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Mount Kenya University (MKU) is a private, Chartered university operating in Eastern Africa. It has its Main Campus in Thika, an industrial-cum-agricultural town 45 kilometres North East of Kenya's capital Nairobi. It was registered in 2008, following the granting of a Letter of Interim Authority by the then Commission for Higher Education, now known as (Commission for University Education ). In January, 2011, (Mount Kenya University ) was granted a Charter by then President of the Republic of Kenya His Excellency Mwai Kibaki, making it the first Chartered university in Kenya with no ownership affiliation to the State, Church or Professional Organisation'. ==History== The idea behind the establishment of the University dates back to 1996 when the precursor of the University, the Thika Institute of Technology was founded as a Computer Outreach Program. At this point in time in Kenyan history, the development of Information Communication Technology (ICT) both Mobile Telephony and Computer Technology had started gaining an upward momentum in rural and urban centres. In 2000, the Institute developed into a commercial college offering management and computer training programmes. Later in the year the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology recognized the institute as a full-fledged institution of higher learning and granted it a full registration approval. In order to remain relevant with the training needs of the society, the institute initiated training programmes in the fields of paramedics, Information Technology, and Business and Entrepreneurship education in the year 2002. In 2005 the Institute became the 1st private institution in Kenya to be allowed to train pharmaceutical technologists by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of the Ministry of Health. In 2006 the Commission for Higher Education (CHE) validated and approved the institute's request for collaboration with JKUAT to offer both Diploma and Degree programmes. The Institute continued to work closely with the Commission for Higher Education in line with the stipulated guidelines for establishing a privately funded university. After fulfilling all the requirements, the Commission for Higher Education issued MKU with the authority to establish a full-fledged privately funded university with Thika Institute of Technology as its precursor/forerunner. The University now is self-independent as it is chartered. It operates from six countries in Eastern Africa region namely Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and Somaliland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Kenya University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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