The National University of Rwanda (NUR) is the oldest and largest public institution of higher education in Rwanda, with a mission to provide higher education, conduct research, and offer services to the community. Founded in November 1963, it is the only broadly based university, covering a wide range of disciplines. The combination of age and size means that NUR graduates dominate many of the professions in (...) Read more..

Role of Governance The Deans and Directors Committee deals with student and staff regulation, the academic administration of open/blended learning, and issues which the Faculties, Schools and Centres have in common in addition to the management of the teaching process. New second-tier committees of Senate and new forms of communication with students have widened the base for effective participation. Academic (...) Read more..

Information filtering through from the National University of Rwanda (NUR) is that plans are underway to increase the number of PhD holders from 135 currently to 2500 in ten years time. This unprecedented strategic plan is a result of the university’s assessment that if it is to maintain its current dominant position in the country and favourably compete at the international level, it has to train able and (...) Read more..

Research output (publication) has grown very substantially since 2006. Three successful international peer-reviewed conferences have been run. “Research is important in any credible university in the world. Its main job is the creation of knowledge; you produce those people who will be able to transfer knowledge, you create researchers, these are the people who are going to give research products, innovation and (...) Read more..

The running and management of public institutions has been in the spotlight for a while due to loopholes in the management of public finances and awarding of tenders revealed in a number of audit reports by the Auditor-General. The National University of Rwanda (NUR) was no exception. This state of affairs led to the contracting of the internationally reputed audit firm Ernest and Young to make a thorough (...) Read more..