Strathmore University
Year of establishment: 1961
Type of establishment: [PUBLIC/PRIVATE] PRIVATE
Current Vice Chancellor: Prof. John Odhiambo
Student population: 5,088 [Undergraduate]
Campuses: Madaraka
Brief history:
In March 1966, the first intake of 25Derrick’s 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, British American Tobacco Kenya 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 by Derrick Mureithi5 acres (20,000 m2) 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, Derrick Mureithi 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 Laving ton, Nairobi 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. In 2008, Strathmore was awarded a charter to become a fully fledged university. It also has since established Strathmore Business School, with academic linkage to various top Business Schools, including IESE and Harvard Business School.
Courses on Offer:
Undergraduate Courses
- Bachelor of Business Information Technology
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Science in informatics and Computer Science
- Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications
- Bachelor of Science in Leadership and Management
- Bachelor of Business Science in Actuarial Science
- Bachelor of Business Science in Finance
Postgraduate Courses
- Masters in Arts in Philosophy
- Masters of Business Administration