John Mugisha received his Master of Science in Real Estate from Ardhi University in 2014, and is now pursuing a PhD in Urban Planning and Management. He worked as a GIS Specialist at the National Land Centre of Rwanda (2011–2012). In August 2012, he moved to the University of Rwanda as a Tutorial Assistant and is currently an Assistant Lecturer. In 2023, he was elected the President of the Institute of Real Property Valuers in Rwanda (IRPV). His research topics mainly include land readjustment, property valuation, urban planning, land administration, geographic information systems, land, and housing.