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National University of Rwanda

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The National University of Rwanda was the largest university in Rwanda, located in the city of Butare. It was established in 1963 by the government in cooperation with the Congregation of the Dominicans from the Province of Quebec, Canada, with its founder and first rector Father Georges-Henri Levesque. The university closed during the 1994 genocide and reopened in 1995; in 2013 it was merged into the newly created University of Rwanda. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Founded Year
1963 1
Ownership Type
Public 1
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
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What did the National University of Rwanda start with in 1963?

It opened with three academic units, 51 students and 16 lecturers.

The university began small. It opened in 1963 in Butare with three academic units: the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Teacher Training College. Together they had 51 students and 16 lecturers.
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1. National University of Rwanda (Wikipedia)
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    was the largest university in Rwanda.
  • Lead section, first paragraph
    was established in 1963 by the government in cooperation with the Congregation of the Dominicans
  • intro of the article
    It was located at 2°36′58″S 29°44′34″E in the city of Butare and was established in 1963 by the government in cooperation with the Congregation of the Dominicans from the Province of Quebec, Canada.
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    The National University of Rwanda was the largest university in Rwanda, located in the city of Butare.
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Wikidata: National University of Rwanda
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  • Wikidata Q650982, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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