Strathmore University
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Strathmore University is a chartered university based in Nairobi, Kenya.[2]
Former names | Strathmore College |
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Motto | Ut omnes unum sint (Latin) |
Motto in English | "That all may be one" |
Type | Private |
Established | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) |
Chancellor | Msg. Fernando Ocáriz |
Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Vincent Ogutu |
Deputy VC | Dr. Elizabeth Gachenga (Academic & Student Affairs), Prof. Izael Da Silva (Research & Innovation), Dr. Edward Mungai (Partnerships & Development), Anthony Kahindi (University Secretary)[1] |
Academic staff | 208 |
Administrative staff | 422 |
Undergraduates | 5,088 |
Postgraduates | Offered |
Location | , 1°18′36″S 36°48′48″E |
Campus | Madaraka (40 acres (162,000 m2)) |
Website | www.strathmore.edu |
Strathmore College was started in 1961, as the first multi-racial, multi-religious advanced-level sixth form college offering science and arts subjects, by a group of professionals who formed a charitable educational trust (now the Strathmore Educational Trust). Saint Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei, inspired and encouraged them to start the college. It is a Catholic university. Strathmore has a particularly successful accounting program: 60% of the CPA finalists in Kenya come from it in the past ten years, dating back from 2007.[clarification needed]
The current vice-chancellor of the university is Dr. Vincent Ogutu, who took over from the first Vice Chancellor Professor John Odhiambo.