NUR FACTS AND FIGURES 2013 (April 2013)

National University of Rwanda created in November 1963, is the first Rwandan university. Mainly, NUR offers 39 Bachelors degree programs, 24 Masters Programs as well as MPhil and PhD programs by research that can be offered by all disciplines available at NUR.

Overview

– 3 Campuses: Butare, Kigali and Rusizi

– 7 Faculties, 2 Schools and 4 Research Centers

– Student population: 11,245

– 10,193 Undergraduate students

– 1,052 Postgraduate students

– Female students: 31%

– International Students: 188 (2%)

– Average Class size: 58

– 470 Academic and Research staff

– 354 Administrative, Technical and Administrative staff

– Academic staff with PhD: 23%

– Academic staff with Master’s degree or PhD: 79%

Research Centers

– Center for Conflict Management (CCM)

– Center for Geographic Information and Remote Sensing (GIS)

– Center for Instructional Technology (CIT)

– Centre for Environment, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development (CEESD)

Community Service Centers

– Radio Salus

– Rwanda Development Gateway Centre (RDG)

– University Center for Mental Health (CUNISAM)

– Legal Clinic

– University Center for Arts and Drama (UCAD)

Offered programs

NUR offerings include:
– 1 Program awarding a certificate in English Language

– 39 Programs awarding 51 Bachelor’s degrees

– 1 Postgraduate Certificate Program

– 2 Postgraduate Diploma Programs

– 24 Programs awarding 43 Masters degrees

– Master of Philosophy Programs by research in all disciplines existing at NUR

– Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programs by Research in all Disciplines

Programs by faculty

NUR students

This year 2013, NUR has admitted 11,245 students of which 1,052 are postgraduate students.

NUR students per campus (2013)

Students per Field of Study (2013)

NUR students per faculty (2013)

Rwandan and international students

Increased access to education

In 1963 when NUR started, it had 49 students in 4 faculties (Science, Medicine, Arts, as well as Economic and Social Sciences). It grew to 7 faculties, 1 institute and 1 school in 1994 in 3 campuses (Butare, Kigali and Nyakinama). Around 3,000 students were enrolled in 1994.

NUR students’ population from 1963 to 1994

* Butare campus only (Butare was the only campus between 1963-1981)

After the 1994 genocide, NUR re-opened with 8 faculties and 2 schools. All campuses were merged into one in Butare and enrolled 3,261 students. Progressively, NUR extended its programs to Kigali and Rusizi campuses, availing day and evening courses and started a number of Masters and PhD programs.

NUR students’ population from 1994 to 2013

NUR graduates

To date, total graduates output is 21,539 students out of which 91% (i.e. 19,577) graduated between 1995 and 2012. This was due to national initiative of intensive training in tertiary education.

NUR graduates from 1963

NUR staff

NUR has 824 employees of which 470 are in teaching and research. Other 354 are in administration and technical activities.

Teaching and Research Staff

Research

Research output and publication has grown considerably since 1998 after NUR established a Research commission which grew into a Directorate in 2007.

NUR is building its research capacity, by training professional researchers, enhancing research and publication levels and supervising PhDs. NUR has established four thematic areas of research: (i) Energy, (ii) Food Security, (iii) Environment Climate Change and Disaster management and (iv) Economic Development and Good Governance.

PhD and MPhil programs were introduced in 2007 and a Post-Doctoral program is operational. NUR is now working on approving 15 PhD programs in the near future and plans to enrol 1,520 PhD students and 300 Post-Doctoral fellows by 2023.

Facilities

– 24 laboratories for different scientific subjects like Electronics, Mechanics, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biology and Microbiology, Zoology, Anatomy, Bacteriology, Embryology, Pharmaceutics, Soil science, etc

– A school of ICT with labs for Hardware and Software Engineering, Digital Electronics, Mobile and Wireless, Microprocessor, Microwave and Antenna, Networking, etc

– 80, 000 E-books accessible form NUR network

– E-Journals: subscription to 26 databases, containing more than 33,000 titles of journals

– A library with around 200,000 volumes

– Open e-resources from international universities and partners

– Wireless network inside and around the campus: accessible 24/24 hours every day

– 87 Mbps bandwidth Internet connection

– Students’ accommodation facilities: 9 hostels for 3,300 students, a restaurant, 2 canteens, theaters and sports facilities.

Future perspectives

NUR is enhancing in-house training at Master’s and PhD levels, regularly monitoring the quality of programs, supporting research and publication, in addition to increasing learning and research facilities.

NUR aims at offering quality programs to more students and continues enhancing quality and relevance of programs. For research and graduate training, NUR plans to enrol 4,300 in Master’s programs, 1,500 PhD candidates and 300 Post Doctoral fellows by 2020. Among them, 2,670 Master’s level students and 1,241 PhD candidates will be enrolled in Science and Technology disciplines, with special focus on Agricultural Science, Land & Environment, and Heath Sciences.

Since students’ population is expected to be over 25,000 by 2020, NUR is planning an expansion in size and quality resources.