University of Eldoret
{{Short description|University in Kenya}}
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{{Infobox university
|name = University of Eldoret(formerly Chepkoilel University College)
|established = Founded in 1956 by the white settlers as a Large Scale Farmers Training Centre.
|motto = Flame of Knowledge and Innovation
|image = University of Eldoret Administration Block.jpeg
|image_size = 250px
|type = Public
|endowment = 20,300
|undergrad = 25,000+
|postgrad = 8,000+
|chancellor = Prof. Judith Mbula Bahemuka
|vice_chancellor = Prof. Thomas Kimeli Cheruiyot
|campus = Urban, Town Campus,
|city = Eldoret
|state =
|country = Kenya
|website = [http://www.uoeld.ac.ke/ www.uoeld.ac.ke]
}}
University of Eldoret is one of the 22 public universities in Kenya{{Cite web|title=Commission for University Education - Status Of Universities (Universities Authorized to Operate in Kenya) - Status Of Universities (Universities Authorized to Operate in Kenya)|url=http://www.cue.or.ke/index.php/status-of-universities-universities-authorized-to-operate-in-kenya-1|website=www.cue.or.ke|access-date=2020-05-25}} 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.{{Cite web|title=University Profile|url=https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/university-profile|date=2020|website=University of Eldoret|access-date=30 May 2020}} From 1990, the university made it a campus of Natural, Basic and Applied Science programmes.
In August 2010, President Mwai Kibaki, 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.{{Cite web|title=University Profile|url=https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/university-profile|date=2020|website=University of Eldoret|access-date=30 May 2020}}
Upon the award of charter by the president in March 2013, the University College was renamed University of Eldoret.{{Cite web|title=University Profile|url=https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/university-profile|date=2020|website=University of Eldoret|access-date=30 May 2020}}
Schools/Faculties and Departments
The university has the following schools;
- Agriculture and Biotechnology{{Cite web|title=School of Agriculture and Biotechnology|url=https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-agriculture-and-biotechnology|date=2020|website=University of Eldoret|access-date=29 May 2020}}
- Business and Management Sciences{{Cite web|title=School of Business and Management Sciences|url=https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-business-and-management-sciences|date=2020|website=University of Eldoret|access-date=30 May 2020}}
- Education{{Cite web|title=School of Education|url=https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-of-education|date=2020|website=University of Eldoret|access-date=30 May 2020}}
- Engineering{{Cite web|title=School of Engineering|url=https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-of-engineering|date=2020|website=University of Eldoret|access-date=30 May 2020}}
- Environmental Studies{{Cite web|title=School of Environmental Studies|url=https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-of-environmental-studies|date=2020|website=University of Eldoret|access-date=30 May 2020}}
- Environmental Studies – Arts
- Environmental Studies – Science
- Human Resource Development{{Cite web|title=School of Human Resource Development|url=https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-human-resource-development|date=2020|website=University of Eldoret|access-date=30 May 2020}}
- Natural Resource Management{{Cite web|title=School of Natural Resource Management|url=https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-natural-resource-management|date=2020|website=University of Eldoret|access-date=30 May 2020}}
- Science{{Cite web|title=School of Science|url=https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-of-science|date=2020|website=University of Eldoret|access-date=30 May 2020}}
- Economics{{Cite web|title=School of Economics|url=https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/school-of-economics|date=2020|website=University of Eldoret|access-date=30 May 2020}}
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
Education (Arts)
Graduation
- Held its First Graduation Ceremony on 3 December 2013 at the University Sports Pavilion
- Held its Second Graduation Ceremony on 28 November 2014 at the University Sports Pavilion
- Held its Third Graduation Ceremony on 27 November 2015 at the University Sports Pavilion
- Held its Fourth Graduation Ceremony on 25 November 2016 at the University Sports Pavilion
- Held its Fifth Graduation Ceremony on 24 November 2017 at the University Sports Pavilion
References
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{{cite web | url=http://www.cue.or.ke/services/accreditation/status-of-universities | title=Status of Universities. Universities Authorized to Operate in Kenya, 2013 | publisher=Commission for University Education | access-date=11 February 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707022546/http://www.cue.or.ke/services/accreditation/status-of-universities | archive-date=7 July 2013 | df=dmy-all }}
See also
External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.uoeld.ac.ke/}}
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