Kenyatta University
| Kenyatta University | |
|---|---|
| motto | Slinu ni nguvu (education is a source of strength) |
| founding | 1965 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Nairobi |
| country | Kenya |
| Chancellor Vice Chancellor |
Harris Mule Olive Mugenda |
| Students | 8,000 (1997) |
| Networks | IAU |
| Website | www.ku.ac.ke |
The Kenyatta University , about 23 kilometers from Nairobi away, after the University of Nairobi 's second largest university in Kenya .
history
The university was founded in 1965 when the British government handed over the so-called Templar Baracks . The Kenyatta College , which specialized in teacher training, was initially set up in these buildings . From 1970 the school was part of the University of Nairobi and in 1972 200 undergraduate students were enrolled for the first time. On August 23, 1985, the university became independent and took the current name Kenyatta University. The Jomo Kenyatta College of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) was part of the university until it became independent in 1988 .
Faculties
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural and Applied Sciences
- pedagogy
- Environmental and human sciences
- Economics
- Graduate Faculty
Web links
Coordinates: 1 ° 10 ′ 47 ″ S , 36 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ E
Individual evidence
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 4, 2019 .