Institute of Applied Sciences Ruhengeri

The Institute of Applied Sciences Ruhengeri (The Institut D’enseignement Superieur De Ruhengeri, INES), 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".

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 (Food&Plant options)
 * 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:


 * Department of Enterprises Management
 * Department of Applied Economics

Faculty of Education

 * Department of French & English education

Faculty of Law

 * Department of Law (LLB)

Masters programs
INES offers the following master 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

 * Dancilla Nyirarugero, (Current Governor of Northern Province of Rwanda)