Meru University of Science and Technology

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Meru University of Science and Technology
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Type Public
Established1979 as Meru College of Technology (MECOTECH)
Chancellor Dr. James N. Mwangi
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Romanus Odhiambo Otieno.
Location,
CampusMUST Main Campus, Meru Town Campus
Website

Meru University of Science and Technology (or MUST) is a public university in Tigania West Constituency Meru, Kenya. [1] It is in Meru County, 15 kilometres northeast of Meru Town, along the Meru-Makutano-Maua Highway. [2]

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Academics

Meru University offers courses in Engineering, Science, Information Technology and Business, [3] and has the following campuses and schools:

Schools

Campuses

Library

Reuben Marambii Library has 30,000 print materials with 80,000 items in electronic and online resources. It has a sitting capacity of 500 people. [12] The library has an Online Public Access Catalog offering services such as searching, renewing books, making purchase suggestions, placing holds on items among others. [13] More information about the library and services offered can be found at library.must.ac.ke. The library has developed off-campus access to e-books and e-journals to allow users to access subscribed online resources.

Administration

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