Strathmore University
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| Motto | Ut omnes unum sint (That all may be one) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1961 |
| Chancellor | Msg. Fernando Ocáriz, Prof. John Odhiambo (Vice Chancellor), Dr. Elizabeth Gachenga (Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic & Student Affairs), Prof. Izael Da Silva (Deputy Vice Chancellor Research) Dr. Vincent Ogutu Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Planning & Development) Anthony Kahindi (University Secretary) |
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Academic staff
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208 |
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Administrative staff
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422 |
| Undergraduates | 5,088 |
| Postgraduates | Offered |
| Location |
Nairobi, Kenya 1°18′36″S 36°48′48″E / 1.31000°S 36.81333°ECoordinates: 1°18′36″S 36°48′48″E / 1.31000°S 36.81333°E |
| Campus | Madaraka (40 acres (162,000 m2)) |
| Website | www.strathmore.edu |
Strathmore University is a chartered university based in Nairobi, Kenya. Strathmore College was started in 1961, as the first multi-racial, multi-religious 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 Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei, inspired and encouraged them to start the College. Strathmore has a particularly successful accounting program: 60% of the CPA finalists in Kenya coming from it in the past ten years, dating back from 2007. The current Vice-Chancellor of the University is Professor John Odhiambo.
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, British American Tobacco Kenya 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, 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 (20,000 m2) 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 wanted 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. Derrick Mureithi agreed to run their professional courses in the new Madaraka campus.
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