Organization:University of Lay Adventists of Kigali

University of Lay Adventists of Kigali

UNILAK
Former names	UNILAK
Motto	Knowledge And Wisdom
Type	Private
Established	1997
Chancellor	Prof. Dr. BUTERA Alex
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. NGAMIJE Jean
Administrative staff	417
Students	5280
Undergraduates	5073
Postgraduates	207
Location	Kigali , 6392 Kigali- Rwanda , Rwanda
Campus	Kigali Campus, Nyanza Campus and Rwamagana Campus
Language	English
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Website	http://www.unilak.ac.rw

The University of Lay Adventists of Kigali (UNILAK) is a private university owned and operated by the Federation of Adventist Parents Associations for the Development of Education in Rwanda (FAPADER) which is an association of several lay Seventh day Adventist proprietorship secondary school associations that include:

• APACE,
• APADE,
• APADEK,
• APADENYA,
• APAER,
• APARPE,
• APARUDI,
• ASPEJ,
• UMWUNGERI,
• APADEM,
• APAPEN
• APAG

UNILAK was approved through the Convention No. 001 of 3 February 1997, which was signed between the Government of the Republic of Rwanda, and FAPADER. The Institution obtained legal identity as a nonprofit association under Rwandan law through the Ministerial Decree No. 89/11 of 2 July 2004 and it was fully accredited by the government of Rwanda through the Ministerial Order NO 002/09 of 09/04/2009.

The main campus is located in Kicukiro and Gasabo Districts in Kigali, Rwanda. There are also two satellite campuses located in Nyanza and Rwamagana, Rwanda. Although UNILAK is not church owned institution, it is closely aligned with the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Academic programs

The university consists of four academic faculties offering undergraduate and graduate programs.

Faculties

• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management
• Faculty of Environmental Studies
• Faculty of Computing and Information Sciences

Faculties and options

• Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management with options of:

· Accounting,

· Finance,

· Human Resources,

· Marketing,

· Cooperative Management and Accounting,

· Economics

• Faculty of Computing and Information Sciences with options of:

· Information System and Management,

· Information Technology and

· Software Engineering.

• Faculty of Environmental Studies with options of:

· Emergency and disaster management,

· Environmental Management and Conservation,

· Rural Development

• Faculty of Law

POST – GRADUATE STUDIES

• Master of Law (LLM) with specialization in:

· International Criminal Law,

· International Environment and Land Use Law;

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) with specialization in:

· Accounting,

· Finance,

· Human Resource Management,

· Entrepreneurship,

· Project Management

· Strategic Management and

· Marketing

• Master of Environmental and Development Studies (MEDs) with specialization in:

· International Development Studies,

· Environmental Information Systems

· Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management.

• Master of Science in Information Systems with specialization in:

· Information Technology,

· Management Information Systems.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

• CPA : Certified Public Accountant (CPA): It is a two years and half programme and is all about financial courses. It is also integrated in our Bachelor’s in Business and Administration program.
• CISCO: It is an 80 hours programme and is about fundamentals of hardware, software, and operating systems. It is designed for those who want to pursue careers in ICT and to gain practical knowledge on how a computer works.

PROPOSED PROGRAMS

• Electrical Technology with specializations in:

· Electrical Engineering

· Electrical Technology

• Civil Engineering with specializations in:

· Civil Engineering

· Construction Technology

UNILAK INTAKES

An academic year at all UNILAK campuses usually has two intakes, one in September and another in March.