The University of Nairobi (UoN) 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. In this year, the University of East Africa was split into three independent universities: Makerere University in Uganda, the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, and the University of Nairobi in Kenya.
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 enrollment (also called ‘module 2’) to cope with the rising demand for higher education in Kenya
Establishment
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. The Royal Technical College was transformed into the second university college in East Africa on 25 June 1961 by the Scottish mathematician Prof James Morton Hyslop formerly of the University of Witwatersrand under the name Royal College of Nairobi and was admitted into a special relation with the University of London whereupon it began preparing students in the faculties of Arts, Science and Engineering for award degrees of the University of London. Meanwhile, students in other faculties such as the Faculty of Special Professional Studies (later renamed Faculty of Commerce) and Faculty of Architecture continued to offer diplomas for qualifications of professional bodies/institutions.
On 20 May 1964, the Royal College Nairobi was renamed University College Nairobi as a constituent college of inter-territorial, Federal University of East Africa, and henceforth the enrolled students were to study for college degrees of the University of East Africa and not London as was the case before. In 1970, it transformed into the first national university in Kenya and was renamed the University of Nairobi. The university tops in Kenya’s university ranking and is ranked 7th in Africa and 1698 in the world according to Webometrics Ranking of World Universities
Colleges
The university underwent a major restructuring in 1983, resulting in a decentralisation of the administration, by the creation of six colleges headed by principals.
The six colleges are: College of Architecture and Engineering, College of Health Sciences, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences and College of Education and External Studies.
Faculties/schools/centres/institutes
- African Women’s Studies Centre
- Center for Sustainable Dryland Ecosystems and Societies
- Center of Open and Distance Learning
- Centre For Biotechnology & Bioinformatics
- Centre for Hiv Prevention And Research
- Centre for Urban Innovations
- Education For Change
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation]
- Institute For Development Studies
- Institute of Anthropology, Gender & African Studies
- Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies
- Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology
- Institute of Tropical & Infectious Diseases
- Kenya Science Campus
- Kisumu Campus
- Mombasa Campus
- Open, Distance and eLearning Centre
- Physical Sciences
- Population Studies And Research Institute
- School of Arts and Design
- School of Biological Sciences
- School of Business
- School of Computing and Informatics
- School of Continuing and Distance Education
- School of Dental Sciences
- School of Economics
- School of Education
- School of Engineering
- School of Journalism
- School of Law
- School of Mathematics
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Physical Science
- School of Public Health
- School of the Built Environment
- The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies
Departments
- Academic Division
- African Clothing and Footwear Research Network (ACFRN)
- African Women’s Studies Centre
- Agricultural Economics
- Animal Production
- Arabic
- Architecture
- Biochemistry
- Business Administration
- Chemistry Department
- Civil and Construction Engineering
- Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics
- Clinical Studies
- Commercial Law
- Communication Skills and Studies
- Confucius
- Conservative and Prosthetic Dentistry
- Diagnostic Imaging & Radiation Medicine
- Distance Studies
- Education Administration and Planning
- Education Communication and Technology
- Education Studies
- Educational Foundations
- Electrical and Information Engineering
- Environmental and Biosystems Engineering
- Ethics and Research Committee
- Extra Mural Studies
- Finance & Accounting
- Food Science, Nutrition and Technology
- French
- Geography
- Geology Department
- Geospatial and Space Technology
- History
- Human Anatomy
- Human Pathology
- ICT
- Information Science
- Kiswahili
- Korean Studies
- Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Management Science
- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
- Medical Microbiology
- Medical Physiology
- Meteorology
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Paediatrics/Dentistry and Orthodontics
- Paedriatics
- Periodontology/Community and Preventive Dentistry
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice
- Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy
- Philosophy
- Physical Education and Sports
- Physics
- Plant Science and Crop Protection
- Political Science
- Private Law
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public Health Pharmacology & Tox
- Public Law
- Real Estate and Construction Management
- Sociology and Social Work
- Surgery
- Surgery, Oral Medicine/Pathology, Oral/Maxillofacial Radiology
- Translation
- Urban And Regional Planning
- Vet Farm
- Vet. Anatomy And Physiology
- Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology
Payment of Fees
Fees payments for self-sponsored students (under graduate & post graduate)
Fees payments for government-sponsored students
For any queries/clarifications,
please get in touch with the Finance office:
studentfinance@uonbi.ac.ke or cessp-g3@uonbi.ac.ke, fo@uonbi.ac.ke, helpdeskmain@uonbi.ac.ke
| College | Tel | |
| College of Health Sciences | bursar-chs@uonbi.ac.ke | 020-491-5004 |
| College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences | bursar-cavs@uonbi.ac.ke | 020-491-6005 |
| College of Architecture and Engineering | bursar-cae@uonbi.ac.ke | 020-491-3507 |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | bursar-chss@uonbi.ac.ke | 020-491-3204 |
| College of Education and Education Studies | bursar-cees@uonbi.ac.ke | 020-491-6506 |
| College of Biological and Physical Sciences | bursar-cbps@uonbi.ac.ke | 020-491-4111 |
| Kenya Science Campus | kscfinance@uonbi.ac.ke | 020-491-6722 / 020-491-6707 |
Online Learning
Training Towards Online Classes 2020
Click to download a letter from the Academic Registrar: Letter to first year Students:
In preparation for Online Teaching and Learning scheduled to commence on Monday, 21st September 2020; All students are invited to participate in the Student Online Sensitization Programme from Monday, 7th September 2020- Friday, 18th September 2020 at 9:30am. The Sensitization Programme will be conducted online by the various Colleges and Campuses. Invitation links to attend each session will be sent to students as per schedule.
The purpose of this sensitization Programme is to introduce all students to the various Online learning platforms like eClass, SOMAS,& Google meet, the Student Management Information System (SMIS) and the University of Nairobi Learning Management Systems.
The training sessions have been broken down to 1-hour sessions throughout the day (9:30am-10:30am) (11:30am-12:30am) and (2:30pm-3:30pm) The sessions will be very interactive and helpful to all students. All students are required to attend the mandatory sensitization/training sessions as indicated in the schedules linked below.
Click on the Link to your College to download the schedule:
- COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY SCIENCES
- COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING
- COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
- COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & EXTERNAL STUDIES/ KENYA SCIENCE CAMPUS
- COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
- COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
- MOMBASA CAMPUS
- KISUMU CAMPUS
- ODEL CAMPUS
Additional Information:
REGISTRATION TO THE UNIVERSITY
The registration process is still on up to 14th September 2020. Only students who will have uploaded the required documents and fully registered will be allowed to start online classes.
Registration Process
- Government-sponsored students (Module I) get registration numbers sent directly to them from the University via SMS and email contacts provided through KUCCPS
- Self-sponsored (Module II) and Graduate students generate their registration numbers from the application portal
Accessing the Students Management Information System(SMIS) Portal: log in to smis.uonbi.ac.ke
Accessing the Registration Portal:
- Click to Registration portal and follow the instructions:
Login details:
Government Sponsored students(Module I)\
User name: Student Registration Number
Password: School index number
Self Sponsored students (Module II)
User name: Student Registration number
Password: Application reference number
Postgraduate students
User name: Student Registration number
Password: Application reference number
TRAINING ON USE OF ONLINE PLATFORMS
Monday 7th – Friday 18th September,2020
Sensitization/Training on Online Learning
INTER/INTER FACULTY TRANSFERS
Monday 7th – Friday 14th September 2020
This process is online. The application portal will be activated at midnight on 6th September 2020.
- The Transfer fee is Kshs.1,000/- payable at any ABSA Bank, Account Number 030948245531, Branch Queensway
- The outcome of your application will be communicated within fourteen (14) days after the deadline for applications
- The deadline for application is 14th September 2020
How to Login:
- Log in to student portal: smis.uonbi.ac.ke
- Click the icon Inter-Faculty transfer.
REGISTRATION FOR COURSES
The registration for course has commenced. Please consult Chairmen of Departments, Deans/Directors/Administrators of Faculties/ Schools/Institutes/Centers for assistance through the email addresses provided in the link:
https://www.uonbi.ac.ke/support-emails. The deadline for this process on 18th September 2020
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Monday 21st September, 2020 – Commencement of Teaching and Learning
HELP DESK
In case you require further assistance, please contact: customercare@uonbi.ac.ke | Telephone number: 020491000
Commencement of Online teaching and learning: MONDAY 21st SEPTEMBER 2020.
All students to start attending online lectures as per the Teaching Timetables.
Semester Schedules:
Undergraduate Semester Schedule
Internet Bundles : Online Learning
Research Resources
- Research, Innovation and Enterprise
- UoN Digital Repository
- Search for UON Publications
- Intellectual Property
- UON Academic Journals
- University Press
- Kenyatta National Hospital and University Of Nairobi Ethics and Research Review Committee
Student Resources
- Eballot
- Online Application for self sponsored Applicants
- Student Portal
- Student Email
- SOMAS
- E-Learning Portal
- E-Class
- Library Services Portal
- UoN Digital Repository
- Transcript/Certificate Application
- HELB for Postgraduates
- Employer’s Graduates verification
Staff Resources
Other Links
Contacts
Address: P.O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: (+254) 020-4910000
Email: pr@uonbi.ac.ke
