Kigali Independent University ULK is a private Institution of Higher Learning founded on 15 March 1996 and governed by the Law No 27/2013 of 24/5/2013 governing the organization and functioning of Higher Education in Rwanda, the Law No 13/2009 regulating Labor in Rwanda, the Presidential Order No 51/01 of 13/7/2010 establishing quality standards in higher learning institutions.