Chuka University
Former names
Chuka University College
MottoLatin: Sapientia divitia est
Motto in English
"Knowledge is wealth"
TypePublic
Established2004
ChairmanReuben Indiatsi Nasibi
ChancellorKabiru Kinyanjui
Vice-ChancellorE.N. Njoka
Location
Chuka, (Tharaka-Nithi County)
,
Eastern Province
,
Kenya
Websitechuka.ac.ke
Main entrance
School of Business
Students Center

Chuka University is a public university[1] in the Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. The university is approximately 186 km from Nairobi along the Nairobi-Meru highway, in a rural setting on the eastern slopes of Mt. Kenya at an altitude of approximately 2,000 meters above sea level. Chuka University is within Chuka/Igamba-ng'ombe Constituency, Tharaka-Nithi County.[2]

Establishment

Chuka University is a public institution established through legal notice No. 161 of 2007. It was a constituent College of Egerton University and the successor of the former Egerton University Eastern Campus College, Chuka. The Campus College was established on 27 September 2004, by Egerton University Council.

President Mwai Kibaki appointed the first Council of the university on 12 September 2008. Businessman Wilfred Murungi was appointed the first Chairman of Chuka University Council. The University College was initially established as a Campus of Chuka University in September 2015.[3]

Chuka University was the first institution of higher learning to be established in Eastern Province.

Campuses

Main Campus (Chuka)

  • Igembe Campus
  • Embu Campus
  • Chogoria Campus
  • Tharaka Campus
  • Town Campus
  • Egerton campus (Nairobi CBD)[4]

Leadership

Prof. Erastus Njoka was the University's first Vice Chancellor, assisted by two DVCs, two Registrars and a Finance Officer in exercising the university mandate. Students are led by the Chuka University Students Association (CUSA) elected by the students at the beginning of every year..

Faculties

Agriculture and Environmental Studies

  • Animal Science[5]
  • Plant Science[6]
  • Agricultural Economic Agribusiness and Agricultural Education[7]
  • Environmental Studies and Resource Development[8]

Education and Resources Development

Business Studies

  • Business Administration[10]
  • Management Science[11]

Arts and Humanities

Engineering, Science, and Technology

  • Biological Sciences[14]
  • Physical Sciences[15]
  • Computer Science & ICT

School of Law

School of Nursing

References

  1. ↑ "Commission for University Education - Status Of Universities (Universities Authorized to Operate in Kenya) - Status Of Universities (Universities Authorized to Operate in Kenya)". www.cue.or.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. ↑ "Chuka University". www.chuka.ac.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  3. ↑ "Home". Tharaka University College. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. ↑ "Chuka University". www.chuka.ac.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  5. ↑ "Animal Science". Chuka University. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Plant Science". Chuka University. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Agricultural Economic AgriBusiness & Agricultural Education". Chuka University. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Environmental Studies & Resource Development". Chuka University. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Education". Chuka University. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Business Administration". Chuka University. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Management Science". Chuka University. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "Social Science". Chuka University. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Humanity". Chuka University. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Biological Sciences". Chuka University. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Physical Sciences". Chuka University. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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