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With delight, I warmly welcome you to the website of the College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Rwanda – Huye Campus (CASS-UR). Looking back at our excruciating history, 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, that struck our country more than two decades ago, today our major focus is on the future.
Our goal is to educate the next generation of leaders in Rwanda who are prepared and dedicated to building a more just and sustainable world and also supporting the development of Rwanda by discovering and advancing knowledge, committed to the highest standards of academic excellence, where students are prepared for lives of service, leadership and solutions.
More detailed information about our College is available on our website. We are eager to receive your opinions and suggestions in a constructive way in order to improve our services.
Dr Alphonse Muleefu
Acting Principal , UR - College of Arts and Social Sciences
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT GLANCE
The College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) is one of the six (6) colleges of the University of Rwanda (UR) as established in 2013 (Law no38 of 23/09/2013).
Our mission is to deliver quality education and develop innovative teaching, research and services to community that are addressing societal needs at national, regional and international level. This is in line with the Sustainable Development Goal 4 : quality education, and Rwanda’s aspiration to become a knowledge based economy. Therefore, the CASS is committed to building an environment that is ‘inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’ by attracting highly qualified people of all backgrounds to become part of our exciting family as either students or staff.
The CASS is comprised of four schools (School of Arts and Languages, School of Journalism and Communication, School of Governance and School of Law), four centres (Centre for Language Enhancement (CLE), Centre for Gender Studies (CGS), Centre for Conflict Management (CCM), and Centre for Legal Aid (CLAM)) and a Radio Station – Radio Salus (not discussed in this report). The CASS Head Office is located at Huye Campus but it operates on six campuses (Huye, Gikondo, Remera, Gako, Musanze and Nyakinama), and it has staff from the Centre for Language Enhancement on all campuses of the University of Rwanda.
Faculty and Staff of CASS
The staff of the College of Arts and Social Sciences is composed of 2 Full Professors, 7 Associate Professors, 21 Senior Lecturers, 56 Lecturers, 59 Lecturers and 35 Tutorial Assistants as shown below :
Academic staff
Academic Rank
Male
Female
Male %
Female%
1
Full Professor
2
0
83%
18%
Ass Professor
5
3
Senior Lecturer
19
4
Lecturer
45
11
Assistant Lecturer
49
10
6
Tutorial Assistant
30
Total 180
149
31
Administrative staff
The Administrative staff serving Huye Campus under the CASS is 83, based in different departments and units, 55 of which are males while 28 are females as shown below :
No
Female %
28
55
67%
25%
Total
83
The CASS offers 1 Advanced Diploma, 14 Bachelor’s degree, 7 Master’s programmes, Mphil and PhD programmes by research in all disciplines under the College, and 1 PhD by Course work in Peace, Conflict and Security Studies.
Students Population – past 5 years
Academic Year
Number students
2015-2016
2264
2016-2017
2381
2017-2018
1883
2018-2019
1660
2019-2020
1981
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