KIM University

Last updated
KIM University
Former names
Kigali Institute of Management
Type Private
Established2006 Kigali Institute of Management
2015 KIM University
Chairman Mr. Peter Rutaremara
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Danson Musyoki [1]
Location,
Website http://www.kimuniversity.ac.rw

KIM University re-branded (December 2015) from Kigali Institute of Management (KIM) [2] formerly International College of Accountancy and Management (ICAM) is a private institution of Higher Learning offering post-secondary education and training in Business Management and related disciplines in Rwanda. The Institution was registered in 2003 as a non-profit making organization under the law No. 20/2000 of 26/7/2000. [3]

Contents

History

The KIM University, formerly located 12 km from the center of Kigali City at Nyandungu on Kigali-Kayonza road, is no longer operational following the COVID-19 outbreak in Rwanda. The location where it once operated is now owned by the University of Medical Science and Technology (UMST). As of 2024, UMST hosts a total of 700 students from Sudan. Previously, KIM University offered a four-year Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) program with specializations in Accounting, Finance & Banking, and Procurement & Logistics Management. It also planned to expand its BBM options to include Economics, Human Resource Management, and Entrepreneurship, with over 1,000 students enrolled before its closure.

Undergraduate programs

     -Accounting      -Finance and Banking      -Procurement and Logistics Management
     -Information Technology      -Information System      -Computer Science
     -Health Economic      -Labour & Demography      -Financial Economics      -Agricultural Economics      -Environmental Economics

Post graduate programs

Professional Courses

Related Research Articles

Professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation, often called simply certification or qualification, is a designation earned by a person to assure qualification to perform a job or task. Not all certifications that use post-nominal letters are an acknowledgement of educational achievement, or an agency appointed to safeguard the public interest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Certified Management Accountant</span> Professional credential

Certified Management Accountant (CMA) is a professional certification credential in the management accounting and financial management fields. The certification signifies that the person possesses knowledge in the areas of financial planning, analysis, control, decision support, and professional ethics. There are many professional bodies globally that have management accounting professional qualifications. The main bodies that offer the CMA certification are:

  1. Institute of Cost Accountants of India;
  2. Institute of Management Accountants USA;
  3. Institute of Certified Management Accountants (Australia);
  4. Certified Management Accountants of Canada.

The Tianjin University of Finance and Economics is a public university in Tianjin, China. The university was founded in 1958 and is one of the earliest offering applied economics and business administration in China.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bishop Stuart University</span> Private university in Uganda

Bishop Stuart University (BSU) is a private, not-for-profit, multi-campus university in Uganda.

ABRS Management and Technology Institute is a Hong Kong–based continuing education and training institute established in 1990. and registered with the Education Bureau since 1994.

University of Lusaka (UNILUS) is a private university founded in 2007 in Lusaka, Zambia. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KCA University</span> University in Kenya

KCA University(KCAU) is a private, non-profit institution that was founded in July 1989 as the Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) to improve the quality of accountancy and financial management training in the country. KCAU is located on Thika Road in Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya. The institution also maintains satellite colleges under the School of Professional Programmes in Nairobi CBD Githunguri, Kericho, Eldoret, Kisumu, Amagoro, and Kitengela.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics</span> Business school in Guelph, Ontario, Canada

The Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics is the business school of the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario.

The Bridge University (TBU) is a university in South Sudan.

The Kumasi Technical University, formerly known as Kumasi Polytechnic, is a public tertiary institution in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Cavendish University Uganda (CUU) is licensed and accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE), and was established in 2008. It is ranked 20th best university in Uganda and 10593th in the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meru University of Science and Technology</span> University in Kenya

Meru University of Science and Technology is a public university in Tigania West Constituency Meru, Kenya. It is in Meru County, 15 kilometres northeast of Meru Town, along the Meru-Makutano-Maua Highway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">College of Business Education</span> Public university in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The College of Business Education (CBE) is a higher learning institution in Tanzania established in 1965, registered and accredited by the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) to offer Certificate, Diploma and Degree Programmes in various fields of study.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Professional Studies</span> Public university in Accra, Ghana

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) formerly known as the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), is a public university in Ghana. The main campus is located in Accra. UPSA is the first university in Ghana to provide both academic and business professional education. The University of Professional Studies Act, 2012 (Act 850) changed the name of the Institute of Professional Studies to University of Professional Studies, Accra. UPSA is nationally and internationally accredited by the National Accreditation Board (Ghana) and the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), respectively.

The Tasmanian School of Business and Economics (TSBE), formerly known as the Faculty of Business, was founded in 1890 and first offered degrees in Economics and is the business and economics school of the University of Tasmania. It offers the undergraduate Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Economics degrees, as well as postgraduate degrees and a Master of Business Administration program. The School is also associated with the Australian Innovation Research Centre, as well as the Australian Institute of Health Service Management.

Multitech Business School (MBS) is a privately owned institution of higher education, which offers degree, diploma and certificate courses in multiple business disciplines in Uganda. It is recognized by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education, as a private, tertiary degree-awarding institution of higher learning.

Nathalie Mpaka, is an accountant and corporate executive at BK Group Plc, the largest commercial bank in Rwanda. She is the chief financial officer at BK Group.

Team University (TU) is a private, co-educational Ugandan university in the Buganda Region of Uganda. It is accredited as a "private university", by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gamariel Mbonimana</span>

Gamariel Mbonimana is a Rwandan politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies in the Parliament of Rwanda from 2018 to 2022. He is a member of Liberal Party political party in Rwanda. Formerly he served as a full time senior lecturer at University of Kigali.

Nexus International University (NIU), formerly Virtual University of Uganda (VUU) is a private university in Uganda. The institution is accredited and supervised by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE).

References

  1. "Vice Chancellor".
  2. "Kigali Institute of Management rebrands to KIM University". 30 March 2016.
  3. Jean d'Amour Mbonyinshuti (28 June 2017). "KIM University Committed to Help Transform Education System - VC". allAfrica. The New Times. Retrieved 2 May 2023.