College of Science and Technology (Rwanda) is the first major university in Kigali the capital and administrative city of Rwanda. It is equipped with modern tools of technology like a 400 million dollar computer lab donated by the African Development Bank in 2009. It is said its one of the successful schools on the continent. College of Science and Technology (Rwanda) College of Science and Technology - University of Rwanda, the former Kigali Institute of Science, Technology and Management (KIST, , ) in Kigali, Rwanda is the first technology-focused institution of higher education to be created by the Rwanda government. KIST was established in November, 1997.
Kigali act as a water store and flood protection for the city, although these are under threat from agriculture and development. The central business district (CBD) (known in Kinyarwanda as "mu mujyi") of Kigali lies on Nyarugenge Hill, and was the site of the original city founded by Richard Kandt in 1907. The house that Kandt lived in is now a museum. Geographically, the CBD lies towards the western edge of the built-up area, as the terrain to the east was more suitable for development of the expanding city than the high slopes of Mount Kigali to the west. Several of