In December 2015, the then Kigali Institute of Management (KIM) became KIM University and has since embarked on a robust rebranding drive. KIM University’s rebranding seeks to draw new leverages from the education industry in Rwanda, the greater African region, and worldwide.

The acronym KIM encapsulates our strategic intent. As a University we strive to provide knowledge ("K”) suffused with the skill sets and requisite competencies that the market requires. Our programs are market responsive and inspire ("I”) creativity and a sense of self-worth in  our students, and motivate ("M”) them to attain their dreams in life.

Our rebranding into University is inspired by deliberate efforts to achieve industry relevance; provide competency driven education; enrich student experience; foster creative collaboration and strategic partnerships with local, regional and international educational institutions, civic society and the private sector.

KIM University boasts state-of- the art facilities including a picturesque new air-conditioned multistoried building with spacious modern classrooms, lecture theatres, halls, and library and computer labs. To improve our learning environment, the University has created an efficient e-learning platform for lectures delivery, course assessment and research.

The transformational context

KIM University’s focus is on developing business leaders with the ability to create wealth and also employment to the young Rwandan population. Strategic initiatives have been designed in such a way that students and professionals (leaders and managers) are adequately prepared to respond in a pragmatic manner. They are trained to lead organizational change and transformation in the time of turbulence and uncertainty. It is KIM University’s firm belief that the best way to survive change is to initiate it. And it is with this belief that KIM University has been engaging in a relentless endeavour towards continuous improvement.

To drive these transformational efforts KIM University has hired a new Vice Chancellor, Prof. Peter John Opio from the University of Notre Dame in the United States of America.  Prof. Opio has a wide-range of skills and competencies in the education and the public sectors, spanning the continents of Africa, the UK and the United States. He has undertaken several consultancies with local and bilateral institutions.

Prior to joining KIM University, he was Professor of Strategy at the University of Notre Dame and the Academic Director of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (YALI).

The University’s new structure, with the new post of Deputy Vice Chancellor Innovation, Research and Development, re-enforces KIM’s strategic orientation towards maintaining an effective partnership between industry, the society and the public sector.

KIM University has entered into strategic partnerships with regional as well as international Universities including Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU) and the Catholic University of Milan. Following a competitive process, KIM University was chosen to host the MBA Global Business and Sustainability from January 2017. 

Our Vision:

We aspire to be recognized widely as a premier university providing exemplary programs which integrate academic excellence with professional competence to achieve socio-economic transformation.

Our Mission:

Our commitment is "To educate and nurture talented and motivated men and women – through quality undergraduate, graduate and professional executive education programs—to become successful, creative and innovative professionals and enable them excel in their chosen professions and lead rewarding lives”.

Our Core Values:

In pursuit of our vision and mission, KIM is committed to the following values:

Excellence: We seek uncompromising standard of excellence, in teaching and, learning, creativity, and research within and across disciplines and in service to our students and our stakeholders.

Engaged learning: We strive to integrate academic reflection with real-life experience from the community, industry to enshrine our students with hands-on market relevant skills and competencies.

Commitment: We endeavour to educate the whole person, nurture and challenge students intellectually, socially, spiritually, morally and aesthetically, preparing them assume leadership in their professional, civic and personal lives.

Creativity: Our programs are designed to enable students solve real-world; open-handed problems with creativity and risk-taking to obtain solutions that are relevant, practical and sustainable.

Service to others: We promote a culture of service to and among our students and staff, and the society in general as we work with all our partners to build a caring society.

Our Programs

KIM University has a proven history of offering management education that is skill-based and competency driven, setting her products apart in the Rwandan and regional labor markets, thanks to the high employability rate of our graduates.

In line with our vision and mission KIM University offers education and training that is aimed at reducing poverty through self-reliance, reducing inequality and improvement of human life.  In addition to enabling our students to achieve distinctive mastery of the core knowledge and skills in their respective fields, our programs aim to:

* Provide a unique educational experience  that is directed toward developing the whole person* Nurture exceptional talents among our students to make them more effective professionals* Foster innovation and market-led research among staff and students that aim at offering effective solutions to socio-economic problems

Degree programmes

KIM University offers the following degree programs on Day, Evening and Weekend sessions:

* Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with specializations in Accounting & Finance, strategy, Logistics & Supply Chain, Human Resource, Marketing and Project Management* Bachelor of Business Management-Accounting, Finance& Banking and Procurement* Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (BLSM)* Bachelor of Science in Economics with specializations in Health economics, labour and demography, financial economics, agricultural economics, and environmental economics.

Professional Courses in Accountancy and Management:

* Certified Accounting Technician(CAT-ICPAR)* Accounting Technicians Certificates(ATC-KASNEB)* Certified Public Accountants (CPA – ICPAR)* Certified Public Accountants (CPA – KASNEB)* Association of Business Executives (ABE – UK)* Association of Business Managers and Administrators (ABMA – UK)* Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supplies (CIPS) - UK* Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) - UK

Scholarships

KIM University offers scholarship opportunities to meritorious undergraduate students to pursue a professional course concurrently with their degree programme.