University of Kigali (UoK) is a fully accredited and chartered university by the
Government of Rwanda
The politics of Rwanda reflect Belgian and German civil law systems and customary law takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic, whereby the President of Rwanda is the head of state with significant executive power, with the Pr ...
. UoK started its operations in October 2013.
Location
University of Kigali's temporary campus is located along KG 541 Street near the plush Kigali Heights in the
central business district
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of
Kigali
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
, the capital and largest city in Rwanda. The geographical coordinates of the university campus are:01°57'03.0"S, 30°05'35.0"E (Latitude:-1.950833; Longitude:30.093056).
The university operates a second campus in the Rwanda Social Security Bureau Building in the town of
Ruhengeri
Ruhengeri, also known as Musanze or Muhoza, is a city and capital of Musanze District in the Northern Province of Rwanda. Some sources now refer to the city itself as Musanze, after the district in which it lies within. This has to do with the ad ...
,
Musanze District
Musanze is a district in the Northern Province of Rwanda. Its capital city is Ruhengeri.
Geography and tourism
Musanze is Rwanda's most mountainous district, containing the largest part of the Volcanoes National Park, and its head office at Ki ...
, in the
Northern Province of Rwanda.
Overview
University of Kigali (UoK) currently has two campuses; the main campus known as ''The Kigali Campus'' and the upcountry campus known as ''The Musanze Campus''. Total enrollment is approximately 8,000 students, with approximately 6,500 undergraduates and about 1,500 postgraduate students.
The university has international students from Nigeria, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, China, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ethiopia, Turkey, Central African Republic, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Schools, Faculties and Institutes
University of Kigali has the following Academic Units:
* School of Law
* School of Business Management and Economics
* School of Computing and Information Technology
* School of Education
* School of Graduate Studies
* School of Professional and Executive Programmes
* Center for Economic Governance and Leadership
* Center for Modern Languages
Academic Partnerships
University of Kigali (UoK) has academic partnerships with the following universities: (a)
University of Cape Town
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(b)
Kenyatta University
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(c)
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, formerly the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership and the Cambridge Programme for Industry, is part of the School of Technology within the University of Cambridge.
The Instit ...
(Southern Africa office) (d)
Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University
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(e)
Symbiosis International University
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and (e)
Memberships and Accreditation
University of Kigali is a member of:
*
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network
*
The Association of Commonwealth Universities
*
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
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*
AIESEC
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References
External links
Official Website
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Private universities and colleges
Universities in Rwanda
Educational institutions established in 2013
2013 establishments in Rwanda