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A national institution, designed around the DRC's own priorities.

NKOD.IA Institute of Technology is being built to train the engineers that the national digital plan and the National AI Strategy will need, and to work with public institutions on real problems.

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At a glance

Institutional status.

The facts a ministry, agency or province needs before engaging with us.

Legal form
Private non-profit institution (à but non lucratif), constituted under the Loi-Cadre n°11/001 of July 13, 2011 on higher education and scientific research.
Seat
Commune de la Gombe, Kinshasa.
Academic framework
Licence–Master–Doctorat (LMD). The MSAI is a 120-ECTS Master's degree over four semesters.
Delivery
Hybrid and offline-first, structured under the 2025 Ministerial Decree on Open and Distance Learning (Arrêté n°004/2025).
Accreditation
Pending Recognition of the institution and the program by DRC authorities is in progress.
Launch Director
Fr. Romain Kazadi, S.J., co-founder, with authority over admissions, facilities, staffing and implementation.
Governance
An 11-member Board of Directors, a Scientific Council, an Executive Committee, and committees for ethics and quality assurance.
National alignment

Designed as a response to national policy, not alongside it.

PNN2 · 2026–2030

Plan National du Numérique

The MSAI trains engineers for the plan's digital-transformation pillars, and its courses are designed in explicit alignment with them.

2026–2030

National AI Strategy

Graduates are prepared to design, deploy and govern AI systems in strategic sectors: energy, mining, health and public administration.

ORDINANCE-LAW 23/010

Code du Numérique

Data protection and governance under the Code are taught in the first semester and applied in every project.

Working together

How public institutions can work with NKOD.IA.

01

Sponsor a capstone problem

Every MSAI thesis is sponsored by an organization with a real problem to solve. A ministry, agency or province can bring one, and a student works on it with academic supervision.

02

Train public servants

Professional training for government is part of our near-term plan, with short courses on overseeing and procuring AI systems responsibly.

03

Deploy responsibly

Our applied work, such as Maman Joia, is designed so that any deployment is placed under the authority of the responsible public officials.

04

Recruit graduates

The MSAI produces engineers trained in the DRC's own legal and policy framework, ready for public-sector digital projects.

Other pathways
StudentsFor prospective studentsKey dates, who should apply and what the application asks for. PartnersFor partners and fundersSponsor a capstone, co-research, teach, equip or fund. ResearchThe Maman Joia storyOffline-first maternal health intelligence, under public-health authority.

Official correspondence.

Write to info@nkodia.ai. The Launch Director, Fr. Romain Kazadi, S.J., leads the institution's work in Kinshasa.

Write to the instituteAbout NKOD.IA