University of Kigali University of Kigali University of Kigali is a fully accredited and chartered university by the Government of Rwanda. UoK started its operations in October 2013. The current Vice-Chancellor of the University is Prof. Peter Mageto. The university started operations in October 2013, with 649 students and has experienced rapid growth in enrolment of more than 6,000 students in the undergraduate programmes and more than 1,000 students in the postgraduate programmes. Its main campus is based in Kigali, Boulevard de l'Umuganda in Kacyiru and its secondary campus in Musanze, RSSB building. The University has international students from Nigeria, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya,
Kigali being built in the 1920s by the Belgian colonial government as a home for civil servants and Swahili traders. This latter group were mostly members of the Islamic faith, which led to Nyamirambo being known as the "Muslim Quarter". Nyamirambo's Green Mosque ("Masjid al-Fatah") is the oldest mosque in Kigali, dating back to the 1930s. Travel publisher Rough Guides has described Nyamirambo as "Kigali's coolest neighbourhood", citing its multi-cultural status and an active nightlife, which is not found in much of the rest of the city. North of Nyamirambo, and west of the CBD is Nyabugogo. Situated at the lowest