The East African University

The East African University is a private university in Kenya.

Location

The university main campus is located approximately south of the central business district of the town of Kitengela, Kajiado County, Kenya. This location lies off the Nairobi-Kajiado-Namanga Road, approximately south of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya and the largest city in that country. The approximate coordinates of the university campus are:1° 39' 0.00"S, +36° 54' 0.00"E. The coordinates are approximate because the university campus does not yet show on most publicly available maps in January 2012.
The university also has another campus located at View Park Towers, Utalii Lane within the CBD in Nairobi.

History

The idea to start the university was conceived in 2005. In 2006, of land were acquired in Kitengela, for the purpose of establishing the university. Application was then made to the Commission for University Education for a Tertiary Education Institution License. The license was granted in November 2010 and was handed over to the university officials by the chairman of the commission, Prof. Ezra Maritum.

Academics Schools

, the university maintains the following schools:

School of Business and Management Studies
School of Computer Science and Information Technology
School of Education, Arts & Social Sciences

Courses

; Graduate School Courses

None available as of January 2012

; Undergraduate Degree Courses

Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Bachelor of Computer Science and Information Technology
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Business Information Technology

; Diploma Courses

Diploma in Computer Science and IT
Diploma in Business Information Technology
Diploma in Business Science with the options
Diploma in Actuarial Science
Diploma in Credit Management
Diploma in Islamic Banking and FINANCE
Diploma in Procurement and Supplies Management
Diploma in Co-operative Management
Diploma in Management of NGOs
Diploma in Project Planning and Management

; Certificate Courses

Certificate in Science in Computer Science and IT
Certificate in Business Information Technology

Affiliation

The University of East Africa is affiliated with Kampala University, a multi-campus institution with its main campus located in Ggaba, a southeastern suburb of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. Professor Badru Kateregga, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of TEAU also serves as the Vice Chancellor of Kampala University.