Ineza Umuhoza Grace is a graduate in Water and Environmental Engineering from the College of Science and Technology. After her graduation in 2018, she started up an NGO known as “Green Fighter” which (...)
Research team from the University of Rwanda (UR), Institute of Applied Sciences (INES-Ruhengeri) and Rwanda Environmental Management Authority (REMA) are convened to devise ways to develop a 5 year (...)
Friday 6th March 2020 ; UR students were taken through the Commonwealth opportunities mainly the scholarships to further their studies. The session was organized in line with the Commonwealth Day (...)
Eight students from the School of Law at the University of Rwanda emerged winners during the Law Moot Competition which brought together four other local universities. The moot court competition is (...)
Through its Cooperation and Cultural Action Service (SCAC), the French Embassy in Rwanda has offered two scholarships to students from the University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences (...)
Friday 31, January 2020, University of Rwanda Deputy-Vice Chancellor for Strategic Planning and Administration Dr. Papias Malimba Musafiri , his colleague in charge of Finance Ms. Françoise Kayitare (...)
Yesterday, Prof. Nelson Ijumba, former Deputy vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research handed over office duties to Dr Emile Bienvenu in colorful ceremony in which the outgoing was cheered (...)
University of Rwanda, Institute of Applied Sciences INES-Ruhengeri (Rwanda), IPRC Polytechnic School of Musanze (Rwanda), University of Art and Technology of Byumba (Rwanda), University of Parma (...)
January 17 2020. The School of Engineering at the College of Science and Technology (UR-CST), University of Rwanda signed a joint agreement with Harbin Institute of Technology, School of (...)
A team from DASCA met the Center Management in the evaluation process of programs to be accredited.
University of Rwanda(UR) is now poised to earn another premier accreditation from the Data Science (...)
A section of PhD nominees who will soon undertake studies in Sweden
41 doctoral students and 26 post-doctoral researchers who will soon be enrolled in 14 Swedish Universities were taken through an (...)
The African Center of Excellence in Energy for Sustainable Development (ACE-ESD) is a World Bank-funded project which intends to solve key economic challenges subsequent from low rural energy access, (...)
Some of PhD students, their supervisors and staff of the Centre
The African Union (AU) envisions science, technology and innovation as one of the major drivers in achieving its vision of becoming a (...)
University of Rwanda’s ambition has always been to have degree certificates printed as close to the graduation ceremony as possible. However, having a final graduation list is often thwarted by (...)
In collaboration with Study in Rwanda Organization, the University of Rwanda organized a get together with new and continuing international students in its quest to reaffirm the existing bond between (...)
The International Peace Day participants discovered that there must be a step to be taken in educating youth about the root cause of The 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda. This is because, there (...)
The call for the establishment of the different African Centres of Excellence (ACEs) came at a time when the Government of Rwanda observed gaps in the science field.
The gaps were apparently more (...)
The University of Rwanda kicked off a get together with its alumni ; a maiden event that started with graduates in Medicine and Health Science fields. The event was marked with panel discussions and (...)
The University of Rwanda joined the rest of the world to observe the 71st Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The event at the College of (...)
Under the support of UR-Sweden Programme, the University of Rwanda Centre for Conflict Management (CCM) kicked off the Peace Week event at Huye Campus, one of the nine campuses of the University of (...)
Master students at the African Center of Excellence in Energy for Sustainable Development (ACEESD) specialising in Renewable Energy, Electrical Power System and Energy Economics visited Mukungwa (...)
It is rarely known that Rwandan researchers publish their books in their indigenous language. The main reasons are caused by lack of unsuitable words that can match to the real meaning of foreign (...)
The African Centers of Excellence (ACE) at University of Rwanda have featured in the 16th edition of AfricaGIS 2019 exhibition in which they showcased different postgraduate programs that are offered (...)
At least 500 delegates from around the world are convened in Kigali at the University of Rwanda for the 16th edition of AfricaGIS 2019. Organized by the University of Rwanda through its Centre for (...)
The University of Rwanda held its 6th Graduation ceremony, which saw 9490 graduands conferred with various degrees that are offered in different UR colleges. For the 2nd consecutive time, the (...)
25 students from the EAC Regional Center of Excellence for Vaccines, Immunisation and Health Supply Chain Management (RCE-VIHSCM) are set to graduate on 8th November 2019, in UR graduation ceremony (...)
The Call was made by the Principal of the University of Rwanda College of Science and Technology during orientation exercise for new students at Nyarugenge Campus. This was a prime time for freshers (...)
The Chancellor of the University of Rwanda, Patricia L. Campbell, accompanied by UR-Vice Chancellor, Prof. Phil Cotton, visited UR Rukara Campus where she was enthusiastically welcomed by the Campus (...)
University of Rwanda upholds that staff and students with disabilities and other special needs are equal and able to participate in all UR programs and activities. UR is therefore committed to (...)
A stakeholders’ seminar was organized by Engendering Rural Transformation for Sustainable Development-ENTRUST Subprogram. During the meeting, participants discussed benefits of involving the community (...)
Social Work policy makers, academics and practitioners were called to review their commitment to build strong collaboration towards social development leading to all human beings’ dignity. The call (...)
The Digital Health Subprogram organized a consultative meeting with stakeholders including researchers, industry and practitioners. The meeting aims to discuss among others ways to advance Health (...)
Experts in Public, Private, Academic institutions and researchers from Rwanda and the region have started five-day training in Power Engineering | Microgrid and Smartgrid. The training aims at (...)
On 2nd October 2019, the African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science (ACEITLMS) received the third cohort of 10 regional PhD students. The event was (...)
On September 30th 2019 : In the framework of the new MoU between the University of Rwanda and the University of Groningen, a delegation from the University of Groningen has visited the University of (...)
Agricultural practitioners and stakeholders were gathered at the College of Science and Technology do discuss ways to apply geospatial science to support decision making in the field of food security (...)
Mr. Theogene Rizinde is a PhD student in Data Science (Biostatistics) at the African Center of Excellence in Data Science,University of Rwanda. Mr. Theogene has won Excellent Research Grant of (...)
The University of Rwanda-College of Science and Technology witnessed the official unveiling of Laidlaw Undergraduate Research, networking and Leadership scholarship. The Programme was kicked off with (...)
Jean Damascene Sakindi, is the brains behind a local firm known as Bioprotect Rwanda, a project based in Muhanga District which was formed to equip farmers with mushroom growing skills and also help (...)
The Partnership for Enhanced and Blended Learning (PEBL) is assisting university partners across East Africa to develop courses with accompanying online resources that can be offered by participant (...)
The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) has selected Jean-Baptiste Ndahetuye, doctoral student at SLU, as the winner of the 2019 BIFAD Student Award for Scientific (...)
Yesterday, UR community was honoured to hear from Mr Herman Van Rompuy, Former President of the European Council who is in Rwanda in a double mission as VVOB goodwill ambassador. During his lecture (...)
Prof Cotton speaks to a group of students.
Technology is advancing at a fast pace, transforming the way work is done, and universities across the world are key institutions in preparing society for (...)
A delegation of legislators from the Senate of the Republic of Kenya on 26th /08/2019, led by Hon.Knoch Wambua had working visit at the University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health Sciences- (...)
Scientists’ students and faculty at the College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda will tomorrow complete a 2 week intensive training to advance skills in Python programming. The training (...)
A Hundred of UR students are convened at UR Head offices for intensive one week entrepreneurial training programme dubbed Next Generation Entrepreneurship Training- NGET. The training was organized (...)
Dear University of Rwanda faculty, administration and students
Thank you for the warm and exciting welcome you gave me on my first visit to the University. I was unable to visit all campuses and (...)
The University of Rwanda-College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (UR-CAVM) in collaboration with the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (Austria) and the New Vision (...)
Academics from the University of Makerere, University of Agder and University of Rwanda who attended the five-days training workshop on Blended Learning Course Creation that was recently conducted in (...)
During her First visit in Rwanda, since she has been appointed as UR Chancellor, Ms Patricia Campbell said that through her experience , she will do everything to help UR to reach success. (...)
Prof Tshilidzi Marwala the Vice Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg in South Africa called on University of Rwanda (UR) community to start applying Artificial Intelligence-AI in their work (...)
A delegation from the University of Johannesburg headed by the Vice Chancellor Prof Tshilidzi Marwala visited University of Rwanda on August 5th, 2019.
Professor Tshilidzi Marwala
The Vice (...)
A team of JICA (Japan International Corporation Agency) volunteers paid a two-days visit to UR-CAVM from 30 to 31st July 2019. These Japanese men and women are working with farmers, cooperatives, (...)
The University of Rwanda (UR) has provided a framework to help its innovative entrepreneurs to work effectively through Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). On 30th August 2019, the (...)
The School of Dentistry (SOD) is nearing completion of the first year in its new academic campus where BDS and BDT students and faculty enjoy the improved classroom, laboratory and clinic spaces. (...)
The Chinese Embassy in Rwanda donated projectors, video conference kit to University of Rwanda.
"We thank the government of China and the embassy of China in Rwanda for supporting teaching and (...)
For six time in a row, the University of Rwanda College of Science and Technology organized a training workshop to equip students with industrial practical skills and field experience. On this (...)
On Friday 19 July 2019, Ms. Florence KANEZA transferred her position as University Registrar to her successor, Dr Odette UWIZEYE. The academic ceremony held at the Headquarter of University f Rwanda (...)
Research team leaders who will drive the 4 phase of UR-Sweden Programme met to discuss major activities and working modalities that will mark the phase to be carried out until 2024 . The meeting (...)
The University of Rwanda scientists and stakeholders met to discuss the upcoming project of establishment a Biotechnology Hub. The project is expected to address critical issues in health, (...)
A week-long training course was held at the College of Science and technology, University of Rwanda for postgraduate students in the fields of biodiversity and climate change. The training was (...)
Professor Chen Zhijun, president of Chongqing Normal University, recently visited the University of Rwanda’s College of Education at Rukara Campus. Professor Chen noted that he hopes the visit could (...)
The University of Rwanda School of Law won National Moot Court Competition in Property and Land Law under theme “Adjudication of Land Rights Before Rwandan Courts : Legal Challenges and Judicial (...)
Participants from three districts of Rwanda were convened at the College of Science and Technology for a five day practical training about the use Geographic Information System-GIS technology. (...)
A group of young students from Glasgow University grouped into Female Engineering-FEMENG came to Rwanda to meet their FemEng counterparts at the University of Rwanda. The visit is in line with a (...)
The University of Rwanda has been granted Frw 31,5 Billion by the Government of Sweden to boost research and use of scientific knowledge in Rwanda under the existing UR-Sweden Programme. The 5-year (...)
For the 2nd time, scientists from 8 African countries were convened for training on Internet of Things-IoT. With the main focus on LoRa technology, the training tackled networking and web (...)
The University of Rwanda-College of Agriculture Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (UR-CAVM) participates in 14th National Agriculture Show 2019 organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and (...)
The move to online government services gained a significant impetus in recent years in Rwanda. Currently, a big number of government services can be accessed through one-stop online portal. In the (...)
New UR’s applicants that completed senior six are happy for UR online application awareness campaign that is taking place on Twenty-Eight sites in Thirty districts of the Country starting from 26th (...)
University of Rwanda fresh alumni Jonathan Murwanashyaka has managed to make a step towards in reducing postharvest loss through his GIRIKIGEGA Social enterprise that contributes in reducing (...)
UR-Sweden Library Sub Program organizes a two days training on “Information Literacy” (IL) to academic staff, librarians, postgraduate students and UR-CAVM students at UR-CAVM, Busogo Campus.
The (...)
NIYIDUKUNDA Mugeni Euphrosyne, UR student says she has managed to create her own business which is now worthy 20 000 000 Rwf despite starting with 2000 Rwf back in 2017.
NIYIDUKUNDA Euphrosyne is a (...)
Proper laboratory management is one of the key indicators that vindicate conducive research environment. UR Sweden Programme through its capacity building segment organized a training for University (...)
Students at the University of Rwanda College of Science and Technology were able to experience technologies and processes used in industrial production. The facility was made by Festo Didactic (...)
The University of Rwanda hosted a high-level legal interface workshop that brought together more than 40 Deans of Law faculties and Senior Judges from around the world. The workshop was organized by (...)
UR students namely Marius Igitangaza (4th year) and Patrick Kubwimana (5th year) from School of Architecture won the top prize on the Kigali City Master Plan Logo competition held on 21st May 2019. (...)
For the first time since its creation University of Rwanda organized inter campus games in all sports . From 17 to 19 May all UR campuses were in Rwamagana city in volley ball competition. Students (...)
The University of Rwanda received a delegation led by Mr. Hafez Ghanem ; the World Bank’s Africa Region Vice President alongside the Rwanda Minister of Education. The visit intended to witness (...)
The University of Rwanda hosted the 2nd PASET Regional Benchmarking Capacity Building Workshop. The 3 day workshop was organized in collaboration with African Virtual University-AVU under The Korea - (...)
The University of Rwanda has invested in the capacity building of its academic staff in order to enable them to shift from the traditional chalk and board method of teaching to e-learning method. In (...)
75 students from various African varsities concluded a week-long training in power engineering organized by the African Centre of Excellence in Energy for Sustainable Development-ACE-ESD at the (...)
Over 120 Academics and researchers meet for the 9th two day International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. Under the theme “25 years after the Genocide against the Tutsi : Current Status, (...)
The Women Handball Team of the University of Rwanda, Rukara Campus, has qualified for the semi-final phase of the Women Handball National Championship after overwhelmingly beating ES Saint Vincent in (...)
Staff of the University of Rwanda campuses met on Wednesday 1st of May 2019 to observe the International Labor Day. The celebration was under the theme “Quality Work, A Catalyst for Sustainable (...)
From April 29th up to May 2nd, 2019 ; academic and administrative managers of University of Rwanda went through a one week intensive training on Leading and Managing 21st Century University". (...)
Rwanda Mountain Tea has announced the appointment of Dr Laetitia NYINAWAMWIZA as a new Board member of Rubaya Nyabihu Tea Company Ltd and Kitabi Tea Company Ltd.
Dr NYINAWAMWIZA is the (...)
The Minister for Education Dr. Eugene Mutimura met with UR staff members and students at Gikondo Campus on April 29th,2019.
The meeting discussed on UR Student’s welfare, updates on students loan (...)
The University of Rwanda hosted vice Chancellors from various African university and academic partners for the third meeting co-organized under the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (...)
African varsity leaders, researchers and academic partners are gathered at the University of Rwanda in the meeting for African Research University Alliance-ARUA. The meeting aims at providing an (...)
A delegation from Partnership for skills for applied sciences, Engineering and Technology -PASET was received at the University of Rwanda College of Science and Technology. The visit aimed to discuss (...)
University of Rwanda (UR) and WORLD VISION RWANDA (WVR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this Tuesday, February 16, 2019 at University of Rwanda Headquarters.
L-R : Mr. Sean Kerrigan, (...)
The walk is significantly a silent reminder of what the country went through and what needs to be done to avoid the re-occurrence of the Genocide. This resonates with the theme ; “Remember Unite (...)
The call was made by Hon. Safari B. Theoneste, Member of Rwanda Parliament, Chamber of Deputies, during the night vigil that took place at Rukara Campus on the 12 April 2019 in the framework of the (...)
Dr Ignace GATARE the Principal of the College of Science and Technology, was recently appointed to serve on the Committee as Member of the General Council (GC) of the International Center for Insect (...)
On April 12,2019 : UR hosted regular meeting in the purpose of updating one another about the Implementation and contextualisation of the Trainings and Education in the Global E-commerce Talent (GET) (...)
As part of its broader identity program, UR has introduced a new logo that is now appearing on all banners for kwibuka 25 around campuses and other visibility materials.
The University of Rwanda (...)
In memory and honour of the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi, the University of Rwanda-College of Science and Technology and neighbouring community stood together in a walk to remember that (...)
UR Gikondo Campus Community and guests commemorated the 25th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. This event was held at Gikondo Campus playground on the 09th April, 2019. (...)
The University of Rwanda-College of Science and Technology joined the Nation for the 25th Commemoration of Genocide against Tutsi. The memorial week at the College’s level was kicked off by a public (...)
Under its Centre for Geographic Information System-GIS, the University of Rwanda concluded a five-day training for postgraduate students and staff in the quest to raise awareness and build capacity (...)
Over 600 people in Huye District-Southern Province were screened for Non-Communicable Diseases-NCDs during the outreach Programme organized by UR through the Medical Students’ Association of (...)
Jean Claude Byungura has been given an Outstanding Paper Award following his presentation in US top conference known as SITE one of the top conferences in the area of Information Technology and (...)
The Department of Mathematics under the University of Rwanda College of Science and Technology concluded a week long modelling week training. The training was supported by UR-Sweden Programme through (...)
The University of Rwanda students and staff were called for being mindful about the effects of climate change. The call was made by Prof Sir David King during a public lecture that brought together (...)
The World Oral Health Day is observed annually on 20th March, as a campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the issues around oral health and the importance of oral hygiene so that (...)
Delegates in Leaders in Teaching 2019 Learning Summit conducted a site visit to the University of Rwanda-College of Education, Rukara Campus. The visit was organized in the framework of MasterCard (...)
The University of Rwanda College of Arts and Social Sciences hosted a public lecture about Japan peace building which was delivered Prof Hideaki Shinoda. The lecture was organized by UR Centre for (...)
The University of Rwanda College of Science and Technology organized a training for its senior academics on “Challenge Driven Education-CDE for Sustainable Development”. This is a new education method (...)
University of Rwanda and Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday, March 14, 2019 at University of Rwanda Headquarters.
The MoU was signed by (...)
For the 2nd consecutive time, the University of Rwanda joined the world to observe the International Day of Mathematics commonly known as Pi-Day (π-day). The event was organized by the College of (...)
A team of more than 130 students from the schools of Health Sciences, Human Nutrition, and that of Clinical Medicine departed from Kigali for an outreach activity that took place in Nyabihu District (...)
A week long HEPTA-Sat training is organized at the University of Rwanda College of Science and Technology (UR-CST). The training has brought together 25 students selected through online test in the (...)
A meeting for Principal Investigators for 2019-2024 Sida support was convened at the University of Rwanda to discuss priorities and budget implication that will mark the upcoming five year UR-Sweden (...)
The Center of Excellence in Internet of Things (ACEIoT) at UR-College of Science and Technology held the second Doctoral Committee (DC) to hear from 13 PhD students defending their research (...)
University of Rwanda and AVIASSIST FOUNDATION signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this Tuesday, February 25, 2019 at University of Rwanda Headquarters.
The MoU was signed by Ron Louwerse, (...)
21 February 2019 will remain a historic moment for the fraternity of the University of Rwanda-College of Education as it marks the first visit of the Right Honourable Prime Minister of the Republic (...)
UR Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship organized a three-day training workshop at UR Gikondo Campus. This training workshop gathers UR staff involved in innovation projects, their local and (...)
Professor Karl-Heinz Frank Reichert, Rector of University of Agder (UiA) and Professor of Mobile Systems paid a visit to the University of Rwanda on Friday 15th February, 2019. During his visit he (...)
On Monday, February 18, 2019, Professor Philip Cotton received in his office a delegation from University of Kaiseslautern led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Löhrke, Vice President of Student and Academic (...)
The University of Rwanda-College of Education is hosting a two weeks training workshop on Multimedia Production from 11th to 22nd February 2019 organized for UR teaching staff and IT technicians (...)
In its quest to boost the number of impactful research output, the University of Rwanda under the support of UR-Sweden Programme concluded an academic writing and research communication training for (...)
Through the Ministry of Education’s campaign for quality Education, on Thursday 07th February, 2019 the Minister of Education Hon. Dr. Eugene Mutimura paid a work visit to the University of Rwanda, (...)
University of Rwanda College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (UR CAVM) hosted a Youth Platform known as Youthconnekt Hangout channeled through an Awareness Campaign on (...)
Scientific journals have set standards and guidelines that allow them to have quality research papers in their publications. However, aspiring and novice researchers struggle to meet standards (...)
Following the extraordinary cabinet meeting held on January 28th, 2019, the University of Rwanda saw its members of Board of Governors appointed and reappointed. The meeting was chaired by the (...)
The Government of Sweden through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) will fund Seventeen (17) proposed research areas by the University of Rwanda. The move is in line with (...)
We are excited to announce that Dr. Josephine Malonza graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Nairobi on December 21st 2018. She works in the department of architecture, (...)
A multi-disciplinary group of researchers from 8 countries from 3 continents are gathered at the University of Rwanda in line with the project “Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and (...)
Two academic staff promoted to Professor
The Academic Promotion Committee of UR approved a promotion to full Professor for two academic staff in the meeting held December 23rd, 2018.
Associate (...)
Friday, 21 December 2018 : Prof Deborah L. Helitzer, Professor and Dean of Arizona at State University College of Health Solutions has paid a five-day visit to the University of Rwanda. She visited (...)
Dr Laetitia NYIRAZINYOYE (Left) and Dr Margaret JJUUKO were both promoted
Dr Laetitia NYIRAZINYOYE
We are excited to announce that Dr Laetitia NYIRAZINYOYE has been promoted to the rank of (...)
More use of evidence from health economic evaluations can help to save lives and improve health in low-income countries. This is shown in Regis Hitimana’s doctoral thesis titled “Cost-Effectiveness of (...)
The University of Rwanda in collaboration with the Ministry of Health under the auspices of Karolinska Institute unveiled PROFORMA Project. ¬¬ The project aims at strengthening national (...)
In line with the partnership between the University of Rwanda and the University of Koblenz-Landau-German, Dr Anne Marie Kagwesage visited the German varsity in a bid to strengthen the existing (...)
A total of 200 delegates were gathered in UR-college of Business and Economics for 2 days during the First Youth for Village Conference 2018 YVC2018 held on Saturday 15th December 2018 around the (...)
