This service enables people who attended their higher education from foreign institutes to apply for the equivalency certificate from the Rwandan Higher Education system. This service is provided by the Higher Education Council (HEC).
The processing time is 7 working days, depending on the feedback approval from the applicant’s university. The price for this service is Rwf 1,000.
Prerequisites:
Applicants with or without an account can apply for this service.
Rwandan citizens should have a national ID number.
Foreigners should have a passport number.
Required attachments for Rwandan citizens
A notarized copy of academic transcripts for each level studied
A notarized copy of the final certificate or degree for which the equivalence is applied.
A notarized copy of certificate/diploma/degree considered for admission
A copy of your Rwandan national ID
A copy of the admission letter
Conditional attachments (3)
An invigilation letter issued by an accredited examination body
A copy of your PhD thesis and copies of publications (at least two) related to the PhD thesis
Travel documents matching your period of study
Required attachments for foreigners
A notarized copy of academic transcripts for each level studied
A notarized copy of the final certificate or degree for which the equivalence is applied for
A notarized copy of certificate/diploma/degree considered for admission
A copy of your passport
Admission letter / Job contract
Conditional attachments (2)
An invigilation letter issued by an accredited examination body
A copy of your PhD thesis and copies of publications (at least two) related to the PhD thesis
Applicants should have both a valid phone number and email address.
Follow these simple steps to apply for an equivalency certificate for foreign qualifications:
Visit www.irembo.gov.rw and under Education, click on Application for Equating Foreign Qualifications.
Choose who you are applying for (Rwandan or Foreign), and click on Apply.
Fill in the “Applicant Details” details will be retrieved and displayed on the right side of the page.
Upload the required attachment.
Required attachments for Rwandan applicants
Note:
Upon uploading a document, IremboGov will scan it for malicious threats. If the virus check detects no malicious threats, the applicant will be permitted to proceed with the application.
Required attachments for foreign applicants
Click on Next to proceed.
Note: Prior to submission, the supporting documents should be notarized by Rwandan notaries or the Embassy of Rwanda in the awarding country.
Verify that the information is true, enter a phone number and email address, check the verification box, and click on Submit.
A billing number/ID (88.) will be generated click Pay
Applicants can pay offline using MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money, BK App, BK Branches, and BK Agents, or pay online using VISA or MasterCard.
NOTE: After applying and successfully paying via IremboGov, the High Education Council (HEC) receives the application once it has been approved. The applicant receives an SMS/Email notifying them that the certificate is available and that they can download it from the IremboGov platform.
Moreover, when the applicant has entered their email address while applying for the service, the certificate will be sent to that email address. There is no need to download it on the platform.