Mission
Creating a transformative environment that preserves knowledge, enriches the student experience, delivers quality training and research, and promotes community engagement for sustainable development.
About Kisii University
Kisii University College was founded in 1965 as a Primary Teachers Training College on a 61 acre land donated by the County Council of Gusii. The college was upgraded to a Secondary Teachers College in 1983, taken over by Egerton University as a campus in 1994, established as a constituent college on 23 August 2007, and granted a charter on 6 February 2013.
The institution began in 1965 as a Primary Teachers Training College, became a Secondary Teachers College in 1983, was taken over by Egerton University in 1994, introduced its first degree programme in 1999, became a constituent college in 2007, and attained full university status in 2013.
The Main Campus is located at Kisii University Main Campus, Kisii, supporting teaching, research, innovation and community service from Kisii County.
Vision
An inclusive and borderless University that creates positive change in the world
Core Values
- Transformative thinking
- Respect
- Inclusivity
- Fairness.
Philosophy
Creative, scientific, technological, innovative, and critical thinking, responsive to societal needs and service to humanity.
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Our Schools
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School of Agriculture and Natural Resources Management
School offering doctoral, masters, undergraduate, diploma, and certificate training across agricultural and natural resource disciplines.
School of Arts and Social Sciences
School covering humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary social inquiry, with certificate, diploma, bachelors, masters, and doctoral training.
School of Business and Economics
School of Business and Economics offering business, finance, economics, hospitality, and management programmes.
School of Education and Human Resource Development
Teacher-training school offering curriculum studies, educational management, ECDE, special needs education, counseling, and teacher education programmes.
School of Health Sciences
School offering postgraduate and undergraduate training in biomedical sciences, nursing, pharmacy, clinical medicine, public health, and related disciplines.
School of Information Science & Technology
School supporting technology, communication media, and information science training.
School of Law
School training legal experts to meet local and international challenges.
School of Pure and Applied Sciences
School created in 2013 to respond to labour market demand for scientists and offering biological sciences, mathematics, chemistry, and physics disciplines.