Strathmore University
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Strathmore University |
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| Motto | Ut omnes unum sint (That all may be one) |
| Established | 1961 |
| Type | Private |
| Chancellor | Msg. Javier Echevarría, Prof. John Odhiambo (Vice Chancellor) |
| Faculty | 208 |
| Staff | 422 |
| Undergraduates | 5,088 |
| Postgraduates | N/A |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Campus | Madaraka (40 acres) |
| Website | www.strathmore.edu |
Strathmore University is a non-state run University based in Nairobi, Kenya. Strathmore College was started in 1961 as an Advanced-level Sixth Form College offering Science and Arts subjects by a group of professionals, who formed a charitable Educational Trust (now the Strathmore Educational Trust). Saint Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei, inspired and encouraged them to start the College.
Strathmore has a particularly successful accounting program, 60% of the CPA finalists in Kenya coming from it in the past ten years Source
Other Universities inspired by St. Josemaria include the University of Navarra.
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[edit] History
In March 1966, the first intake of 25 Accountancy students joined the Sixth Form students, and began preparing for the examinations of the UK-based Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). These first Accountancy students were sponsored by Shell East Africa, BAT ( East Africa ) and the East African Breweries.
In October 1982, the College began evening courses in Accountancy after normal working hours, with 60 students sponsored by various companies.
In 1986, in response to a request by the Trustees, the Government of Kenya donated 5 acres of land on Ole Sangale Road, Madaraka Estate. The European Union (EU) and the Italian Government agreed to back the Madaraka Campus project. The donors wanted to support a co-educational College that would offer courses in Management and Accountancy. Kianda College, an undertaking of Kianda Foundation, which was planning new developments at the time, agreed to run their professional courses in the new Madaraka campus.
Construction of the new campus commenced in September 1989. Meanwhile, in January 1991, the Information Technology Centre was started in the Lavington Campus to run computer courses leading to the Institute for the Management of Information Systems (formerly Institute of Data Processing Management) Diploma and Higher Diploma. In January 1992 a Distance Learning Centre was opened to offer correspondence courses in Accountancy to students who are unable to attend lectures.
In January 1993 Strathmore College merged with Kianda College and moved to Ole Sangale Road, Madaraka Estate. In August 2002 the Commission of Higher Education awarded Strathmore a Letter of Interim Authority to operate as a University with a Faculty of Commerce and a Faculty of Information Technology. It has since established a Business School, with academic linkage to various top Business Schools, including IESE and Harvard Business School.
The Strathmore Alumni Liaison Office (SALO) is an international alumni office established in Kenya with the support of Strathmore University Foundation (Princeton, New Jersey, USA) to promote and support alumni linkages and activities world-wide. SALO is responsible for maintaining the links of alumni with the University, SALO has a website which is www.salo-kenya.org
[edit] Faculties, Institutes and Schools
Faculties
- Faculty of Commerce
- Faculty of Information Technology
Institutes
- Institute of Humanities, Education and Development Studies
- Institute of Continuing Education
Schools
- School of Accountancy
- School of Administration and Management
- Strathmore Business School
- School of Graduate Studies
- Distance Learning Centre
- Strathmore Research and Consultancy Centre
[edit] Academic Partnerships
- University of Navarra
- School of Banking and Finance, Rwanda
- IESE Business School
- Wharton Business School
- James Madison Programme on Ideals & Institutions
- Association of Micro Finance Institutions, Swiss Contact
- World Council of Credit Unions
