Organization:University of Eldoret
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| 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 | , Kenya |
| 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)". http://www.cue.or.ke/index.php/status-of-universities-universities-authorized-to-operate-in-kenya-1.
- ↑ "University Profile". 2020. https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/university-profile.
- ↑ "University Profile". 2020. https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/university-profile.
- ↑ "University Profile". 2020. https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/university-profile.
- ↑ "School of Agriculture and Biotechnology". 2020. https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-agriculture-and-biotechnology.
- ↑ "School of Business and Management Sciences". 2020. https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-business-and-management-sciences.
- ↑ "School of Education". 2020. https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-of-education.
- ↑ "School of Engineering". 2020. https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-of-engineering.
- ↑ "School of Environmental Studies". 2020. https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-of-environmental-studies.
- ↑ "School of Human Resource Development". 2020. https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-human-resource-development.
- ↑ "School of Natural Resource Management". 2020. https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-natural-resource-management.
- ↑ "School of Science". 2020. https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-of-science.
- ↑ "School of Economics". 2020. https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-of-economics.
"Status of Universities. Universities Authorized to Operate in Kenya, 2013". Commission for University Education. http://www.cue.or.ke/services/accreditation/status-of-universities.
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