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University of Eldoret(formerly Chepkoilel University College)

Motto	Flame of Knowledge and Innovation
Type	Public
Established	Founded in 1956 by the white settlers as a Large Scale Farmers Training Centre.
Endowment	20,300
Chancellor	Prof. Judith Mbula Bahemuka
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Thomas Kimeli Cheruiyot
Undergraduates	25,000+
Postgraduates	8,000+
Location	Eldoret , Kenya
Campus	Urban, Town Campus,
Website	www.uoeld.ac.ke

University of Eldoret is one of the 22 public universities in Kenya^[1] and situated approximately 9 km along the Eldoret-Ziwa road in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County. It was founded in 1946 by the white settlers as a Large Scale Farmers Training Centre. In 1984, it was converted to a teachers’ training college and renamed Moi Teachers’ Training College to offer Diploma Science Teachers Training. Due to the double intake crisis, the college was taken over by Moi University as a campus in 1990, renaming it Chepkoilel Campus.^[2] From 1990, the university made it a campus of Natural, Basic and Applied Science programmes.

In August 2010, President Mwai Kibaki, through Legal Notice No. 125 of 13 August 2010 upgraded the campus into a University College with the name Chepkoilel University College, a Constituent College of Moi University.^[3] Upon the award of charter by the president in March 2013, the University College was renamed University of Eldoret.^[4]

Schools/Faculties and Departments

The university has the following schools;

Agriculture and Biotechnology^[5]
Business and Management Sciences^[6]
Education^[7]
Engineering^[8]
Environmental Studies^[9]
- Environmental Studies – Arts
- Environmental Studies – Science
Human Resource Development^[10]
Natural Resource Management^[11]
Science^[12]
Economics^[13]

The University on Friday 7 February 2013 added its first campus in Eldoret town-Town campus-Housing School of Environmental studies Human Resource Business and management sciences Education (Arts)

Graduation

Held its First Graduation Ceremony on 3 December 2013 at the University Sports Pavilion
Held its Second Graduation Ceremony on 28 November 2014 at the University Sports Pavilion
Held its Third Graduation Ceremony on 27 November 2015 at the University Sports Pavilion
Held its Fourth Graduation Ceremony on 25 November 2016 at the University Sports Pavilion
Held its Fifth Graduation Ceremony on 24 November 2017 at the University Sports Pavilion

References

^ "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 25 May 2020.
^ "University Profile". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "University Profile". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "University Profile". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "School of Agriculture and Biotechnology". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
^ "School of Business and Management Sciences". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "School of Education". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "School of Engineering". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "School of Environmental Studies". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "School of Human Resource Development". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "School of Natural Resource Management". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "School of Science". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
^ "School of Economics". University of Eldoret. 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

"Status of Universities. Universities Authorized to Operate in Kenya, 2013". Commission for University Education. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

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University of Eldoret

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