Université nationale du Rwanda

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The University Library, 2004

The Université nationale du Rwanda (English National University of Rwanda , abbreviation NUR ) is the state and with around 11,000 students and around 1,000 employees the largest university in Rwanda . It has its seat in the southern province . The university campus is located in the city of Butare .

history

University building 2004

The university was founded as the first higher education institution in Rwanda on November 3, 1963. In 1963 the university had 49 students, in 1993 there were around 3,000 at locations in Butare , Kigali and Ruhengeri . In 1994 the university was closed due to the war in the country and the genocide after students and university staff were killed and large parts of the facility were stolen or destroyed. In March 1995 the university was able to reopen at the Butare site with eight faculties and two schools. Since then the university has grown rapidly; after the peak of students in 2011 (around 12,000), it had around 11,000 students in 2012.

Others

The university administers the country-specific domain .rw .

There is a partnership between the University's Agricultural Research Institute and the "Rwanda Development Board" to research and develop the Nyungwe National Park , 40 km further west , one of the three national parks in Rwanda.

Web links

Commons : National University of Rwanda  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b ONLY: Facts and Figures ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nur.ac.rw
  2. ↑ a b ONLY: Historical Background ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nur.ac.rw
  3. ^ Nyungwe National Park , Rwanda Development Board (RDB), accessed January 20, 2013.

Coordinates: 2 ° 36 ′ 58 "  S , 29 ° 44 ′ 34"  E