Douglas Shitanda

Machakos University

VISION STATEMENT The vision of the University is �A Globally Competitive Centre of Excellence in Teaching, Research, Innovation and Service� MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the University is: To provide quality education through teaching, learning, research, innovation and entrepreneurship. PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT Education for industrial and economic transformation. CORE VALUES The University is guided by the following Core Values and Competencies which form the corporate culture of the University. 1. Professionalism 2. Responsibility 3. Integrity 4. Trust 5. Honesty 6. Respect 7. Creativity ROAD TO CHARTER AWARD Machakos University was founded in 1957 as a Technical Rural Training School by the then colonial Government. It was converted into Machakos Technical and Trade School in 1958, Machakos Technical School in 1967, and Machakos Technical Training Institute in 1987. The Institution was upgraded to Machakos University College through Legal Notice No. 130, on 16th September, 2011. The journey towards achieving a full University status started in earnest right at the inception. The University College had six degree programmes across its five initially constituted Schools, namely the School of Engineering & Technology, School of Education, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, school of Hospitality & Tourism Management and the School of Business and Economics. The University College embarked on a focused and sustained growth agenda involving recruitment of highly trained thematic leaders in various disciplines and expansion of infrastructure. This has seen the number of students grow from 2500 at inception to 6250 currently. Located at the heart of the Lower Eastern Region, and situated only a Kilometre away from Machakos City along Machakos/Wote Road, the University is destined to continue its growth trajectory to World Class status in the near future. QUALITY UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.