Mount Kenya University

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Mount Kenya University
Other name
MKU
MottoUnlocking Infinite Possibilities
TypePrivate university
Academic affiliations
IUCEA, ACU, UC-USA, NKU-USA
Vice-Chancellor Deogratius Jaganyi
Academic staff
5,000+
Students52,000+ (2015) [1]
Location
Thika
,
Kenya
Colours Light blue, light orange, and cream    
Website www.mku.ac.ke
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Location of the university in Kenya
One of the university's campuses in Nakuru Mount Kenya University, Nakuru.jpg
One of the university's campuses in Nakuru

Mount Kenya University (MKU) is a private, multi-campus university in the municipal town of Thika, Kenya. It was established by Prof. Simon N. Gicharu and has become one of the most significant private universities in Kenya. [2] MKU has a student population of 52,000 as of September 2015. [3] MKU is chartered and ISO 9001:2015 certified. [4] [5]

Contents

List of Campuses

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. [6] The coordinates of the university's main campus are 1°02'44.0"S, 37°04'54.0"E (-1.045559 37.081669). [7]

The university's maintain campuses are at the following locations, as of April, 2020. [8]

History

The institution was originally known as the Thika Institute of Technology, established in 1996 by Dr. Simon Gicharu. Initially, the institute provided programs focused on management and computer training. In the same year, Kenya's Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology approved the institute as a fully-fledged institution of higher learning.

In 2005, the institute became the first privately-owned institution in Kenya to receive authorisation to train pharmaceutical technologists from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of the Kenya Ministry of Health. [9] [10]

Founder Mt. Kenya University Dr. Simon Gicharu, CBS, Founder and Chairman, Mount Kenya University.jpg
Founder Mt. Kenya University

In 2006 the Commission for Higher Education (CHE), which later changed to 'Commission for University Education Kenya [11] (CUE), approved the institute's request for collaboration with JKUAT to offer both diploma and degree programs. After fulfilling all the requirements, the Commission for Higher Education authorized MKU to establish a full-fledged privately funded university. [9] In 2011, the university was awarded a charter by the government of Kenya upon the recommendation of the Commission of Higher Education. [11] [12]

In 2023, its former campus in Kigali, Rwanda, became an autonomous university known as Mount Kigali University. [13]

Academics

The university is organized into three colleges, 12 schools, and three institutes: [14]

Institutes

Colleges

Schools

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  2. ↑ "Survey shows MKU now among the top 10 universities in Kenya". Nation. 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ↑ "Mount Kenya University Ranking & Review 2003 | uniRank". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  4. ↑ "Quality Management Systems(ISO 9001:2015)". www.kebs.org. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  5. ↑ "Focus on quality keeps Mount Kenya University in good books". Nation. 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  6. ↑ GFC (24 March 2016). "Distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Mount Kenya University, Thika, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Google (24 March 2016). "Location of Mount Kenya University Main Campus" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  8. ↑ MKU (24 March 2016). "Mount Kenya University Campuses". Thika: Mount Kenya University (MKU). Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  9. 1 2 MKU (24 March 2016). "Mount Kenya University: Our History". Thika: Mount Kenya University (MKU). Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Ongwae, Evans (2023-05-18). "15 factors that make Mount Kenya University attractive to students". Nation. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  11. 1 2 "Commission for University Education - Home". www.cue.or.ke. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
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