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Undergraduate Programmes
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242
Postgraduate Programmes
masters & doctoral
3,300
Masters Students
advanced programs
722
PhD Students
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27-04-2026

UR teams up with 3 other universities to establish the Global Health Hub in Kigali

University of Rwanda, University of Global Health Equity, INES Ruhengeri, and Aarhus University from Danmark, have established a (…)

23-04-2026

Kwibuka 32 : UR community honors memory and renews the resolve to shape the future

For the 32nd commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, the University of Rwanda community gathered at Huye Campus to honor 563 (…)

17-04-2026

Newly launched Centre for Genocide and Conflict Studies to strengthen fight against Genocide (…)

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