List of universities in Rwanda

This is a list of universities in Rwanda.

Post-secondary institutions

As at December 2015, there are 34 institutions of higher education in Rwanda, 11 public and 23 private.[1] In 2013, the government of Rwanda merged all public universities, leading to one public university, University of Rwanda, with six colleges.[2][3]

Public university

  • University of Rwanda (UR)
    • College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (CAVM)
    • College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS)
    • College of Business and Economics (CBE)
    • College of Education (CE)
    • College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS)
    • College of Science and Technology (CST)

Public integrated polytechnics and colleges

  • Gishari Integrated Polytechnic (GIP)
  • Institute of Legal Practice and Development (ILPD)
  • Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Ngoma(IPRC-Ngoma)
  • Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Kigali (IPRC-Kigali)
  • Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Huye (IPRC-Hye)
  • Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Karongi (IPRC-Karongi)
  • Musanze Polytechnic College (Musanze Campus)
  • Rwanda Teachers College (RTC)
  • Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Tumba (IPRC-Tumba)
  • Community Integrated Polytechnic (CIP)
  • Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Rusizi(IPRC-Rusizi)[citation needed]
  • IPRC Kitabi

Public nursing schools

  • Byumba School of Nursing And Midwifery
  • Kibungo School of Nursing And Midwifery
  • Nyagatare School of Nursing And Midwifery
  • Rwamagana School of Nursing

Private universities

  • Akilah Institute for Women, Kigali (AIWK)[8]
  • East African University Rwanda
  • Carnegie Mellon University Rwanda (CMUR)[9]
  • Catholic Institute of Kabgayi (ICK)[10]
  • Catholic University of Rwanda (CUR)[11]
  • Christian University of Rwanda (CHUR).[12] Closed in 2020 by Government of Rwanda.[13]
  • Hanika Anglican Integrated Polytechnic (HAIP)
  • University Of Kibungo (UNIK)
  • Muhabura Integrated Polytechnic College (MIPC)
  • Institute of Applied Sciences Ruhengeri (INES)
  • Institut Superieur Pedagogique de Gitwe (ISPG)
  • Kibogora Polytechnic (KP)
  • Premier ECDE Teachers College (PECDTC) [14][15][16]
  • Kigali Independent University (ULK)
  • KIM University[17]
  • Mount Kenya University Kigali Campus (MKU Kigali)[18]
  • Protestant Institute of Arts & Social Sciences (PIASS)
  • University of Tourism, Technology and Business Studies (UTB)[19]
  • University of Technology and Arts of Byumba (UTAB)
  • University of Global Health Equity

References

  1. ^ RMOED (29 December 2015). "List of Institutions of Higher Education In Rwanda". Rwanda Ministry of Education (RMOED). Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. ^ Rutayisire, Emmanuel (16 August 2015). "Institutes of higher learning to merge with University of Rwanda". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. ^ Kwizera, Charles (5 April 2013). "Rwanda moves on with One University plan". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. ^ Editorial (March 2015). "Video: University of Kigali introduces post-graduate programmes". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. ^ "University of Kigali: "An Icon of Academic Excellency"". en.igihe.com.
  6. ^ "University of Kigali". Igihe.com. 29 May 2015.
  7. ^ Kigali Roman Catholic Archdiocese (29 January 2019). "Overview of Ruli Higher Institute of Health". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kigali. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. ^ LSB (2015). "Elizabeth Dearborn Davis, CEO and Co-Founder of The Akilah Institute". London Speaker Bureau (LSB). Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  9. ^ Wilhelm, Ian (14 September 2011). "Carnegie Mellon University to Open Campus in Rwanda, a Milestone for Africa". Chronicle.com. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  10. ^ Catholic Institute of Kabgayi (29 January 2019). "About Catholic Institute of Kabgayi". Muhanga: International Federation of Catholic Universities Quoting Catholic Institute of Kabgayi. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  11. ^ Ntambara, Paul (10 July 2010). "New Catholic University opens". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  12. ^ Ntambara, Paul (10 July 2010). "New Catholic University opens". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved 29 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Two more universities shut down by education ministry". The New Times | Rwanda. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  14. ^ Sylvia Rugina (18 April 2014). "Rwanda's first nursery teacher training school". The EastAfrican. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  15. ^ Donah Mbabazi (17 June 2017). "First Lady calls for more effort to promote early childhood development". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  16. ^ Imbuto Rwanda via YouTube (19 June 2017). "First Lady's speech at the 1st Graduation of the Premier ECDE College - Kigali, 16 June 2017". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  17. ^ Times Reporter (30 March 2016). "Kigali Institute of Management rebrands to KIM University". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  18. ^ Mutegi, Mugambi (28 December 2015). "Third Kenyan varsity to open Rwanda campus in 2016". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  19. ^ Times Reporter (27 September 2016). "About University of Tourism, Technology and Business Studies". New Times (Rwanda). Retrieved 29 January 2019.


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