Mount Kenya University

Short description: Private university in Kenya

Mount Kenya University

Other name

| MKU

|

Motto| Unlocking Infinite Possibilities
Type| Private university

Academic affiliations

| IUCEA, ACU, UC-USA, NKU-USA
Vice-Chancellor| Deogratius Jaganyi

Academic staff

| 5,000+
Students| 52,000+ (2015)[1]
Location|

Thika

Kenya

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Website| www.mku.ac.ke
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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 grown to become one of the most significant private universities in Kenya, serving a substantial student population of 52,000 as of September 2015.[2] MKU is chartered and ISO 9001:2015 certified.[3][4]

## Contents

* 1 List of Campuses
* 2 History
* 3 Academics
* 3.1 Institutes
* 3.2 Colleges
* 3.3 Schools
* 4 References
* 5 External links

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

The university's maintain campuses are at the following locations, as of April, 2020.[7]

* Thika (Main) Campus
* Mombasa Campus
* Nairobi Campus
* Parklands Law Campus
* Open Distance and Electronic Learning (ODEL) Center - main campus
* Nakuru Campus
* Eldoret Campus
* Meru Campus
* Kigali, Rwanda Campus
* Kampala, Uganda Campus

## History

The institution known as first known as the Thika Institute of Technology established in the year 1996 by Dr. Simon Gicharu. Initially, the institute provided programs focused on management and computer training. Subsequently, in the same year, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Kenya, conferred full registration approval to the institute as a fully-fledged institution of higher learning.

In 2005, the institute achieved another notable milestone by becoming the first privately-owned institution in Kenya to receive authorisation from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of the Kenya Ministry of Health to train pharmaceutical technologists.[8][9]

Founder Mt. Kenya University

In 2006 the Commission for Higher Education (CHE), which later changed to 'Commission for University Education Kenya[10] (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 issued MKU with the authority to establish a full-fledged privately funded university.[8] In 2011, the university was awarded a charter by the government of Kenya upon the recommendation of the Commission of Higher Education.[10][11]

In 2023, its former campus in Kigali, Rwanda, became an autonomous university known as Mount Kigali University.[12]

## Academics

The university is organized into three colleges, 12 schools, and three institutes:[13]

### Institutes

* Institute of Security Studies, Justice and Ethics
* Institute of Film, Creative and Performing Arts
* Equip Africa Institute

### Colleges

* College of Graduate Studies and Research
* College of Health Sciences
* Equip College of Medical and Health Sciences

### Schools

* College of Health Sciences
* Medical School
* School of Pharmacy
* School of Clinical Medicine
* School of Nursing
* School of Public Health
* School of Business and Economics
* School of Education
* School of Engineering, Energy and the Built Environment
* School of Pure and Applied Sciences
* School of Social Sciences
* School of Law[14]
* School of Computing and Informatics

## References

1. ↑ "Africa". Nairobi. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/MKU-barred-from-offering-medical-courses-in-Rwanda/-/539550/2864614/-/item/0/-/lapf6hz/-/index.html.
2. ↑ "Mount Kenya University Ranking & Review 2003 | uniRank" (in en). https://www.4icu.org/reviews/13381.htm.
3. ↑ "Quality Management Systems(ISO 9001:2015)". https://www.kebs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=212&Itemid=408.
4. ↑ "Focus on quality keeps Mount Kenya University in good books" (in en). 2020-06-28. https://nation.africa/kenya/brand-book/focus-on-quality-keeps-mount-kenya-university-in-good-books-135150.
5. ↑ GFC (24 March 2016). "Distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Mount Kenya University, Thika, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Nairobi, Kenya&toplace=Mount Kenya University, Thika, Kenya,&dt1=ChIJp0lN2HIRLxgRTJKXslQCz_c&dt2=ChIJFd3SF_VOLxgRFlmvPTgHfY4.
6. ↑ Google (24 March 2016). "Location of Mount Kenya University Main Campus" (Map). Google. `{{cite map}}`: `|access-date=` requires `|url=` (help); `|author=` has generic name (help); Missing or empty `|title=` (help); Unknown parameter `|mapurl=` ignored (help)
7. ↑ MKU (24 March 2016). "Mount Kenya University Campuses". Thika: Mount Kenya University (MKU). http://www.mku.ac.ke/index.php/mku-campuses.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 MKU (24 March 2016). "Mount Kenya University: Our History". Thika: Mount Kenya University (MKU). http://www.mku.ac.ke/index.php/mount-kenya-university/our-history.
9. ↑ Ongwae, Evans (2023-05-18). "15 factors that make Mount Kenya University attractive to students" (in en). https://nation.africa/kenya/brand-book/15-factors-that-make-mount-kenya-university-attractive-to-students-4239434.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Commission for University Education - Home". https://www.cue.or.ke/.
11. ↑ Ob, Fredrick (11 January 2011). "Mount Kenya University to receive a charter". Nairobi. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000027027/mt-kenya-university-to-receive-charter.
12. ↑ Ciuri, Simon (2023-04-24). "Mt Kenya University Kigali campus renamed after receiving Charter" (in en). https://nation.africa/kenya/news/education/-mt-kenya-university-kigali-campus-renamed-after-receiving-charter--4210234.
13. ↑ MKU (24 March 2016). "Mount Kenya University: Academic Year 2015 - 2016 Prospectus". Thika: Mount Kenya University (MKU). http://mku.ac.ke/images/pdfdocuments/Thika Nairobi prospectus 2015.pdf.
14. ↑ Karanja, Faith (20 January 2016). "Mount Kenya University in court over Council for Legal Education accreditation". Nairobi. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000188694/mount-kenya-university-in-court-over-council-for-legal-education-accreditation.

## External links

* Mount Kenya University Official Website

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* Chuka University
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* Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
* Laikipia University
* University of Kabianga
* Karatina University
* Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
* Kenyatta University
* Kisii University
* Maasai Mara University
* Maseno University
* Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
* Meru University of Science and Technology
* Moi University
* Multimedia University of Kenya
* University of Nairobi
* Pwani University
* South Eastern Kenya University
* Technical University of Kenya
* Technical University of Mombasa

Private universities|

* Adventist University of Africa
* Africa International University
* Africa Nazarene University
* Amref International University
* Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA)
* Daystar University
* Great Lakes University of Kisumu
* Gretsa University
* Kabarak University
* KCA University
* Kenya Highlands Evangelical University
* Kenya Methodist University
* Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology
* Mount Kenya University
* Pan Africa Christian University
* Presbyterian University of East Africa
* Riara University
* Scott Christian University
* Strathmore University
* University of Eastern Africa, Baraton
* USIU - Kenya

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