University of Eldoret

University of Eldoret(chepkoilel)
Motto flame of knowledge and innovation
Established It was founded in 1946 by the white settlers as a Large Scale Farmers Training Centre.
Type Public
Endowment 10,300
Chancellor Prof. Judith Mbula Bahemuka
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Teresa Akenga
Undergraduates 25,000+
Postgraduates 8,000+
Location Eldoret, Kenya
Campus Urban, Town Campus,
Website www.uoeld.ac.ke

The University of Eldoret is one of the 22 public universities in Kenya 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. From 1990, the University made it a campus of natural, basic and applied science programmes.

In August 2010 the President, 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. Upon the award of Charter by the President on March 2013, the University College was renamed University of Eldoret.

Schools and departments

The university has the following schools;

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 Natural resources

Graduation

Held its first graduation ceremony on 3 December 2013 at the University Sports Pavilion

References

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  1. ↑ "Status of Universities.Universities Authorized to Operate in Kenya, 2013". Commission for University Education. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

External links


www.uoeld.ac.ke