Karatina University


Karatina University is a public university in the town of Karatina, in central Kenya.

History

Karatina University was founded in 2007 as a Moi University campus for central Kenya, called the Moi University Central Kenya Campus. Located about 15 km north of the town of Karatina, it had an original intake of 100 students. Three years later, in 2010, it was upgraded to a constituent college of Moi University, and renamed Karatina University College. In 2013, the institution was declared a university in its own right, and was renamed Karatina University.

Campus

Karatina University's main campus is located at Kagochi, the site of the former Karatina University College about 15 km from Karatina town. Further sites are located in the town of Nanyuki and in the settlement of Itiati, the latter being home to the university's School of Education and Social Sciences.
The Vice Chancellor of Karatina University is Prof. Mucai Muchiri.

Structure and organisation

Karatina University comprises five academic schools, which are each divided into different departments:


School of Agriculture and Biotechnology
School of Business Studies
School of Education and Social Science
School of Natural Resources & Environmental Studies
School of Pure and Applied Sciences

Rankings

Karatina University is currently ranked number 19 in Kenya on Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, which measures an institution's web presence.