This office is under the Vice Rector in charge of Academic Affairs.

The Vice-Rector in charge of Academic Affairs heads all academic activities. His office controls the following units :

• Academic Affairs and Registration

• Faculties and schools

* Faculty of Agriculture

* Faculties of Economics and Management

* Faculty of Applied Sciences

* Faculty of Law

* Faculty of Medicine

* Faculty of Science

* Faculty of Arts, Media and Social Sciences

* School for Foundation Language Skills

* School of Public Health

• Centers

* Center for Conflict Management (CCM)

* Center for Geographic Information and Remote Sensing (GIS)

* Center for Instructional Technology (CIT)

* Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Center

* Rwanda Development Gateway Centre (RDG@NUR)

* University Center for Arts and Drama (UCAD)

* Sustainable Partnership to Enhance Rural Enterprise and Agribusiness Development (SPREAD)

* Radio Salus

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

* Research Commission

• Other units

• Open and Distance Learning

• Quality Assurance

• Continuous Training

• Community service

• Libraries

• University Extension