Umutara Polytechnic

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Umutara Polytechnic
Active2004–2011

Umutara Polytechnic (UP) was a higher education institution in Rwanda. [1] Founded in 2004, was located in the city of Nyagatare, capital of Nyagatare district in Eastern Province, Rwanda. [2]

UP started its first academic year on 2 May 2006 with 265 students and 16 staff. It was organized into faculties of Agriculture, [3] Commerce and Applied Economics, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and Veterinary Science. On 28 August 2008, Umutara Polytechnic was declared as a public institution of higher learning by a cabinet meeting chaired by the President of the Republic of Rwanda.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "News: 28th January 2015". NyagatareCampus.ur.ac.rw. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. About Umutara Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine , Umutara Polytechnic.
  3. Godfrey Ntagungira, ISAR to provide lecturers to Umutara polytechnic Archived 2007-11-08 at the Wayback Machine , The New York Times , 16 October 2006.