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Everything you need to know about the University Of Rwanda

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what is the university of Rwanda?

The University of Rwanda is one of the three public universities in Rwanda and the largest in all of them. It has nine campuses distributed across the country and over 60 faculties divided into five colleges.

When you ask about the University of Rwanda many people give you outdated information or wrong information, and those who study there tend to know information related to their field of study only. In this guide, I will explain everything you need to know about the university of Rwanda.

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History

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When was the University Of Rwanda Founded?

The University of Rwanda was opened on the 3rd. November 1963 in the city of Butare by the government of Rwanda in cooperation with the Congregation of the Dominicans from the Province of Quebec, Canada. Its founder and the first rector was Father Georges-Henri Lévesque.

What is the National University of Rwanda?

The University was previously called the National University of Rwanda, back when it was founded but it was named UR after it merged. When it was established, the NUR had three divisions (Faculties of Medicine and Social Sciences, and a Teacher Training College), 51 students, and 16 lecturers. However, The university closed due to the genocide, reopening in April 1995. And that’s when English was introduced as a medium of instruction alongside French.

How the National University of Rwanda become the University of Rwanda we know today?

In 2013 the National University of Rwanda merged with all public higher education institutions in Rwanda and By  Law number 71/2013 all seven institutions transferred the contracts, activities, assets, liabilities, and denominations to the National University of Rwanda with the National University of Rwanda being the biggest to form the University of Rwanda we know today.

The seven institutions were:

History of the university of Rwanda
What is (KIST) Kigali Institute of Science and Technology
What is (SFB) School of Finance and Banking

Where is the headquarters of the University Of Rwanda?

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The headquarters of the University Of Rwanda is in the Gikondo campus Mburabuturo. On the main campus of the College of Business and Economics.

University of Rwanda Alumni

Agnes Binagwaho, Rwanda’s health minister, became the first person to be awarded a Ph.D. by the new University of Rwanda in August 2014.

[brief history of the university of Rwanda]

[How the UR merged and its causes]

CAMPUSES

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how many campuses does the university of Rwanda have?

The University of Rwanda has nine campuses that are distributed across the country. With the largest and the oldest being Huye campus and the head office at Gikondo campus. [bold]

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GIKONDO CAMPUS (Kigali city)

located in Kicukiro district, This campus is comprised of college of business and economics and it is also where the official headquarters of UR is located. [more]

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REMERA CAMPUS (Kigali city)

Located in Gasabo district [more]

[which options are at remera campus]

NYARUGENGE CAMPUS (Kigali city)

Located in Nyarugenge district [more]

[which options are at Nyarugenge campus]

HUYE CAMPUS (BUTARE)

This is the legendary campus on which the campus started it is the oldest one with too much history and it is the biggest one it is also the one which holds many faculties [more]

The oldest and the largest campus of the University, it is also the campus that holds many faculties.

[which options are at Huye campus]

BUSOGO CAMPUS (Northern Province)

Located in Musanze[more]

[which options does Busogo campus have]

RWAMAGANA CAMPUS

Located in Rwamagana district [more]

[which options does Rwamagana campus have]

NYAGATARE CAMPUS (Eastern province)

Located in eastern province [more]

[which options does Nyagatare campus have]

RUSIZI CAMPUS

RUKARA CAMPUS

Located in kayonza district [more]

[ which options does rukara campus have]

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COLLEGES

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what are the University of Rwanda colleges

These are independent self-governing institutions that are grouped according to similar or related academic subjects where each has its teaching staff, students, and buildings.

how many colleges does the University of Rwanda have?

 The Univesity of Rwanda has 6 independent, self-governing colleges. which are grouped according to similar or related academic subjects where each has its teaching staff, students, and buildings.

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The University of Rwanda has five colleges as follows:

•College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS)

[what is CASS]

•College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (CAVM)

[what is CAVM]

•college of Business and Economics (CBE)

[what is CBE]

•College of Education (CE)

[what is CE]

•College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS)

[What is CMHS]

•College of Science and Technology (CST)

[what is CST]

University Of Rwanda Colleges Explained
What is (CST) College Of Science And Technology
Everything you need to know about CMHS

SCHOOLS

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what are schools at UR

Schools are sub sets of colleges meaning that in one college they may be schools. Below are some schools at University of Rwanda.

  1. College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS)
    1. School of Arts and Languages
    2. School of Governance
    3. School of Journalism and Communication
    4. School of Law
  2. College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (CAVM)
    1. School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
    2. School of Forestry and Biodiversity Conservation
    3. School of Agricultural Engineering
    4. School of Veterinary Medicine
  3. College of Business and Economics (CBE)
    1. School of Economics
    2. School of Business
  4. College of Education (CE)
    1. School of Education
    2. School of Inclusive & Special Needs Education
  5. College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS)
    1. School of Nursing and MidwiferyXXX
    2. School of Dentistry
    3. School of Medicine & Pharmacy
    4. School of Health Sciences
    5. School of Public Health
  6. College of Science and Technology (CST)
    1. School of Architecture and Built Environment
    2. School of Engineering
    3. School of Science
    4. School of Information Communication Technology
    5. School of Mining and Geology

Everything you need to know about University Of Rwanda Schools

Everything you need to know about University Of Rwanda Schools
How to know your school

FACULTIES

How many faculties are at the University of Rwanda

There are over 100+ undergraduate faculties available now at the University of Rwanda.

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Below is the list of faculties first grouped in colleges and then grouped in schools.

1.      College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS)

•        School of Arts and Languages

•        School of Governance

•        School of Law

2.      College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (CAVM)

•        School of Agriculture and Food Sciences

          •        School of Forestry and Biodiversity Conservation

•        School of Agricultural Engineering

•        School of Veterinary Medicine

3.      College of Business and Economics (CBE)

•        School of Economics

•        School of Business

4.      College of Education (CE)

•        School of Education

•        School of Inclusive & Special Needs Education

5.      College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS)

•        School of Nursing and Midwifery

•        School of Dentistry

•        School of Medicine & Pharmacy

•        School of Health Sciences

•        School of Public Health

6.      College of Science and Technology (CST)

•        School of Architecture and Built Environment

•        School of Engineering

•        School of Science

•        School of Information Communication Technology

•        School of Mining and Geology

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR

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The academic calendar at the University of Rwanda is dynamic, meaning it changes from time to time and according to your particular program of study. Please see below for an updated calendar based on what you want to study, there is also a general calendar you can check.

In case you want the last year’s timetable the admission process started on the 31st of January and students started class on the 17th May.

[University of Rwanda academic calendar]

UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA ADMISSION PROCESS

The University of Rwanda’s admission process starts when the Ur releases the announcement and the instructions of how to apply.

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The process of being admitted to UR is easy to explain, yet some people find it complicated below I am going to explain it simply. I will be grouping it into months based on the last year’s process. Note that this is not how exactly the process goes, there may be some changes it will provide a schema on how things were.

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January

University of Rwanda announcement

the university of Rwanda releases the announcement titled call for application for UR undergraduate academic year 2021-2022 in which it informs prospective applicants that the online application system for receiving applications for undergraduate academic programs to be offered in all colleges during that academic year is open. Last year the application process was between 31st January 2022 and 28th February 2022. However, it was extended to 7th march 2022. In that announcement, there are also the application steps to follow.

Applications are submitted online through the following steps:

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Start of application for students wishing to study Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery & Bachelor of Dental Surgery

However, from the 20th December 2021 to the 2nd of January 2022 the application started for the students wishing to apply for Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery & Bachelor of Dental Surgery because they do an examination. See below for more info on these two options.

Exam for students who applied for Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery & Bachelor of Dental Surgery

On the 25th the students who applied for undergraduate programs of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery & Bachelor of Dental Surgery did an examination.

February

Application for Government funded scholarship

On the 2nd of February, the institution in charge of higher learning bodies in Rwanda HEC released the announcement on the steps to apply for government-funded scholarship which will start from 10/02/2022 to 09/03/2022. And the full instructions to follow you can check them here.

Results for students who applied for Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery & Bachelor of Dental Surgery

On the 19th of February, the university also published the results of applications for admission to the undergraduate programmes of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery & Bachelor of Dental Surgery. The results are usually posted on the UR CMHS website

April

Admission results for students who applied to UR

On April 22nd the University of Rwanda released the admission results with the processes to access them. It is useful to know that each student who is admitted gets his/her acceptance letter, not all the students get what they applied for so the students who did receive the options they did not apply for are provisionally admitted meaning that they don’t have a permanent place in the university until they fill a form called a consent form that is published on UR website see full instruction here

Hostel accommodation Announcement

Some students are interested in campus-provided hostels and others choose to live in their apartments. So, it is in this month the University of Rwanda released the process to follow when applying to be accommodated by the campus.

May

Registration period started

On the acceptance letter the student gets, there are further processes to follow in order to get registered by the university that is he/she must pay a registration fee of 60,000RWF and get a registration letter

More process here

The hostel accommodated students’ results

Also, in this month the university released the students who are eligible for hostel and the process you can check yourself. See more here

HEC RESULTS

After the application process has finished, HEC announced students who are eligible for scholarship.

university of Rwanda application process explained
university of Rwanda announcements

BRD CONTRACT SIGNING

When you are eligible for a scholarship you get an email from RDB that prompts you to create an account in minuza system.

What is minuza?

Minuza is an online system developed by BRD that manages and coordinates the bursary money. It is a dashboard in which the user (student) can see the money he/she will receive and when. It is a platform for managing student loans provided by BRD.

In creating an account you will first sign the contract form accepting that you will pay back the loan, after that, you will enter the account details with the mode of payment you wish to receive the money.

BURSARY

A bursary is a grant provided to the student so that he/she can study. In our case bursary is regarded as the monthly money you get from BRD that helps you to study. Also called living allowance. Today the bursary is 40,000RWF paid 10 times in a year. You can check down for more info.

Everything you need to know about bursary
why bursary takes too long on my account
Top ten mistakes people make when signing bursary contract

TIME TO GO

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Now that you have finished all the processes it’s time to enroll in the university, so let me give some tips on how things will go.

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LIFE AT UR

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So, you have arrived now, but you still don’t know much about university life let me give you some tips and tricks that will make you an expert on day one.

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CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY

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The University of Rwanda (UR) is a public Higher Learning Institution established by the law n° 71/2013 of 10/09/2013. It resulted from the merger of the former seven public Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) into a single public University with six Colleges and nine campuses distributed across the country. The UR is a singular, multicampus institution offering a wide range of academic studies. As such, it provides opportunities for students to pursue a variety of programs – some that are quite specialized, others that are multidisciplinary and problem-based in focus – and to undertake their studies at different locations across the country, both through classes at designated campuses and through access to distance learning. All is explained in detail in this blog post.

That’s a pretty long way you still have some questions? I answered the most common down. If you don’t find your own simply comment down below or message me privately and I will respond in 2 minutes.

FAQ’S

What is the university of Rwanda?

The University of Rwanda (UR) is one of the three public Higher Learning institutions and the largest in them, it was established by the law n° 71/2013 of 10/09/2013. It resulted from the merger of the former seven public Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) into a single public University with six Colleges and nine campuses distributed across the country.

Where is the university of Rwanda located?

The head office of the University Of Rwanda is in Gikondo campus Mburabuturo. On the main campus of College of Business and Economics.

Where is the university of Rwanda located?

The head office of the University Of Rwanda is in Gikondo campus Mburabuturo. On the main campus of College of Business and Economics.

University of Rwanda colleges

These are independent self-governing institutions that are grouped according to similar or related academic subjects where each has its teaching staff, students, and buildings.

university of Rwanda address

The head office of the University Of Rwanda is in Gikondo campus Mburabuturo. On the main campus of College of Business and Economics.

university of Rwanda schools

Schools are subsets of colleges meaning that in one college they may be schools.

university of Rwanda campuses

The University of Rwanda has nine campuses that are distributed across the country. With the largest and the oldest one being Huye campus and the head office at Gikondo campus.

university of Rwanda application 2022

the application deadline for the 2022/2023 academic year was from 31st January 2022 to 28th February 2022. However, it was extended to 7th March 2022.

university of Rwanda admission

university of Rwanda application 2023 deadline

the application deadline for the 2022/2023 academic year was from 31st January 2022 to 28th February 2022. However, it was extended to 7th March 2022.

 university of Rwanda website

https://ur.ac.rw is the official University of Rwanda website

university of Rwanda registration

this is a process students must follow after being admitted that confirms that they will join the university. In this process you pay the amount of money equivalent to 60,000RWF called the registration fees and you get the proof of registration after all processes have been finished.

university of Rwanda programs

There are over 100+ undergraduate programs available now at the University of Rwanda. Divided into five colleges

university of Rwanda proof of registration

the proof of registration is the paper you get after all the application and admission processes are over. This is the real proof that you are a university student and it is acquired after paying the 60,000RWF for registration, it is also the document you show when entering the university gates.

university of Rwanda online registration

http://ienabler.ur.ac.rw/ is an online web platform in which all the registration and application take place for the University of Rwanda.

university of Rwanda online application

http://ienabler.ur.ac.rw/ click here to start your application today. This is where all the registration and application take place for the University of Rwanda.

university of Rwanda logo

with blue colors and white background and letters UR the university of Rwanda’s logo is a marvelous design.

university of Rwanda location

The head office of the University Of Rwanda is in Kigali Gikondo campus Mburabuturo. At the main campus of College of Business and Economics.

university of Rwanda hostels

The University of Rwanda hostels are the apartments provided by the university based on the campus. The students must pay 40,000RWF per year to live in these hostels.

university of Rwanda headquarters

The headquarters of the University Of Rwanda is in Kigali Gikondo campus Mburabuturo. At the main campus of the College of Business and Economics.

university of Rwanda entry requirements

The University of Rwanda’s entry requirements depend on the option you choose; for example, students wishing to apply for Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery & Bachelor of Dental Surgery must have studied PCB or MCB. you can check the admission entry here.

university of Rwanda application deadline

the application deadline for the 2022/2023 academic year was from 31st January 2022 to 28th February 2022. However, it was extended to 7th March 2022.

university of Rwanda branches

The University of Rwanda has nine campuses that are distributed across the country. With the largest and the oldest one being Huye campus and the head office at Gikondo campus. The campuses are GIKONDO CAMPUS (Kigali city), REMERA CAMPUS (Kigali city), NYARUGENGE CAMPUS (Kigali city), HUYE CAMPUS (BUTARE), BUSOGO CAMPUS (Northern Province), RWAMAGANA CAMPUS, NYAGATARE CAMPUS (Eastern province), RUSIZI CAMPUS and RUKARA CAMPUS.

university of Rwanda admission requirements

The University of Rwanda’s admission requirements depend on the option you choose; for example, students wishing to apply for Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery & Bachelor of Dental Surgery must have studied PCB or MCB. you can check the admission requirements here.

university of rwanda bank accounts

ACCOUNT NAMESBANK OF KIGALI
UR – College of Arts and Social sciences (CASS)00094-00651928-43
UR – College of agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (CAVM)00094-00651931-40
UR – College of Economics and Business (CBE)00094-00651932-39
UR – College of Education (CE)00094-00651933-38
UR – College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS)00094-00651934-37
UR – College of Science and Technology (CST)00094-00651935-36
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