Mission
Creating a transformative environment that preserves knowledge, enriches the student experience, delivers quality training and research, and promotes community engagement for sustainable development.
University profile
About Kisii University
We trace our history to 1965, when we began as a Primary Teachers' Training College. In 1983, we became a Secondary Teachers' College and expanded our offerings to include diploma programmes. In 1994, the Government of Kenya mandated Egerton University to take over our college as its campus. Egerton University introduced a Postgraduate Diploma in Education and phased it out in 2001. On 23 August 2007, we became a constituent college of Egerton University. We received our charter on 6 February 2013, becoming Kenya's 13th public university. Today, we offer academic programmes across eight schools and advance teaching, research, innovation, and community engagement.
We have over 20,000 students across eight schools: Health Sciences; Law; Pure and Applied Sciences; Education and Human Resource Development; Information Science and Technology; Arts and Social Sciences; Agriculture and Natural Resource Management; and Business and Economics.
What guides us
Vision
An inclusive and borderless University that creates positive change in the world
Philosophy
Creative, scientific, technological, innovative, and critical thinking, responsive to societal needs and service to humanity
Core Values
Transformative Thinking; Respect; Inclusivity; Fairness.
Our mandate
Knowledge in service of society
Creative, scientific, technological, innovative, and critical thinking, responsive to societal needs and service to humanity.
Teaching & Training
Develop capable graduates through rigorous, relevant education.
Research & Innovation
Generate and translate knowledge for social and economic progress.
Community Engagement
Work with communities to create shared and sustainable impact.
Preservation of Knowledge
Protect, extend and share intellectual and cultural knowledge.
National & Regional Development
Contribute expertise and talent to Kenya and the wider region.
Leadership and governance
Accountable leadership
Our Council provides strategic oversight while our Management leads institutional implementation.