing Advisors, USA
• PhD Research Supervisor, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, India PhD Research Supervisor, Lincoln University College, Malaysia
• Certified Research Professor, Prenslake Intercontinental University, Norway
• PhD Research Supervisor,Winchester City University, Lithuania
• PhD Research Supervisor, Azteca University, Mexico
• Expert/PhD Thesis External Reviewer, IKG Punjab Technical University, India

Professor Sinining can be reached via email at info@vcsresearch.co.rw.

Click here to access various published papers in international journals, authored and co-authored by Prof. Sinining.