KyU is located approximately 115 Km North East of Nairobi on Sagana - Embu - Highway. It is the successor to Kirinyaga Technical Institute which was conceived by the people of Kirinyaga way back in 1971 when the former head of state His Excellency the President, Hon. Daniel Arap Moi C.G.H., M.P. (th... read moreen Vice-president) launched the Harambee Fund Raising Drive at the request of Kirinyaga people. Kirinyaga County Council set aside 200 acres of land for the institute at Kutus and 50 more acres were also acquired at Kangaita area on the slopes of Mt. Kenya. The Institute opened doors to the first students on 2nd March 1977 when 72 students were enrolled, 48 of these students were admitted in the building and construction department while the remaining 24 were enrolled in the clothing and textile technology department. New training programmes were introduced in plumbing and Electrical installation in the early and mid-eighties respectively.
Kirinyaga University College the predecessor to KyU was established as a constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and technology (JKUAT) through a Legal Order No. 108 of August 2011. KyUC admitted its first student in September 2012 in two Bachelors’ degree programmes and grew tremendously in student and staff population with commensurate facilities to host 13 degree programmes.
Kirinyaga University was granted charter by His Excellency Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta the President of the republic of Kenya on 7th October 2016 with thirteen academic degree programmes, and has since increased the number of academic degree programmes to seventeen (17). The University is positioning itself to be a leader in offering courses geared towards producing employers and not employees in areas outlined by the Vision 2030.
VISION
To be a world class university in training, research, technology and innovation for development.
MISSION
To train and develop world class human resource equipped with innovative technology and skills in the fields of Engineering, ICT, Pure and Applied sciences, Hospitality and Textile Technology, Health Sciences and Business Enterprise, to meet the demands of a dynamic world.
PHILOSOPHY
A world class University that promotes human equality, trains students and develops staff who are innovative and who pursue excellence through transformational leadership.
CORE VALUES
The University College operations will be guided by the core values listed below:
Professionalism
Integrity, transparency and accountability
Innovation and creativity
Excellence
Value addition and improvement
Equity
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Duties and Responsibilities
Teaching, evaluation and mentoring undergraduate students.
Setting, administering and marking examinations.
Developing teaching and learning
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Duties and Responsibilities
Teaching, evaluation and mentoring undergraduate students.
Setting, administering and marking examinations.
Developing teaching and le
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Duties and Responsibilities
Teaching, evaluation and mentoring undergraduate students.
Setting, administering and marking examinations.
Developing teaching and learning
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Duties and Responsibilities:
Teaching and evaluation of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Setting, moderating, administering, processing and marking examinat
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Duties and Responsibilities
Preparation of teaching materials.
Setting and moderation of examinations.
Marking examinations and maintaining students’ record
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Duties and Responsibilities
Preparing Skills lab practical manuals in liaison with Lecturers
Clinical instruction SOPs, practical manuals development and review
Conduct
Duties and Responsibilities:
The responsibilities of a Senior Lecturer shall include but not limited to:
Teaching and evaluation of undergraduate and postgraduate students
Setting, moderating
Grade 5
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Open computer laboratories for students and lecturers during class sessions and ensure the laborat
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Provide support in teaching by preparing workshop practicals in liaison with Lecturers
Development and review of Workshop p
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Provide individual and group counselling services at the University.
Coordinate activities of the Peer
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Ensure safe custody of examination documents and records.
Receive pass lists from academic departments. This sh
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Supervising and assisting students in the laboratory,
Collection and preparation of teaching and l
GRADE 5
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Sorting, filing and dispatching letters for efficient communication.
Maintaining an efficient file system for easy retr
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Assemble, install, test and maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances apparatus and fixtures.
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