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The University of Nairobi (uonbi or UoN; Swahili: Chuo Kikuu cha Nairobi) [3] is a collegiate research university based in Nairobi and is the largest university in Kenya. [4] Although its history as an educational institution dates back to 1956, it did not become an independent university until 1970.
The Co-operative University of Kenya: Nairobi 1968 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 2016 CUK Main campus, karen 26 Rongo University: Rongo, Migori: 2016 Moi Institute of Technology (MIT), Rongo University College 1983 (RU) Main Campus 27 Technical University of Kenya: Nairobi: 2013 Kenya Polytechnic 1961 Main Campus ...
However, the University of Nairobi has a tradition of appointing faculty in both the research and academic streams, thus, junior research fellow=assistant lecturer, research fellow=lecturer, associate professorial research fellow=associate professor and the professorial research fellow=professor.
University of Nairobi: Nairobi: 1970 Royal Technical College, Royal College Nairobi 1956 Main campus, Kikuyu campus, Chiromo campus, Lower Kabete campus, Upper Kabete campus, Parklands campus, Kenya Science campus, Mombasa campus and Kisumu campus. 2 Moi University: Eldoret: 1984 Moi University 1984 3 Kenyatta University: Nairobi 1985
The university became an affiliate of the University of East Africa (UEA) in 1963, shortly after Tanzania gained its independence from the United Kingdom. In 1970, UEA split into three independent universities: Makerere University in Uganda, the University of Nairobi in Kenya, and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. [4]
The university was established in 1969 as the Nairobi Campus of United States International University (USIU), a San Diego–based institution. In 1999, the United States International University, Nairobi Campus, established itself as a separate university under its new name: USIU Africa.
The QS World University Rankings are a ranking of the world's top universities produced by Quacquarelli Symonds published annually since 2004. In 2024, they ranked 1500 universities, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Imperial College London, University of Oxford, Harvard University and University of Cambridge taking the top 5 spots. [15]
Technical University of Kenya grew out of the Kenya Polytechnic. The Kenya Polytechnic was founded in 1961. [4] Proposals for the establishment of a technical institute in Nairobi were put forward in the Willoughby Report published in 1949. This led to the creation of the Royal Technical College of East Africa (RTCEA). [5]