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University of Nairobi
University of Nairobi — Kenya's largest university, alma mater of Wangari Maathai.
Country:Kenya
Language:English; Swahili
Published:2025-10-05
Audience:Students, researchers, educators
The University of Nairobi (UoN) is the largest and oldest university in Kenya, founded as the Royal Technical College in 1956 and constituted as a university in 1970. Its main campus is in the heart of Nairobi, with satellite campuses across Kenya. UoN offers programmes through six colleges covering health sciences, humanities, agriculture, architecture, engineering, biological and physical sciences, education and law. The university enrols over 84,000 students and is a major research hub for tropical medicine, environmental science and African law. Notable alumni include Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai.
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