United States International University Africa

United States International University - Africa (USIU Africa)

Motto	Education to take you to places
Type	Private
Established	1969
Students	8,500 + (2016)
Location	Nairobi, Kenya
Campus	Urban
Website	Homepage

United States International University - Africa, also known as USIU Africa, is a private university in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is one of the best universities in Africa. It is accredited by the Commission for Higher Education (CHE) in Kenya.^[1]

Location

The university campus is located in the Mirema neighborhood, in the Kasarani suburb of Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. This location lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi), by road, northeast of Nairobi's central business district.^[2] The coordinates of the university campus are:1°13'05.0"S, 36°52'45.0"E (Latitude:-1.218056; Longitude:36.879167).^[3]

History

The university was established in 1969 as the Nairobi Campus of United States International University (USIU), a San Diego-based institution. In 1999, the United States International University, Nairobi Campus, established itself as a separate university under its new name: USIU Africa. In 2001, USIU merged with the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) to form Alliant International University.^[4]

Over 73 nationalities are represented among the diversity student population undertaking 24 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs at USIU-Africa.

USIU Has 140,000 Alumni.

Academics

As of March 2015, USIU Africa maintains the following academic schools:^[1]

The Chandaria School of Business
The School of Science and Technology
The School of Humanities & Social Sciences^[5]
The School of Pharmacy & Health Sciences.^[6]

Prominent alumni

Vimal Shah - Chief Executive Officer of Bidco Africa, a multinational consumer products manufacturer and distributor.
Catherine Mturi-Wairi - Managing Director of Kenya Ports Authority.^[7]

References

1 2 USIU Africa, . (2014). "History of USIU Africa". United States International University Africa (USIU Africa). Retrieved 21 March 2015.
↑ "Road Distance Between Downtown Nairobi And USIU Africa Campus With Interactive Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
↑ Google (16 September 2015). "Location of USIU Africa Campus At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
↑ AIU, . (2014). "History of Alliant International University". Alliant International University (AIU). Retrieved 21 March 2015.
↑ Nation Reporter, . (9 March 2015). "USIU-Africa Opens Event Related Potential Laboratory for Research". Daily Nation (Nairobi). Retrieved 21 March 2015.
↑ Nation Media Staff, . (18 March 2015). "USIU-Africa Opens US$6.5 Million Science Centre". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 21 March 2015.
↑ Business Daily Reporter (12 July 2016). "Transport minister confirms Catherine Wairi as KPA boss". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

External links

Kenyan universities

Public universities	Chuka University Dedan Kimathi University of Technology Egerton University University of Eldoret Garissa University College Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Laikipia University University of Kabianga Karatina University Kenyatta University Kisii University Maasai Mara University Maseno University Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology Meru University of Science and Technology Moi University Multimedia University of Kenya University of Nairobi Pwani University South Eastern Kenya University Technical University of Kenya Technical University of Mombasa

Private universities	Adventist University of Africa Africa International University Africa Nazarene University Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) Daystar University Great Lakes University of Kisumu Gretsa University Kabarak University KCA University Kenya Highlands Evangelical University Kenya Methodist University Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology Mount Kenya University Pan Africa Christian University Presbyterian University of East Africa Riara University Scott Christian University Strathmore University University of Eastern Africa, Baraton USIU - Kenya

Coordinates: 01°13′05″S 36°52′45″E / 1.21806°S 36.87917°E / -1.21806; 36.87917

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