Meru University of Science and Technology


Meru University of Science and Technology is a public university in Tigania West Constituency Meru, Kenya. It is in Meru County, 15 kilometres northeast of Meru Town, along the Meru-Makutano-Maua Highway.
The idea of establishing a University dates back many years to the early 1960s when the Njuri Ncheke conceived an idea of establishing an institution of higher education in Meru.  It was in the mid-1960s soon after Kenya’s Independence that the elders initiated the process of establishing the institution. The idea was first floated to the government at a time when it was interested in training the youth of the nation in order to equip them with skills in various technical fields to enable them work in the upcoming industries and other sectors that required qualified manpower and also to meet local and national economic developmental needs. Meru College of Technology was therefore one of several institutions suggested by the Government.
In 2008, the Government of Kenya converted Meru College of Technology into a University and named it Meru University College of Science and Technology. It was established through Legal Notice No. 103 of 18th July 2008 as a constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.
Meru University of Science and Technology was established as a full-fledged University following the Award of Charter on 1st March, 2013. Subsequently, Dr. James N. Mwangi, CBS was appointed the first Chancellor.
In pursuit of our mission to provide Quality University education, training and research in Science, Technology and Innovation, the University has successfully implemented the Quality Management System and was the first University in Kenya to be awarded the ISO 9001:2015 certification.

Academics

offers courses in Engineering, Science, Information Technology and Business, and has the following campuses and schools:

Schools

has 30,000 print materials with 80,000 items in electronic and online resources. It has a sitting capacity of 500 people. The library has an offering services such as searching, renewing books, making purchase suggestions, placing holds on items among others. More information about the library and services offered can be found at . The library has developed to e-books and e-journals to allow users to access subscribed online resources.

Administration