Karatina University

Karatina University is a public university in the town of Karatina, in central Kenya.

History

KarU logo

Karatina University was founded in 2007 as a Moi University campus for central Kenya, called the Moi University Central Kenya Campus. Located about 15 km north of the town of Karatina, it had an original intake of 100 students. Three years later, in 2010, it was upgraded to a constituent college of Moi University, and renamed Karatina University College. In 2013, the institution was declared a university in its own right, and was renamed Karatina University.^[2][3]

Campus

Karatina University administration block

Karatina University is spread over five campuses. The main campus is in Kagochi, the site of the former Karatina University College, with two campuses in Karatina. Further sites are located in the town of Nanyuki and in the settlement of Itiati, the latter being home to the university's School of Education and Social Sciences.^[2]

Structure and organisation

Karatina University comprises five academic schools, which are each divided into different departments:^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Academic profile

Rankings

Karatina University has yet to be ranked as a university in its own right. It was however included under its previous guide of Karatina University College in the 2013 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, which measures an institution's web presence, ranking 37th in Kenya and 302nd in Africa.^[9]

References

External links

• Karatina University - Official website

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