Everything about The University Of Nairobi totally explained
The
University of Nairobi (
UON) is the largest
university in
Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution goes back to
1956, it didn't become an independent university until
1970 when the
University of East Africa was split into three independent universities:
Makerere University in
Uganda, the
University of Dar es Salaam in
Tanzania, and the University of Nairobi.
In 2002 the University had some 22,000 students, of whom 17,200 were undergraduates and 4,800 postgraduates.The university has launched several policy frameworks and introduced module 2 degrees to cope with the demand of higher education in Kenya.
History
The inception of the University of Nairobi is traced back to
1956, with the establishment of the Royal Technical College which admitted its first lot of A-level graduates for technical courses in April the same year. The Royal Technical College was transformed into the second University College in East Africa on 25th June,
1961 under the name Royal College Nairobi. The college was entitled to a special relation with the
University of London whereupon it started preparing students in the faculties of arts, science, and engineering for degrees awarded by the
University of London.
On 20th May
1964, the Royal College Nairobi was renamed University College Nairobi as a constituent college of the inter-territorial Federal University of East Africa, and henceforth the enrolled students were to study for degrees of the University of East Africa rather than the
University of London. In
1970, the University College Nairobi transformed into the first national university in Kenya and was renamed the University of Nairobi.
Recently, the university has made ties with the
University of Rome La Sapienza (External Link
) and
Vrije Universiteit Brussel in
Belgium (External Link) mainly for research funding purposes.
Colleges
In view of the rapid expansion and complexities in administration, the university underwent a major restructuring in
1983 resulting in decentralization of the administration through the creation of six campus colleges headed by principals.
- College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (Upper Kabete Campus)
- College of Architecture and Engineering (Main Campus)
- College of Biological and Physical Sciences (Chiromo Campus)
- College of Education and External Studies (Kikuyu Campus)
- College of Health Sciences (Kenyatta National Hospital)
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences (Main Campus)
Faculties
Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Commerce
Faculty of Education
Faculty of External Studies
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Institute of African Studies
School of Computing And Informatics
School of Engineering
School of Dental Sciences
School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
School of The Built EnvironmentFurther Information
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