| 词条 | Multimedia University of Kenya |
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|name = Multimedia University of Kenya |established = 1948 Central Training School |motto = Riding on Technology, inspiring innovation |image = |type = Public |endowment = |undergrad = |postgrad = |chancellor = Catherine Kimura |vice_chancellor = Festus Kaberia |campus = Urban |city = Nairobi |affiliations = |state = Nairobi County |country = {{flag|Kenya}} |website = mmu.ac.ke }} The Multimedia University of Kenya (MMU) is a public university located in Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya.[1] The university offers ICT and mass media education. CampusThe university has two campuses:
HistoryMMU was founded in 1948 when the institution was founded as Central Training School to serve as East African Post Training School before changing to Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (KPTC).[3] This was after the collapse of the East African community in 1977. In 1992, the college was upgraded to Kenya College of Communications Technologyunder KPTC and became a subsidiary of Telkom Kenya (TKL) after KPTC split into Postal Corporation of Kenya, Telkom Kenya Ltd and Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). The college became a subsidiary of CCK after the privatization of TKL in 2006. In 2008, it was upgraded to Multimedia University College of Kenya as a constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. Award of charterAfter an inspection conducted by the Commission for University Education, a body set aside by the Kenyan government to oversee the quality of higher education in the country,[4] the immediate former President, Hon. Mwai Kibaki, granted a university charter to the college, thereby giving it university status on March 1, 2013. From then, the institution became known as the Multimedia University of Kenya. AcademicsMMU courses include certificate, diploma, bachelor's degree and master's degree courses. Through its Centre for further Education, the university offers short courses aimed at complementing the academic programmes being offered and offer students extra training. The MMU academic calendar operates on two semesters that run from January to April and September to December. FacultiesThe six faculties of MMU are:[5]-
LibraryThe collection covers all programmes offered by the university, that is, Media and Communication, Engineering, ICT and Business programmes. The library conducts training on how to access the e-resources in the e-resources centre located within the library. The MMU library contains four sections: circulation services, technical services, collection development and e-resources centre. ICT MuseumMMU has an ICT museum. The ICT museum is located in the main campus along Magadi road, and is open to the general public as well. It is actually the largest Ict museum in East and Central Africa. Vision 2030 KenyaMMU is going to be involved in the development Konza Technology City.[6] MMU Kenya has adopted a similar strategy as MMU Malaysia in which MMU Kenya is to accelerate the development of Kenya's Information and Knowledge sectors.[7] This is one of the pillars meant to transform Kenya to a middle income economy under Vision 2030 . RecognitionIn 2012, MMU was recognized as the top ranking public university in Kenya in ICT excellence. It is also the training centre for the SAP Skills for Africa Program whose main purpose is to train African university graduates in software engineering.[8] See also
References1. ^Public Universities {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707022546/http://www.cue.or.ke/services/accreditation/status-of-universities |date=7 July 2013 }} {{Kenyan universities |state=expanded}}{{coord missing|Kenya}}2. ^http://www.mmu.ac.ke 3. ^Multimedia University College of Kenya, Nairobi {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304092616/http://www.studies.co.ke/college_page.php?content_id=67 |date=4 March 2014 }} 4. ^Welcome to Commission for University Education 5. ^http://www.mmu.ac.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=63 6. ^http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2013/01/government-data-centre-set-for-konza/ 7. ^http://www.mmu.ac.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=63 8. ^http://www.triplepundit.com/2013/10/world-bank-sap-jointly-address-skills-development-africa/ 7 : Educational institutions established in 1948|Educational institutions established in 1992|Educational institutions established in 2008|Educational institutions established in 2013|Universities and colleges in Kenya|2013 establishments in Kenya|1948 establishments in Kenya |
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