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INAS brings former students together in Kinshasa

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The Institute of Performing Arts (INAS) brought together its former students from the 1977 to 2026 graduating classes in Kinshasa to reflect on the institution’s future and profile. Prefect Nadège Mitshindu Bope called for stronger links between graduates and the revitalisation of the institution, according to Actualité.cd.

The Institute of Performing Arts (INAS) brought together its former students from the 1977 to 2026 graduating classes in Kinshasa on Saturday 24 October 2026. The first reunion aimed to reflect on the institution’s development and its profile in Africa and around the world, according to Actualité.cd.

INAS prefect Nadège Mitshindu Bope called on former students to strengthen their ties and support the ambition of making the institution a leading school for the performing arts. She also sought their financial solidarity to rehabilitate and improve the infrastructure, in order to enhance the learning environment, Actualité.cd reported.

Nadège Mitshindu Bope said the institute’s profile had declined since she took office. She presented strengthening its visibility as one of the strategies intended to restore its reputation as a school of excellence and attract more opportunities beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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