Summary
Murang'a University of Technology (MUT) is the successor of Murang'a University College (MRUC), a former constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) after being elevated from Murang'a College of Technology (MCT).[1] The university is located 1.5 km from Murang'a town in Muranga County, 85 km northeast of Nairobi, 70 km southeast of Nyeri and 50 km southwest of Embu.[2][self-published source?]
 Murang'a University of Technology | |
Motto in English | Innovation for Prosperity |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2016 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dickson Nyariki |
Academic staff | 100 |
Administrative staff | 300 |
| Students | 10000 |
| Location | Muranga County , Kenya 0°42′58″S 37°08′49″E / 0.716°S 37.147°E |
| Campus | Main Campus (1.5 km from Murang'a Town) Town Campus (located in Aharuka building, Murang'a Town) |
| Website | mut.ac.ke |
MUT offers masters, degree, diploma, certificate, and craft courses in engineering, information technology, computing, business, commerce, human resource management, hospitality management, tourism management, pure and applied sciences.[3][self-published source?]
History edit
Murang'a University of Technology is the former Murang’a University College (MRUC) which was established in September 2011 via Murang’a University College order legal notice No. 129 of September 2011[4][5] as a constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. MRUC is the successor of Murang’a College of Technology. The university college currently operates under the provision of the Universities Act 2012 CAP 210 B of the laws of Kenya.[6][7] The first Murang’a University Council was inaugurated in October 2013[8]
External links edit
- Official website
References edit
- ^ Communications, Corporate (2012-11-07). "Another University College for JKUAT Mentorship - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology". Jkuat.ac.ke. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ^ "About Us – Murang'a University of Technology". Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "About Us – Murang'a University of Technology". Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Universities Authorized to Operate in Kenya, 2013". Commission for University Education. Archived from the original on 2013-07-07.
- ^ "About Us – Murang'a University of Technology". Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Universities Act 2012 CAP 210 B of the laws of Kenya" (PDF). Government of Kenya.
- ^ "About Us – Murang'a University of Technology". Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "About Us – Murang'a University of Technology". Retrieved 2020-05-29.