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Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
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Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology be postgraduate-only public university dem establish insyd 2021. De establishment of de university dey aim at make e dey meet de shortage of highly skilled engineers, dem need insyd de country den de region, make e drive Kenya into industrialized nation by 2030.[1][2]

Location[edit | edit source]

De university dey under development for 22 acres (9 ha) plot of land top insyd Konza Technology City, insyd Machakos County, close to de county ein borders plus Makueni County den Kajiado County.[1][2][3] Dis be approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi), by road, south-east of de central business district of Nairobi, Kenya ein capital city, along de Nairobi–Mombasa Road.[4]

Overview[edit | edit source]

De Government of Kenya, in collaboration plus de county governments of Machakos, Makueni den Kajiado counties, den de Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA), plan make dem establish advanced institute of science den technology. Dem plan make de institute be all-postgraduate research public university.[5]

After competitive bidding, de Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology win de bid make dem design de university curriculum. Consortium of two Korean architectural den engineering firms of "Samoo" den "Sunjin", win de bid make dem design den construct de university campus. Na dem sign those contracts insyd November 2018.[5]

Construction den funding[edit | edit source]

Dem fund de construction by KSh10 billion (US$72 million) loan from de Export–Import Bank of Korea to de Kenyan government. Dem dey expect make de facilities be ready insyd 2021, plus de first intake of 200 postgraduate students wey dey start classes insyd 2022.[5]

Academics[edit | edit source]

De university go start plus six initial departments:[5][6]

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical den Electronic Engineering
  • ICT Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering den
  • Agricultural Biotechnology.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kariuki, James (13 February 2019). "Korean Sh10bn Konza university to open in 2021". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Andrew Mbuva (14 February 2019). "Kenya-Korea partner to set up institute at Konza". The Star (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Google (14 February 2019). "Location of Konza Technology City, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Globefeed.com (14 February 2019). "Distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Konza Technology City, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 KAIST (13 February 2019). "Kenya-KAIST kicks off with $95 million funding from the Korean government". Washington, DC: EurekaAlert Organization. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Kenn Abuya (13 February 2019). "Konza City Launches Advanced Institute of Science and Technology". Nairobi: Techweez.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

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