Moi University

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Moi University
motto Foundation of knowledge
founding 1984
Sponsorship state
place Eldoret , Uasin Gishu County
country Kenya
Vice Chancellor - Secretary to Council Isaac Kosgei
Students 31,723
Employee 934 (academic staff)
Networks IAU , ACU , AAU
Website www.mu.ac.ke

The Moi University is a university in Kenya , headquartered in the town of Eldoret . Her focus is on science and technology.

history

The university was founded in 1984 as the second oldest public university in the country after the University of Nairobi , during the tenure of Kenya's second president, Daniel Arap Moi , whose name it bears. In the first year it consisted only of the forestry department, which was spun off from the University of Nairobi, with 83 students. In 1996, Moi University opened the School of Medicine, the second institution of its kind in Kenya.

Around 150 people died in an attack on Garissa University College by the Somali al-Shabaab militia in April 2015.

overview

Today (2015) the university is spread over eight campuses and consists of two constituent colleges . In 2007 the number of students was over 20,000. It is headed by Chancellor Miriam Were (since September 19, 2013) and Vice-Chancellor (Rector) Richard K. Mibey (since September 2006).

Facilities

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The university is divided into the following schools:

  • School of Aerospace Science
  • School of Arts and Social Sciences
  • School of Biological and Physical Sciences
  • School of Business and Economics
  • School of Education
  • School of Engineering
  • College of Health Sciences
    • School of Dentistry
    • School of Medicine
    • School of Nursing
    • School of Public Health
  • School of Human Resource Development
  • School of Information Sciences
  • School of Law
  • School of Tourism Hospitality and Events Management

Institutes are:

  • Institute for Gender Equity, Research and Development
  • Peace and Reconciliation Institute

Campus:

  • Main campus
  • Eldoret West Campus ( 0 ° 17 ′ 0.2 ″  N , 35 ° 17 ′ 42.1 ″  E )
    • Privately Sponsored Students Program (PSSP)
  • Odera Akang'o Campus in Yala
  • City Campus:
    • College of Health Sciences Medical Complex
    • School of Aerospace Sciences (exists since 2009, located on the premises of Rivatex East Africa Ltd., a textile company owned by the university)
    • School of Law (Annex)

Affiliated secondary campus:

Constituent Colleges:

Former colleges: In 1990, an existing teacher training institution in Eldoret (Moi Teachers Training College) was initially incorporated into Moi University as the Chepkoilel Campus, upgraded to the constituent Chepkoilel College in August 2010 , but became an independent University of Eldoret in March 2013 . The Central Kenya Campus of Moi University in Karatina , established in 2007 , was promoted to Karatina College in 2010 and became an independent Karatina University in 2013 . The former Narok College of Moi University in Narok also became independent in 2013 under the name Maasai Mara University . The original Western College of Arts and Applied Sciences (Weco) in Kakamega , later a college of Moi University, is now outsourced under the name Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (Mmust). Maseno University, founded in 2001 in the township of Maseno, was also a college of Moi University from 1991. The Kabianga Farmers Training Center became the Kabianga Campus of Moi University in 2007, upgraded to a college in 2009 and since 2013 legally independent as the University of Kabianga .

Other facilities:

  • Library: Margaret Thatcher Library
  • Services: Grace Chapel, St. Michael's Chapel
  • Sports facilities: rugby, field hockey, tennis, volleyball, fitness center
  • Confucius Institute (since 2015)

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b The Moi University Act 1984 Revised Edition 2009 (1985) Published by the National Council for Law Reporting with the Authority of the Attorney General
  2. ↑ https://www.mu.ac.ke/index.php/en/about-moi-university/university-governance/moi-university-council.html
  3. ↑ a b c Vision & Mission . In: www.mu.ac.ke Moi University website . Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015. (As of 2012?)
  4. ^ Moi University . In: www.whed.net - WHED - IAU 's World Higher Education Database . Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  5. ^ ACU Members , Association of Commonwealth Universities , accessed April 15, 2015
  6. ↑ Full list of members ( Memento of the original from March 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Association of African Universities , accessed April 15, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.aau.org
  7. ↑ UHURU appoints another LUHYA female loyalist to head Moi University AFTER Degree Award . In: Kenya Today . September 19, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ campusguide: Moi University Main Campus ( Memento from March 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive )