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University of Rwanda
University of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: Kaminuza y'u Rwanda, French: Université du Rwanda) is a public collegiate, multi campus university based in Kigali, Rwanda. Formed in 2013 through the merger of previously independent education institutions, the University of Rwanda is the largest education institution in Rwanda. The University of Rwanda is ranked number one in the country by the Higher Education Council, an organ established by the Government of Rwanda.
Today the University of Rwanda is composed of seven independent and self-governing colleges operating on eight campuses. The university hosts a number of centres including four African Centres of Excellence established by World Bank. During the 2021–2022 academic year, the university had 31,506 students, with 2058 in Masters Programs and 324 in Doctorate Programs.
Initial work to establish the institution was undertaken by Professor Paul Davenport, a member of Paul Kagame's Presidential Advisory Council, who now acts as chair of the university's board of governors. The University of Rwanda was established in September 2013 by a law that repealed the laws establishing the National University of Rwanda and the country's other public higher education institutes, creating the UR in their place.
Law number 71/2013 transferred the contracts, activities, assets, liabilities and denominations of seven institutions to the UR:
The University of Rwanda was created to improve the quality of education and effectively respond to national and global needs. Most of the university's senior managers were well-established scholars with records of improving the performance of their previous institutions. Other managers were well known elite Rwandans or dedicated friends of Rwanda and advisors to President Kagame. A key challenge facing the university was argued to be a lack of qualified lecturers.
The university leadership planned to increase the proportion of academic staff holding doctoral degrees from 16 per cent to 61 per cent by 2024. As of 2022, the proportion of doctorate degree rose to 35%.
The organization of the University of Rwanda's Leadership is divided into five levels.
The Chancellor of The University of Rwanda is appointed by Presidential Order. The Chancellor has a ceremonial role of opening the UR academic year, presiding over graduation ceremonies and granting other awards. The current chancellor is Patricia Campbell, who is the chief administrative officer of Tufts University. Campbell took over the role from Mike O'Neal, former president of Oklahoma Christian University.
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University of Rwanda
University of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: Kaminuza y'u Rwanda, French: Université du Rwanda) is a public collegiate, multi campus university based in Kigali, Rwanda. Formed in 2013 through the merger of previously independent education institutions, the University of Rwanda is the largest education institution in Rwanda. The University of Rwanda is ranked number one in the country by the Higher Education Council, an organ established by the Government of Rwanda.
Today the University of Rwanda is composed of seven independent and self-governing colleges operating on eight campuses. The university hosts a number of centres including four African Centres of Excellence established by World Bank. During the 2021–2022 academic year, the university had 31,506 students, with 2058 in Masters Programs and 324 in Doctorate Programs.
Initial work to establish the institution was undertaken by Professor Paul Davenport, a member of Paul Kagame's Presidential Advisory Council, who now acts as chair of the university's board of governors. The University of Rwanda was established in September 2013 by a law that repealed the laws establishing the National University of Rwanda and the country's other public higher education institutes, creating the UR in their place.
Law number 71/2013 transferred the contracts, activities, assets, liabilities and denominations of seven institutions to the UR:
The University of Rwanda was created to improve the quality of education and effectively respond to national and global needs. Most of the university's senior managers were well-established scholars with records of improving the performance of their previous institutions. Other managers were well known elite Rwandans or dedicated friends of Rwanda and advisors to President Kagame. A key challenge facing the university was argued to be a lack of qualified lecturers.
The university leadership planned to increase the proportion of academic staff holding doctoral degrees from 16 per cent to 61 per cent by 2024. As of 2022, the proportion of doctorate degree rose to 35%.
The organization of the University of Rwanda's Leadership is divided into five levels.
The Chancellor of The University of Rwanda is appointed by Presidential Order. The Chancellor has a ceremonial role of opening the UR academic year, presiding over graduation ceremonies and granting other awards. The current chancellor is Patricia Campbell, who is the chief administrative officer of Tufts University. Campbell took over the role from Mike O'Neal, former president of Oklahoma Christian University.