Machakos University is a public university in Machakos, Kenya. Machakos University was founded in 1957 as a Technical Rural Training School by the then colonial Government. It was converted into Machakos Technical and Trade School in 1958, Machakos Technical School in 1967,
History
Machakos University was founded in 1957 as a Technical Rural Training School by the then colonial government. It was converted into Machakos Technical and Trade School in 1958, Machakos Technical School in 1967, and Machakos Technical Training Institute (MTTI) in 1987.
MTTI was acknowledged for having a strong background in Engineering and Technology, Hospitality and Tourism The institution was upgraded to Machakos University College through Legal Notice No. 130, on 16 September 2011. The journey towards achieving a full University status started in earnest right at the inception.
Machakos University was chartered on October 7th 2016. Formerly, it was a constituent college of Kenyatta University. The University has a strong pedagogical premise for quality teaching and training in order to achieve its mandate of ensuring accessible, affordable, flexible and relevant academic programmes for the changing socio-economic and other societal needs.
The Commission for University Education has made three inspection visits to the institution and their reports have shaped the developments of the university to full-fledged status. Recently,[] the commission approved 27 programmes ranging from undergraduate, masters to PhD levels. At the heart of the Lower Eastern Region and only one kilometre from Machakos City along Machakos/Wote Road, the university is destined to continue its growth trajectory to world class status in the near future.
Academics
Machakos University Academic Division is composed the schools below:
- School of Engineering and Technology
- School of Business and Economics
- School of Education
- School of Pure and Applied Sciences
- School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
- School of Agricultural Sciences
- School of Health Sciences
- School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Environmental Sciences
Course Categories by School
- Agricultural Sciences
- Business & Economics
- Education
- Environmental Sciences
- Health Sciences
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Humanities & Social Sciences
- Pure & Applied Sciences
Contact Info:
- Our Address: P.O. BOX 136 – 90100, Machakos County, Kenya, East Africa.
- TELEPHONE+254 735 247 939 / +254 795 207 117
- EMAILinfo@mksu.ac.ke
Admissions
Undergraduate Studies
Masters & PhD Studies
TVET Admissions
Scholarships & Grants
Career Services
Schools & Departments
Admission Forms
Fees Structures
Research Development
Research Grants
Research Policy
Research Projects
Featured Innovations
Consultancies
Collaborations & Partnerships
Community Extension Services
Erasmus Programme
Course Categories(By School)
Agricultural Sciences
Business & Economics
Education
Environmental Sciences
Health Sciences
Hospitality & Tourism
Humanities & Social Sciences
