Kigali Independent University

The creation of this School was due to a number of important factors; namely: • The response to the request from the quasi-totality of prospective students; • The presence of qualified professors in Economic Sciences and Management in the country; • The need to rapidly provide the country with human resources mastering several sectors in the fields of economics and management.

Students are hence prepared and initiated to this through teachings which tend to favor adequacy between theories and the local, national and regional realities.

Theoretical courses, practical works and internships enable the student: • To acquire and master concepts, fundamental principles and specific methods to Economic Sciences and Management; • To conduct critical analysis of practical case studies and to research on operational solutions; • To be able to effectively work into the public as well as private organizations.

Rural Development (Gisenyi campus only)The creation of this School was due to a number of reasons; namely: • The demand from a very elevated number of prospective students; • The existence of qualified lecturers in this School fields of science, in Rwanda; • The willingness to provide the country with executives well trained in social sciences fields The School Academic Programmes aim at providing students with education and training respectively in Sociology, Population Studies (Demography) and Administrative Sciences.

They include theoretical teachings, practical works as well as internships which provide students with both sound theory and practice related to their fields of interest: • To master the concepts, the fundamental principles and the methods specific to one of the three fields taught; namely: Sociology, Administrative Sciences and Demography; • To conduct critical analysis on various research problems and to research on operational solutions about them; • To be able to work in public as well as in private organizations; Departments: Development Studies International Relations Sociology The School of Science and Technology (SST) is a school at ULK, which comprises several Engineering and Sciences Departments.

The programs provide practical and theoretical principles to design and adequately maintain systems as well as using computerized equipment and instruments to solve technical problems in diverse application domains.