Kenyatta University (KU), is a multi-campus public university in Kenya. As of October 2014, it was one of twenty three public universities in the country.[4]
LocationEdit
The main campus of Kenyatta University is located at Kahawa, Kiambu County in Ruiru Constituency, approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi), by road, northeast of the central business district of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, off of the Nairobi-Thika Road.[5] The coordinates of Kenyatta University main campus are:1°10'50.0"S, 36°55'41.0"E (Latitude:-1.180568; Longitude:36.928042).[6]
The list of KU campuses includes the following locations:[7]
Main Campus - Kahawa, NairobiRuiru Campus - RuiruParkland Campus - ParklandsKitui Campus - KituiMombasa Campus - MombasaCity Centre Campus - Nairobi Central Business DistrictNyeri Campus - NyeriNakuru Campus - NakuruKericho Campus - KerichoDadaab Campus -DadaabEmbu Campus - EmbuArusha Campus - Arusha, TanzaniaKigali Campus - Kigali, Rwanda[8]
HistoryEdit
In 1965, the British government handed over the Templar Barracks inKahawa, to the newly formed government of Kenya. The barracks were then converted into a college called Kenyatta College. In 1970, Kenyatta College became a constituent College of the University of Nairobi, and its name changed to Kenyatta University College, following an Act of Parliament. In 1985, it was granted full university status, and was renamed Kenyatta University.[9] U.S. President Barack Obama, whose late father, Barack Obama, Sr. (an economist) and paternal relatives are from Kenya, visited Kenya in 2015; while there, he visited one of the university's campuses.[10]
AcademicsEdit
The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees through twelve campuses, as of March 2016. The degrees awarded include those in medicine and law. The university has open-learning, e-learning, school-based, part-time and full-time teaching. Kenyatta University is accredited by the Kenya Commission of University Education, the Inter-University Council for East Africa, the Africa Association of Universities, the International Association of Universities and the Commonwealth Universities.[11]
SchoolsEdit
As of March 2016, the university maintains the following schools:[12]
School of Humanities and Social Sciences (2002)School of Visual And Performing Arts (2008)School of Education (1970)School of Pure And Applied SciencesSchool of Engineering And Technology (1985)School of Environmental Studies (2003)School of Applied Human Sciences (2008)School of Public Health (2004)School of BusinessSchool of Economics (1998)School of Agriculture and Enterprise DevelopmentSchool of LawSchool of Hospitality & TourismSchool of Medicine (2011)School of Graduate StudiesSchool of Virtual & Open LearningSchool of Architecture and the Built Environment (2016)School of Creative, Film and Media Studies (2015)
Student lifeEdit
International studentsEdit
The Centre for International Programmes and Collaboration at Kenyatta University, is a unit under the office of the Vice Chancellor, responsible for coordinating international activities, collaborations and linkages.
AthleticsEdit
Kenyatta University offers the following disciplines:
Sports (men)
Football, rugby, hockey, volleyball, netball, handball, basketball, tennis, table tennis, squash, badminton, chess, scrabble, darts, boxing, bodybuilding, taekwondo, swimming, athletics(track and field), scrabble, karate, rollball, woodball, judo, wrestling, Goalball, baseball, softball.
Sports (women)
Football, rugby, hockey, volleyball, netball, handball, basketball, tennis, table tennis, squash, badminton, chess, scrabble, darts, boxing, fitness modelling, Taekwondo, swimming, athletics (track and field), Scrabble, Karate, rollball, woodball, Judo, goalball, baseball, softball Seminars Short – term Courses in coaching, Sports management, training and Sports leadership are offered.
Two swimming poolsOne gymnasiumFive soccer fieldsEight tennis courtsFour volleyball courtsOne rugby fieldTwo badminton courtsOne squash courtThree netball fieldsTwo athletics & track fieldsThree handball courtsTwo hockey fieldsFour basketball courtsTwo common rooms for indoor sports & board games.
KU sports achievements2012 - National Champions, Kenya University Women’s Games2011 - National Champions, Kenya University Games2010 - 3rd Best University, East Africa University Games2009 - National Champions, Kenya University Games2006 - 6th Best University, East Africa University Games2004 - 2nd Best University, East Africa University Games
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