Welcome To Egerton University
Welcome Message
Welcome to Egerton University. Egerton University is one of the public universities in Kenya. The University's main campus is located at Njoro. Four other campuses are at Laikipia, Kisii, Kenyatta and Nakuru town.
Egerton University mission is to participate in the discovery, transmission and preservation of knowledge and to stimulate the intellectual life, economic and cultural development of Kenya.
The phenomenal growth of the University is a reflection of the importance that the Kenya Nation attaches to development in those fields and in education in general.
Vision
VisionA world class University for the advancement of humanity.
Mission
To generate and disseminate significant knowledge and offer exemplary education to contribute to and innovatively influence national and global development.
Since its inauguration Egerton university has continued to expand. It has 42 departments in eight faculties with 3,181 staff members’ and about 13,000 students pursuing various undergraduate, diploma, and postgraduate degree programmes.
Core Values
Core Values
The university’s activities and decisions will be guided by the following core values:
- Passion for excellence and devotion to duty.
- Integrity, transparency and accountability.
- Social fairness.
About Egerton University
Egerton University was founded in 1939 and was originally named Egerton Farm School.It was established by a large land grant of 740 acres by Lord Maurice Egerton of Tatton. The school's original purpose was to prepare white European youth for careers in agriculture.
By 1955, the name had changed to Egerton Agricultural College. A one-year certificate course and a two-year diploma course in agriculture were offered. In 1958, Lord Egerton donated another 1,100 acres of land.Soon afterward, the college opened its doors to people of all races from Kenya and other African countries.
In 1987, the College was finally recognized as a Chartered Public University.
ISO CERTIFICATION
Egerton University is now ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 22000:2005 certified. The university celebrated the achievements on Friday the 15 of October
Graduation
The 23rd graduation ceremony is scheduled for Friday 3rd December 2010 at Njoro campus. All graduands who qualified in the 2009/2010 academic year are asked to check with the Deans of Faculty more
Notice
This is to inform all Students, Academic Staff and Non Academic staff that there is a free trial for e-books from the Taylor and Francis Publishers.
Tender Notice
Egerton University intends to invite tenders for the construction of Anatomy Laboratories and Mortuary in Njoro Campus.
