University of Rwanda (UR) 

IAU-020463

IAU Member

Rwanda

top General Information

Address

Street:PO BOX 4285

City:Kigali

WWW:https://ur.ac.rw

Institution Funding

Public

History

The University of Rwanda (UR) was established in 2013 through a merger of the former seven Public Higher Learning Institutions - the National University of Rwanda (NUR), Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Kigali Institute of Education (KIE), Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (ISAE), Kigali Health Institute (KHI), School of Finance and Banking (SFB) and Umutara Polytechnic (UP). Later, it also integrated 3 Nursing Schools.The oldest of these institutions that merged to form UR was the National University of Rwanda created in 1963. UR is the largest and most comprehensive university in Rwanda with about 31,760 students (2015/2016) registered in its six colleges: College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS), College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (CAVM), College of Business and Economics (CBE), College of Education (CE), College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS) and College of Science and Technology (CST). UR offers courses on 14 campuses scattered around Rwanda.

Academic Year

September to May

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate or equivalent, or foreign equivalent

Tuition Fees

National:Undergraduate: 900,000 for STEM programs and 600,000 for Non STEM programs
Post-Graduate: Average 2,500,000 for a Master Program (RWF)

International:Undergraduate: 900,000 for STEM programs and 600,000 for Non STEM programs
Post-Graduate: Average 2,500,000 for a Master Program (RWF)

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Higher Education Council

Religious Affiliation

None

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Kayihura Muganga Didas

Job title:Vice-Chancellor


Senior Administrative Officer : Raymond Ndikumana

Job title:Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Strategic Planning and Administration


International Relations Officer : Ignatius Kabagambe

Job title:Head of Corporate Communications

top Divisions

College : Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Fields of study:Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Crop Production, Food Science, Forestry, Horticulture, Irrigation, Rural Planning, Rural Studies, Soil Management, Soil Science, Veterinary Science, Water Management

More details:Formerly Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (ISAE)


College : Arts and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Administration, Arts and Humanities, Communication Arts, English, French, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Political Sciences, Publishing and Book Trade, Social Sciences, Swahili, Translation and Interpretation


College : Business and Economics

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Banking, Business Administration, Business Computing, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Insurance, International Economics, Marketing, Statistics, Transport Management

More details:Formerly School of Finance and Banking


College : Education

Fields of study:Business Education, Education, Foreign Languages Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Mathematics Education, Physical Education, Primary Education, Science Education, Secondary Education

More details:Formerly Kigali Institute of Education


College : Medicine and Health Sciences

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Clinical Psychology, Community Health, Dentistry, Dietetics, Health Sciences, Medical Auxiliaries, Medical Technology, Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, Nutrition, Ophthalmology, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Public Health

More details:Formerly Kigali Health Institute


College : Science and Technology

Fields of study:Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Architecture, Biology, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Food Science, Food Technology, Industrial Management, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Natural Sciences, Real Estate, Technology

More details:Formerly Kigali Institute of Science and Technology and Umtuara¨Polytechnic

top Degrees

Advanced Diploma


Ordinary Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Arts and Humanities, Biology, Computer Science, Dentistry, Engineering, Food Science, Food Technology, Horticulture, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Irrigation, Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, Social Sciences, Veterinary Science


Bachelor Honours Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Administration, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agriculture, Anaesthesiology, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Banking, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Business Computing, Business Education, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Communication Arts, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Crop Production, Dentistry, Design, Development Studies, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering, English, Finance, Food Science, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Forestry, French, Health Sciences, Horticulture, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Management, Information Technology, Insurance, International Economics, Irrigation, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Marketing, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Auxiliaries, Medical Technology, Medicine, Midwifery, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Ophthalmology, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Sciences, Primary Education, Public Health, Publishing and Book Trade, Real Estate, Rural Planning, Rural Studies, Science Education, Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Soil Management, Soil Science, Statistics, Swahili, Technology, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Management, Veterinary Science, Water Management, Zoology


Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery

Fields of study:Medicine


Postgraduate Certificate

Fields of study:Nursing


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Education, Educational and Student Counselling, Medicine, Technology Education, Vocational Education


Master

Fields of study:Agricultural Engineering, Animal Husbandry, Business Administration, Chemistry, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Computer Engineering, Curriculum, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Gender Studies, Health Administration, History of Law, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Law, Medical Technology, Medicine, Meteorology, Natural Resources, Nursing, Peace and Disarmament, Pharmacy, Physics, Public Administration, Public Health, Road Engineering, Social Sciences, Soil Science, Telecommunications Engineering, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Economics, Transport Engineering, Water Management, Water Science


PhD

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Applied Mathematics, Banking, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Computer Science, Criminal Law, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Econometrics, Education, Educational Psychology, Environmental Engineering, Epidemiology, Forestry, Gender Studies, Health Administration, History, Human Resources, Human Rights, Inorganic Chemistry, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Medicine, Microbiology, Nursing, Organic Chemistry, Peace and Disarmament, Pharmacy, Physical Chemistry, Physical Therapy, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Public Health, Social Work, Software Engineering, Soil Science, Statistics, Translation and Interpretation, Veterinary Science

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2019-2020

Full Time Total:1330

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Total:506

Students

Statistics Year:2019-2020

Total:27073

Updated on 01-12-2020