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Extension of Abstract Submission Deadline for the Annual Research and Innov…
Due to overwhelming requests from potential participants of the conference for extension of the abstract submission deadline, the Organizing Committee has extended the deadline to June 14th, 2013. All are encouraged to send their abstracts by the new deadline. Kindly note that there will be no further extension and no abstracts will be ...
Second Africa round of the Manfred Lachs space law moot competition
Space Law Competition Comes to Kenya for the First Time The Mount Kenya University School of Law is hosting the prestigious Manfred Lachs Moot Court Space Law Competition to be held in Kenya on 8-10 May 2013 for the first-time in its history. The African Regional Inaugural Round of the competition was launched in South Africa in 2011. ...
MKU gets new buses
Mount Kenya University board of trustee chairman Simon Nyutu Gicharu (Right) receives keys for three buses procured from Foton East Africa Limited to the tune of Ksh. 25 million. The buses will among other things, enhance education in the East African Region through academic trips and industry. Gicharu recieves the keys from the general man...
Varsity celebrates its first elected Senator, Members of Parliament and Cou…
The Chancellor, Prof. Victoria Wulsin, PhD, Chairman Board of Trustees, Simon Gicharu,CBS, Acting Chairperson of the University Council, Prof. Grace Njoroge, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Stanley Waudo, PhD, the Senate, Board of University Management, staff and students congratulate the following eminent Mount Kenya University students and alumni. They ...
Kenyatta government should learn from Rwanda
. MKU Founder and chairman, Mr Simon Gicharu (left) , Minister for local Government in Republic of Rwanda Hon James Musoni (center) and MKU VC, Prof Stanley Waudo (Right) President Uhuru Kenyatta should ignore undue influence from foreign powers and focus on policies that best suit the country’s interests. Rwandan cabinet minis...
Annual Research and Innovation Conference
Conference Theme: Towards achieving a knowledge economy through research and innovations Venue: Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi. Date: August 28 – 30, 2013 ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS The pivotal role research, innovation and other intellectual activities play in socio-economic development of any society can never be gains...
Virtual Learning Programmes - May 2013 intake
Applications are invited from qualified candidates wishing to pursue the following Online and E-Learning Programmes:- POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES Master of Business Administration (MBA) Master of Education (MED) Master of Arts in Governance and Ethics (MGE) Master of Arts in Public Administration & Management ...
TSC clarifies the minimum Entry requirements for Programmes
The Teaches Service Commission(TSC) clarifies the minimum Entry requirements for Bachelor of Education and Diploma in Education Programmes. The minimum requirements for the two programmes mentioned above can be viewed here For more information contact: The Registrar Academic Affairs, Mount Kenya University
Congratulations to the Building-Naming competition winners
The Building-Naming Committee would like to congratulate the winners of the just concluded competition. The committee wishes to thank all the 843 former and current students who responded to the challenge and participated in this competition. All the entries showed remarkable effort and creativity. The Committee held several meetings ...
Student wins the 1st nominees of the Wangari Maathai Fund Scholarship
Mount kenya university faculty of health science student Ms. Abigael Ndida celebrates her awards after winning The 1ST nominees Of the WANGARI MAATHAI FUND SCHOLARSHIP held at the Green Belt movement offices on Thursday 21/03/2013. The Wangari Maathai Scholarship Fund is an environmental innovat...
Public lectures to be held on 20th March 2013 & 22nd March 2013
Mount Kenya University School of Business & public Management wishes to invite members of the public to attend two free Public Lectures to be presented by Professor Dr. Caskun Can Aktan as outlined below: Caskun Can Aktan is a professor of Public Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey. He...
Construction of Anatomy lab at Thika Level 5 commenced
Ministry of medical services, Permanent Secretary Ms Mary Ngari {left} and Mount Kenya University founder and Chairman Mr Simon Gicharu {right} laid a foundation stone at Thika lever 5 district hospital The ambitious dream of transforming Thika Level five Hospital into a regional teaching referral hospital got a major boost ...
MKU students perish on their way to cast votes
Two students of Mt Kenya University perished in the Mwingi bus tragedy while six others survived with injuries. The eight were travelling to their rural homes in Mandera County in readiness to vote when the tragedy which claimed 37 lives occurred. Peter Waweru, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Finance Administration and Planning said the students left...
Schedule for issuance of certificates 2012 Graduation
This is to inform the 2012 academic year graduates that their certificates are ready for collection as per the schedule below. The certificates will be issued at the respective campuses from 18th February to 2nd March, 2013. DAY OF THE WEEK SCHOOL ...
Ultra Modern Computer labs to be launched on Wednesday 06/02/2013
The Vice Chancellor is widely expected to handover Ultra-modern Information Technology Laboratories in the Main Campus on Wednesday 06/02/2013 at 4:00 PM. The ultra-modern labs have a capacity of 115 students with all computers connected to the internet and installed with current soft wares to aid students in learning as well as doing final...
Journalism and mass communication programmes on offer May 2013 intake
Applications are invited from qualified candidates wishing to pursue Journalism and mass communication programmes on offer May 2013 intake. Programme Admission Requirement Duration and Tuition Fee Master of Arts (M.A) in Film Studies -Second Class Honors (upper...
MKU joins international universities with ISO 9001:2008 accreditation
Mount Kenya University is now ISO 9001:2008 certified. The Kenya Bureau of Standards is the certifying body that granted the university Quality Management System Excellence Certification. The university is now primed for the pinnacle of higher education provision in the region. The certification affirms the university's credentials in q...
MKU School of Law to host moot court competition
Mount Kenya University will in May this year host an international Moot Court competition. In the last two years, MKU has represented Kenya in two International inter-university Moot Court competitions in Cape Town and Pretoria, South Africa, where it was ranked over all No.2 among more than 20 universities. On account of this exemplary pe...
Institute of security studies, justice and ethics launched
Mount Kenya University has launched the Institute of Security Studies. The institute will, among others, offer Bachelor of Arts in Iustice and Security Studies. The course seeks to equip the learners with knowledge and relevant skills in distributive and communicative justice. The programme will be offered at Diploma and Bachelors Degree...
University makes new appointments
Professor Constantine Nyamboya Principal, Kisii Campus Prof Constantine M. Nyamboga (PhD.) has joined Mount Kenya University. Previously he served as Associate Professor and Dean,Faculty of Information Science and Technology at Kisii University College, a constituent college of Egerton Uni...
New Complex to be commissioned soon
Mount Kenya University's ultra modern building situated in Main Campus, Thika. The building will be among the tallest in Kiambu County. It will house; Fully serviced Sickbay to cater for both the students and the members of staff at the Main Campus, Ultra Modern lecture halls that will offer conducive environment for learning , state of the...
Happy Holidays
Congratulations to the founder and chairman of Mount Kenya University, Simon N. Gicharu, CBS FOR Award of State Honour - First Class award of the Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) by His Excellency, Hon. Mwai Kibaki, CGH, M.P, President and Commander-In-Chief of the Defense Forces of the Republic of Kenya on 12-12-2012. The...
Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences (M.Sc.Mls) unveiled
Mount Kenya University (MKU), School of Health Sciences, in recognition of the growing need for quality research-oriented innovation and technological advances have entered into collaboration with the Institute of Primate Research (IPR) to offer Master of Science degree in Me...
Kudos to Simon Gicharu and Mount Kenya University
While on a scholarship at Cranfield University in the UK In 1995, Simon Gicharu, Chief of the Burning Spear and founder of Mount Kenya University, noticed the large number of Kenyans who were travelling to Britain to seek higher education. This was the seed that would lead to founding MKU. When he came back, he set about reversing this tren...
MKU partners with University of Cincinnati from U.S.A
Mount Kenya university has inked a partnership with the University of Cincinnati from U.S.A, one of the largest and comprehensive public research university in the states. The linkage seek to offer a joint research platform between the two universities as well as combined publications of findings and mostly encourage student exch...
Reporting dates for students
Continuing and new students of Mount Kenya University are notified of the opening dates as follows. Applications are also invited from qualified candidates wishing to pursue School based programmes on offer this December intake. 1). DECEMBER 2012 SCHOOL BASED SESSION Registration of new and continuing students : &n...
MKU partners with Kenya's Geothermal Development Company (GDC)
In the spirit of research and development under the public-private partnership, Mount Kenya University has partnered with Kenya's Geothermal Development Company (GDC) with the aim of enhancing research linkages between the two institutions. Announcing the partnership during the launch of Mount Kenya university ultra-mo...
MKU's Chairman Mr. Simon Gicharu lays a wreath at the Gisozi Memorial park …
The Chairman of the University Council, Mount Kenya University Mr. Simeon Gicharu is assisted by a student Uwera Sadia, Miss 2012 Kigali campus to lay a wreath at the Gisozi Memorial park in Kigali, Rwanda. Looking on is the Principal, Kigali campus Prof Musa Nyakora, and other members of staff and students. More than 800,000 people died during...
4th Graduation Ceremony notice to 2011/2012 graduands
The Chancellor, Mount Kenya University, Prof. Victoria Wells Wulsin on behalf of the University Council, Management Board and Senate wishes to inform all our esteemed 2011/2012 academic year graduands who have qualified for conferment of Degrees and various University Academic Awards, that the Graduation Ceremony will be held on Friday, 7th Dece...
Expert has hailed MKU for launching a research programme on NCDs
A Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) expert has hailed MKU for launching a multimillion research programme on NCDs in the country. According to Dr.Catherine Karekezi (Phd) from Kenya diabetes Management and information centre, the programme to be jointly funded by MKU and partners will look into ways of easing NCDs burden in the country and...
Student gets bike from Varsity
Kenyan youth should be encouraged and supported to start their own income generating initiatives instead of waiting for the elusive employment, MKU vice chancellor Prof.Stanley Waudo has said. Waudo made the remarks at MKU main campus in Thika while presenting a brand new motor cycle to a former animal health and production student Festus...
Mount Kenya University among Top 10 for embracing ICT
Mount Kenya University has been ranked number 9 in a recent survey conducted by CPS (Center for Public & Social) Research International. The research was based on East African Universities that have embraced the use of Information Communnication Technology (ICT) in teaching and enhancing quality and effective university education in East...
School Based Intake – December 2012 Intake
Applications are invited from qualified candidates wishing to pursue the following School based and Distance learning programmes. Course Minimum Entry Requirement Duration & Cost per session Master of Education: Options - Leadership and Management Curr...
MKU Goes Google
Before Ms Gladwell Nderitu was appointed Google Ambassador for Mount Kenya University, “Google” was just a common term viewed by many students in their web browsers but now there is full awareness in Google apps and products. Mount Kenya university now has G-Team, it all started when Google launched the programme in July 20...
Quality Management System Launch
In pursuit of defining its quality and ensuring that each member of the University fraternity is delivering quality service, the University decided to implement the ISO 9001:2008 standards. The process began in February 2012. Alpex Consulting Africa Limited (ACAL) were engaged as the consultants to facilitate the process. The process st...
Dr Noah Wekesa launches a tree planting exercise on university grounds
Mount Kenya University took bold step in environmental conservation. The Minister for Forestry and Wildlife, Dr Noah Wekesa launched a tree planting exercise in a ceremony that saw over 2000 seedlings planted by students and staff on the university grounds in Thika, off Garissa road. "It is the responsibility of this generat...
Mku Identity
Mount Kenya University is a Chartered university operating as a non-profit making institution of higher learning in East Africa. The university has its main campus located in Thika Town.
Enhancement Programmes for TSC Contract Teachers and others
Mount Kenya University is a chartered institution of higher learning and its leading School of Education is actively involved in implementation of high quality Teacher Education programmes in East Africa.The school has noted that some trained teachers have not met the Teachers service Commission threshold on teaching subjects. MKU Schoo...
Collection of Graduates Certificates
The University congratulates all the graduates who were successfully conferred and awarded various university certificates during the 3rd Graduation Ceremony held on 10th December, 2011. The graduates are hereby notified that all the certificates will be ready for collection at Main Campus, Thika –Registrar’s Offi ce; Block MKU/BL/5 Gro...
MKU Third Graduation
MKU was proud to host its 3rd Graduation on Saturday, 10th December 2011. The ceremony was graced by Hon. Prof Margaret Kamar, MP, Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology.
MKU receives an accredatition to start a School of Law
Council for Legal Education has given MKU School of Law a nod to mount LL.B Degree. It is expected that this will tilt the landscape of Law training in the region The move to start lawcourses by Mount Kenya University is yet another leap forward for thisyoungandgrowing institution. The &nbs...
New ultra-modern Students hostel opened
Rwanda's High Commissioner to Kenya, His Excellency George William Kayonga officially opened the new students’ hostel at Mount Kenya University. The ultra-modern Sh320millionfacilityhasacapacityto accommodate 1,000 students. The High Commissioner said his country was encouraging Kenyan investors in higher education to establish learning inst...
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Mount Kenya University took bold step in environmental conservation. The Minister for Forestry and Wildlife, Dr Noah Wekesa launched a tree planting exercise in a ceremony that saw over 2000 seedlings planted by students and staff on the university grounds in Thika, off Garissa road. "It is the responsibility of this generation to conserve the environment for posterity by increasing the forest cover to 10% or more" - Dr. Noah Wekesa
The university management set aside May 30th as the institution’s environment day that will be marked on an annual basis. The university congregation will be congregating to celebrate the environment by planting trees and talking about the environment. We consider deforestation caused either by natural means or human activities as one of the major threats to environmental conservation in Kenya. The adverse effects of deforestation can only be reversed by planting enough trees across the country. The university community hopes that trees we planted will in future create a micro-climate that will have clean air, regular rainfall patterns and percolation of water in Thika region.
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