On 31st March 2011, KTN aired a documentary on the University. In the documentary, some students, staff, alumni, parents and education partners say why they chose Strathmore and what it means to them.
Mission
To provide all round quality education in an atmosphere of freedom and responsibility; excellence in teaching, research and scholarship; ethical and social development; and service to Society.
Vision
To become a leading out-come driven entrepreneurial research university by translating our excellence into a major contribution to culture, economic well-being, and quality of life.
Values
Excellence through the sanctification of work; freedom and responsibility; ethical practice; personalized attention; subsidiarity; collegiality; life-long learning; service to society.
Strathmore College was started in 1961 as an Advanced-level Sixth Form College offering Science and Arts subjects by a group of professionals, who formed a charitable Educational Trust (now the Strathmore Educational Trust). Saint JosemarĂa Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei, inspired and encouraged them to start the College.
In March 1966, the first intake of Accountancy students, twenty-five in number, 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, BAT (East Africa) and the East African Breweries. At this time Strathmore College was unique as a fully integrated post-Form 4 institution offering both academic and professional courses.
In 1986, in response to a request by the Trustees, the Government of Kenya donated 5 acres 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 were keen 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, 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 Lavington 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.
Enrollment
A total population of 4,393 students (full-time and part-time) studying Accountancy, Administration, Commerce, Finance, Management and Information Technology.
Becoming a University
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.
The first undergraduate students to enrol in these faculties completed their 4-year degree course in December 2004 and graduated in August 2005.
In June 2007, Kenya's Commission for Higher Education approved the award of a charter to Strathmore University.
General Information
It is owned by Strathmore Educational Trust (SET), a non-profit body corporate with perpetual succession, established under the Trustee (Perpetual Succession)Act.
Accreditation - Commission of Higher Education issued a Letter of Interim Authority
First educational institution in Kenya to be awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certification on Quality Management
Located in Madaraka Estate off Lang'ata road, 5km from Nairobi city centre.
Student Enrollment
Total number of students: 4,677
Post-graduate: 290
Undergraduate:1,944
Professional : 2,003
Diploma: 469
Distance learning: 552
Mode of study
Full-time: 3,041
Part-time:1,665 (excluding DLC)
Faculties, Institutes and Schools
Faculty of Commerce
Faculty of Information Technology
School of Accountancy
School of Hospitality and Tourism
Institute of Humanities Education and Development Studies
Institute of Continuing Education
Distance Learning Centre
Strathmore Business School
Financial Aid
EABL Strathmore Scholarships
European Union (EU)Scholarship Fund
Strathmore University Scholarships
Martyn Drakard Scholarship
Sports Scholarship
Private Individual Scholarships
Student activities
Strathmore University Madaraka Estate Ole Sangale Road P. O. Box 59857 00200 City Square Nairobi Kenya
Tel.: (+254) (0)703 034000 Fax.: (+254) (0)20-6007498
http://www.strathmore.edu
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