Institute of Applied Sciences Ruhengeri


The Institute of Applied Sciences Ruhengeri, or simply INES - Ruhengeri, is a private research university located in the Northern province of Rwanda. It was established on November 17, 2003.
The acceptance rate is around 80-90%, making it one of the most accepting universities in Rwanda.
It is located in the city of Ruhengeri. In 2019, the university started a five year long collaboration with Bingen Technical University of Applied Sciences to research and improve farming practices in the area.

History

It was founded in 2003 as Université Internationale au Rwanda, in a ceremony attended by President Paul Kagame.
It was given the power to award degrees in 2010.
In September 2019, it was reported that the university had started a research collaboration with Bingen Technical University of Applied Sciences in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The collaboration is supposed to last 5 years, and has a goal "to improve farming practices through the use of technology".

Faculties and departments

Faculty of Applied Fundamental Sciences

The Faculty of Applied Fundamental Sciences has the following departments:
  1. Department of Civil Engineering
  2. Department of Water Engineering
  3. Department of Architecture
  4. Department of Biotechnologies
  5. Department of Biomedical laboratory Sciences
  6. Department of Land Survey
  7. Department of Computer Science
  8. Department of Land Administration & Management
  9. Department of Statistics Applied to Economy

Faculty of Economics Social Sciences and Management

The Faculty of Economics Social Sciences and Management has the following departments:

Faculty of Education

  • Department of French & English education

Faculty of Law

Master's programs

INES offers the following master's programs:
  • Master's in Microfinance
  • Master's in Entrepreneurship and SME's Management
  • Master's in Taxation
  • Master's in Cooperatives Management

Notable former and current faculty administrators