Historical Background
University of Lay
Adventists of Kigali (UNILAK) was created 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 of
secondary school associations that include:
· APACE
· APADE
· APADEK
· APADENYA
· APAER
· APARPE
· APARUDE
· ASPEJ
· UMWUNGERI
· APADEM
UNILAK was approved
through the Convention No. 001 of 03 February 1997, which was signed between
the Government of the Republic of Rwanda, and FAPADER.
The University obtained
legal identity as a nonprofit association under Rwandan law through the
Ministerial Decree No. 89/11 of 02 July 2004 and it was fully accredited by the
government of Rwanda through the Ministerial Order NO 002/09 of 09/04/2009.
The University’s
Headquarters are located in the City of Kigali, Gasabo District, Remera Sector.
UNILAK has also expanded its activities in the Southern province (Nyanza) and
Eastern Province (Rwamagana) and the two campuses operate with a competitive
modern boarding facility.
UNILAK Data Universal
Numbering System (D-U-N-S) Number is 561227536 which show
the extent to which UNILAK is credible at global level.
UNILAK has four
faculties offered both in undergraduate and master’s level:
· Faculty of Law,
· Faculty of Economic
Sciences and Management
· Faculty of Environmental
Studies
· Faculty of Computing and
Information Sciences.
UNILAK RESEARCH PROFILE
UNILAK has an
international scientific journal named “East African Journal of
Science and Technology, EAJST” it is online (http://eajournal.unilak.ac.rw/)
and printed periodically. (ISSN: 2227-1902).
The University organizes
yearly international conference where with its fellow researchers share
knowledge at international level in different domains especially in cooperative
management, sustainable development, Law and environmental studies. These
conferences, research projects and publications involve academic staffs,
undergraduate and post graduate students and national and international
stakeholders.
UNILAK COLLABORATION
WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS
UNILAK is a member of
Inter University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) and ORIPES (Rwandan
Organization of Private Higher Learning Institutions
UNILAK collaborates with
different public, private and international organizations which are helpful for
conducting community outreach activities and research projects.
Some of the MoUs UNILAK
has with other Institutions
Date | Institution | Partnership |
30/March 2012 | Xinjiang institute of
Lay Adventists of Kigali | Promote research,
education and exchange programs between two institutions |
15/10/2013 | The Canadian
cooperative association | The research aims to
ass to the knowledge of how to improve livelihoods and reduce poverty in a
sustainable way in rural communities. The general objective of this
research is to improve programming in rural development both in Africa and
Canada by obtaining new knowledge about integrated cooperative models in
practices. Research on exploration
of the added value of an integrated approach to cooperative development
as tool for rural development to assess whether rural development
through cooperatives works better when cooperatives are integrated, and if
so, under what condition this integration works best |
RCA | Mutual cooperation on
development and promotion of cooperatives in Rwanda Purpose: develop
cooperation in order to strengthen the capacity of cooperative sector in
Rwanda through competencies of the two institutions Scope: offer each
other opportunity to conduct various activities and programs such as
training, curricula development and staff development that will foster
cooperative relationship | |
23/10/2014 | Association Rwandaise
pour le development rural/ Eastern Province | Build friendship and
good will and foster a relationship that will support exchanges that promote
meaningful civic engagement in a global context between ARDR and INILAK Establishment of joint
service and community development projects, organization of joint research
program, exchange of knowledge, ideas and training. |
3rd May 2013 | Moshi University
College of cooperative and business studies, Tanzania | Create a mutual
beneficial partnership with the object to facilitate academic staff exchange,
improved research and enhance the sharing of educational resources, exchange
of information and expertise Promote knowledge
through research in the institutes in Rwanda and Tanzania Building a network of
Tanzanian and Rwandan research experts in the areas of cooperative studies ,
maintaining relations and promoting exchanges within this network |
IMF Unguka | Un cadre
d’échange qui est indispensable et bénéfique pour les deux parties a travers
différentes activités notamment: les formations professionnaires et
académiques, les stages, les documentations, encadrement et consultances | |
29/12/2010 | IPAR (Institute of
Policy Analysis and Research-Rwanda24 months | Collaborating in
research training and other initiatives relating to social and economic
policy research |
25/06/2014 | National commission of
science and technology(NCST)/10 years | Data sharing agreement:
allow exchange of information to determine the extent to which mutual
beneficial information sharing opportunities may exist between the two
institutions |
Ministry of Disaster
Management and Refugees(MIDMAR) | Collaboration in doing
joint research and conference Internship for UNILAK
Students Etc……. |
Some of the research
projects conducted jointly
1. Examining
success factors for sustainable rural development through the integrated
cooperative model ( MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, MOSHI UNIVERSITY, UNILAK, Canadian
Cooperative Alliance (CCA))
2. Joint
Environmental and natural research center (UNILAK-XIEG)
3. Rice
firming and sustainable rural development in eastern province of Rwanda
4. Study
of soil and water conservation and high yield efficient agriculture for
mountain and hilly area in the upper reaches of Nile between UNILAK and Xian
University
5. Examining
the role of Agricultural cooperatives in achieving sustainable rural development
UNILAK and Land O’Lakes
6. Etc….