Mount Kenya University





















Mount Kenya University
CT MKU.png
MottoUnlocking Infinite Possibilities
TypePrivate university
Vice-ChancellorProf. Stanley Waudo
Academic staff
5,000+
Students52,000+ (2015)[1]
Location
Thika
,
Kenya

Affiliations
IUCEA
ACU
UC-USA
NKU-USA
Sports25 teams
WebsiteHomepage
MKU Logo.jpg

Mount Kenya University (MKU) is a private, multi-campus, chartered[2] university in Kenya. MKU is one of the largest private universities in the country, with a student body in excess of 52,000, as at September 2015.[1]




Contents





  • 1 Location


  • 2 History


  • 3 Academics


  • 4 New developments


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Location


The main campus of MKU is located in Thika, approximately 47 kilometres (29 mi), by road, northeast of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya.[3] The coordinates of the university's main campus are 1°02'44.0"S, 37°04'54.0"E (Latitude:-1.045559; Longitude:37.081669).[4]


The universities maintains campuses at the following locations, as of March 2016.[5]


  1. Main Campus - General Kago Road, Thika

  2. Mombasa Campus - Mombasa Trade Centre, Nkurumah Road, Mombasa

  3. Nairobi Campus - MKU Towers, Nairobi

  4. Parklands Law Campus

  5. Open Distance and Electronic Learning (ODEL) Center - Main Campus

  6. Meru Campus - Meru Majani Tea Sacco Plaza, Nkubu, Meru

  7. Nakuru Campus - Great Rift Plaza, opp Valley Hospital, Nakuru

  8. Kisii Campus - Gesonso, Kisii-Migori highway, Kisii

  9. Eldoret Campus - Eldoret

  10. Kakamega Campus - Kakamega

  11. Kigali Campus - Kagarama kicukiro Kigali, Rwanda[1]

MKU Centres ,Marketing Offices and Country Offices


  1. Kisumu Centre - Reliance Building, Oginga Odinga Road, Kisumu

  2. Kericho Centre - Sinender Plaza, Kericho

  3. Malindi Centre- 2nd Floor, Noor Plaza, Malindi.

  4. Nyeri Centre- MKU Plaza Nyeri

  5. Kitale Office - Kitale

  6. Isiola Office, MKU Plaza, Isiolo

  7. Garissa Office - Corner Plaza & Kenya Commercial Bank Building, Garissa

  8. Hargesia Office - Shacab Area (Former UNICEF Building), Hargesia, Somaliland

  9. Kampala, Uganda Office - 3 - 5 Bombo Road, Kampala

  10. Bujumbura ,Burundi - Ground Floor, ABC Building, Avenue de l'Amitié, Bujumbura


History


The institution was founded in 1996 as Thika Institute of Technology. In 2000, the Institute developed into a commercial college offering management and computer training programmes. Later in the year the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology recognized the institute as a full-fledged institution of higher learning and granted it a full registration approval. In 2005 the Institute became the 1st private institution in Kenya to be allowed to train pharmaceutical technologists by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of the Kenya Ministry of Health.[6]


In 2006 the Commission for Higher Education (CHE) validated and approved the institute's request for collaboration with JKUAT to offer both diploma and degree programmes. After fulfilling all the requirements, the Commission for Higher Education issued MKU with the authority to establish a full-fledged privately funded university.[6] In 2011, the university was awarded a charter by the government of Kenya, upon the recommendation of the Commission of Higher Education.[2]



Academics


The university is organised into eight schools, one college and one institution:[7]


  1. School of Business and Economics

  2. School of Education

  3. School of Engineering, Energy and the Built Environment

  4. School of Pure and Applied Sciences

  5. School of Social Sciences

  6. School of Law[8]

  7. School of Postgraduate Studies

  8. School of Computing and Infomatics

  9. College of Health Sciences
    1. Medical School

    2. School of Pharmacy

    3. School of Clinical Medicine

    4. School of Nursing

    5. School of Public Health


  10. Institute of Film, Creative and Performing Arts


New developments


In March 2018, the Daily Nation reported that he university was in the final stages of developing a study programme leading to the award of a Master of Arts degree in Public Health.[9]



References




  1. ^ abc Herbling, David (10 September 2015). "MKU's medical courses on the spot as Rwanda closes campus". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 24 March 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ ab Obua, Fredrick (11 January 2011). "Mount Kenya University to receive charter". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 24 March 2016.


  3. ^ GFC (24 March 2016). "Distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Mount Kenya University, Thika, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 24 March 2016.


  4. ^ Google (24 March 2016). "Location of Mount Kenya University Main Campus" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 March 2016.



  5. ^ MKU (24 March 2016). "Mount Kenya University Campuses". Thika: Mount Kenya University (MKU). Retrieved 24 March 2016.


  6. ^ ab MKU (24 March 2016). "Mount Kenya University: Our History". Thika: Mount Kenya University (MKU). Retrieved 24 March 2016.


  7. ^ MKU (24 March 2016). "Mount Kenya University: Academic Year 2015 - 2016 Prospectus" (PDF). Thika: Mount Kenya University (MKU). Retrieved 24 March 2016.


  8. ^ Karanja, Faith (20 January 2016). "Mount Kenya University in court over Council for Legal Education accreditation". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 24 March 2016.


  9. ^ Daily Nation Reporter (26 March 2018). "Talks on for an MKU, NTU and Makerere health training alliance". Daily Nation. Nation. Retrieved 26 March 2018.




External links


  • Kenya University List

  • MKU Student Portal Registration

  • Mt Kenya University Official Website


Coordinates: 1°02′44″S 37°04′54″E / 1.045559°S 37.081669°E / -1.045559; 37.081669







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