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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 October 1982, owing to the
increased demand from companies for the professional training of their
employees, the College began evening courses in Accountancy after normal working hours, with 60 students sponsored by various companies.
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 enroll 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.
Strathmore University Charter Gazetted
The
University's Charter was gazetted under the Universities Act (CAP
210B) in the 'Kenya Gazette' supplement no. 47 (legislative supplement
no. 27) via legal notice no. 86. The charter details establishment and
functions of the University; membership and governance of the
University; administration, financial provisions, and statutes of the
University.
Contact Information
Contact Information
Postal Address
Strathmore University
Madaraka Estate
Ole Sangale Road
PO Box 59857
00200 City Square
Nairobi
Kenya
Madaraka Estate
Ole Sangale Road
PO Box 59857
00200 City Square
Nairobi
Kenya
Telephone
(+254) (0)703-034000
(+254) (0)703-034200
(+254) (0)703-034300
(+254) (0)703-034000
(+254) (0)703-034200
(+254) (0)703-034300
Fax
(+254) (0)20 6007498
(+254) (0)20 6007498
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