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University of Nairobi

The University of Nairobi is a collegiate research university based in Nairobi. It is one of the largest universities in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution dates back to 1956, it did not become an independent university until 1970.During the 2011 academic year, the university had 61,912 students, of whom 49,488 were undergraduates and 12,424 postgraduates. The university launched several policy frameworks and introduced self-funded enrolment (also called 'module 2') to cope with the rising demand for higher education in Kenya. The inception of the University of Nairobi dates from 1956, with the establishment of the Royal Technical College, which admitted its first group of A-level graduates for technical courses in April the same year.

Website

http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/

Email

kscampus@uonbi.ac.ke

Phone

(254-020) 2480720

Address

University Way, Nairobi, Kenya