The Institute of Applied Sciences Ruhengeri (, INES), or simply INES - Ruhengeri, is a private research university located in the Northern province of

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. It was established on November 17, 2003. The acceptance rate is around 80-90%, making it one of the most accepting universities in Rwanda. It is located in the city 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 ...

. In 2019, the university started a five year long collaboration with

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to research and improve farming practices in the area.

History

It was founded in 2003 as ''Université Internationale au Rwanda'', in a ceremony attended by President

Paul Kagame Paul Kagame (; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who is the 4th and current president of Rwanda since 2000. He previously served as a commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a Uganda-based rebel ...

. It was given the power to award degrees in 2010. In September 2019, it was reported that the university had started a research collaboration with

in the German state of

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. The collaboration is supposed to last 5 years, and has a goal "to improve farming practices through the use of technology".

Faculties and departments

Faculty of Applied Fundamental Sciences

The Faculty of Applied Fundamental Sciences has the following departments: #Department of Civil Engineering #Department of Water Engineering #Department of Architecture #Department of Biotechnologies (Food&Plant options) #Department of Biomedical laboratory Sciences #Department of Land Survey #Department of Computer Science #Department of Land Administration & Management #Department of Statistics Applied to Economy

Faculty of Economics Social Sciences and Management

The Faculty of Economics Social Sciences and Management has the following departments: * Department of Enterprises Management * Department of Applied Economics

Faculty of Education

*Department of French & English education

Faculty of Law

* Department of Law (LLB)

Masters programs

INES offers the following master programs: *Master's in Microfinance *Master's in Entrepreneurship and SME's Management *Master's in Taxation *Master's in Cooperatives Management

Notable former and current faculty administrators

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, (Current Governor of Northern Province of Rwanda)

External links

Programs

Website

Admissions Portal

E-Learning

References

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