University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) 

IAU-029746

Rwanda

top General Information

Address

Street:P.O. Box 6955
Kigali Heights Plot 772
KG 7 Avenue, 5th Floor

City:Kigali

Province:Northen Province

Post Code:6955

WWW:https://ughe.org

Other Sites

800 Boylston Street, Suite 300 Boston, MA 02199, USA

Institution Funding

Private

History

Created 2014

Academic Year

School of Medicine: January - December
MGHD: September - August

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Higher Education Council (HEC), Rwanda; East African Committee, Joint National Medical and Dental Councils

Religious Affiliation

None

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Philip Cotton Obe

Job title:Vice Chancellor


Senior Administrative Officer : Abebe Bekele

Job title:Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research

top Divisions

Centre : Educational Development and Quality

Fields of study:Educational Sciences


Centre : Gender Equity

Fields of study:Public Health


Centre : Global Surgery

Fields of study:Health Sciences, Public Health

More details:CEGS


Centre : Leadership in Global Health Equity

Fields of study:Health Sciences


Centre : Nursing and Midwifery

Fields of study:Midwifery, Nursing


Centre : One Health

Fields of study:Medicine

More details:This center runs the MGHD program in One Health


Centre : Population Health

Fields of study:Community Health, Public Health

More details:This center is runs several research and projects, and will establish a Demographic surveillance Site in Rwanda


Institute : Global Health

Fields of study:Health Administration, Public Health

More details:Bill and Joyce Cummings


Institute : Global Health Equity Research

Fields of study:Health Sciences

More details:IGHER


School : Medicine

Fields of study:Medicine, Surgery

More details:The school of medicine runs the MBBS/MGHD Dual degree program and the PhD program in Basic Medical Sciences and Health Equity

top Degrees

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery

Fields of study:Medicine, Surgery


Postgraduate Certificate

Fields of study:Health Sciences


Master

Fields of study:Health Administration, Health Sciences, Medical Science, Nursing


PhD

Fields of study:Medical Science

Note

UGHE has a PhD in Medical Sciences and Health Equity, with tracks in Cancer Biology, Neurosciences, Infectious Diseases, and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Updated on 28-02-2025