Motto | Flame of Knowledge and Innovation |
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Type | Public |
Established | Founded in 1956 by the white settlers as a Large Scale Farmers Training Centre. |
Endowment | 20,300 |
Chancellor | Prof. Judith Mbula Bahemuka |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Thomas Kimeli Cheruiyot |
Undergraduates | 25,000+ |
Postgraduates | 8,000+ |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban, Town Campus, |
Website | www.uoeld.ac.ke |
University of Eldoret is one of the 22 public universities in Kenya[1] and situated approximately 9 km along the Eldoret-Ziwa road in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County. It was founded in 1946 by the white settlers as a Large Scale Farmers Training Centre. In 1984, it was converted to a teachers’ training college and renamed Moi Teachers’ Training College to offer Diploma Science Teachers Training. Due to the double intake crisis, the college was taken over by Moi University as a campus in 1990, renaming it Chepkoilel Campus.[2] From 1990, the university made it a campus of Natural, Basic and Applied Science programmes.
In August 2010, President Mwai Kibaki, through Legal Notice No. 125 of 13 August 2010 upgraded the campus into a University College with the name Chepkoilel University College, a Constituent College of Moi University.[3] Upon the award of charter by the president in March 2013, the University College was renamed University of Eldoret.[4]
Schools/Faculties and Departments
The university has the following schools;
- Agriculture and Biotechnology[5]
- Business and Management Sciences[6]
- Education[7]
- Engineering[8]
- Environmental Studies[9]
- Environmental Studies – Arts
- Environmental Studies – Science
- Human Resource Development[10]
- Natural Resource Management[11]
- Science[12]
- Economics[13]
The University on Friday 7 February 2013 added its first campus in Eldoret town-Town campus-Housing School of Environmental studies Human Resource Business and management sciences Education (Arts)
Graduation
- Held its First Graduation Ceremony on 3 December 2013 at the University Sports Pavilion
- Held its Second Graduation Ceremony on 28 November 2014 at the University Sports Pavilion
- Held its Third Graduation Ceremony on 27 November 2015 at the University Sports Pavilion
- Held its Fourth Graduation Ceremony on 25 November 2016 at the University Sports Pavilion
- Held its Fifth Graduation Ceremony on 24 November 2017 at the University Sports Pavilion
References
- ↑ "Commission for University Education - Status Of Universities (Universities Authorized to Operate in Kenya) - Status Of Universities (Universities Authorized to Operate in Kenya)". www.cue.or.ke. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ↑ "University Profile". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "University Profile". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "University Profile". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "School of Agriculture and Biotechnology". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ↑ "School of Business and Management Sciences". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "School of Education". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "School of Engineering". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "School of Environmental Studies". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "School of Human Resource Development". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "School of Natural Resource Management". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "School of Science". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "School of Economics". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
"Status of Universities. Universities Authorized to Operate in Kenya, 2013". Commission for University Education. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
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