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Our Key Milestones

STRATHMORE TIMELINES

1961

THE BEGINNING

Strathmore College launches an Advanced-level Sixth Form College (men only) offering Science and Arts tuition under the inspiration and encouragement of the founder of Opus Dei, St. Josemaria Escriva. Strathmore was Kenya’s first multiracial multi-religious school

1966

FIRST ACCA INTAKE

First intake of Accountancy students, 25 in number, joined the Sixth Form students and began preparing for examinations with the UK-based Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

1982

EVENING CLASSES

Evening courses for Accountancy begin

1989

MADARAKA

Construction of the new campus at Madaraka Estate, Ole Sangale road commences in September.  

1993

MERGING

Strathmore College merges with Kianda College (an institution founded in 1961 for women) and moves to the new Madaraka Campus

2002

INTERIM AUTHORITY

The Commission for Higher Education (now Commission for University Education) awarded Strathmore a Letter of Interim Authority to operate a university and offer the flagship undergraduate programmes in Commerce and Information Technology.

2005

BUSINESS

Strathmore launches Strathmore Business School (SBS), as a graduate school to fill in the existing gap in leadership & management in Executive Education and MBA

2008

CHARTER

Strathmore is awarded a Charter by the Government of Kenya giving it full legal recognition to operate as a University.

2010

EXPANSION

Strathmore launches School of Finance & Applied Economics (SFAE) to expand the programme offering from the initial focus on business & information technology.  

2012

LAW

Strathmore launches School of Law (SLS) to further expand the academic offering and contribute to legal education and academic research in the country

2014

STRATEGY

Strathmore launches a new 10-year strategic plan that provides vision and map for the university for the next 10 years. The mid-term review of the strategy was relaunched in November 2020

2014

ILAB

@iLabAfrica is launched to spearhead ICT Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship with a mission of providing an environment that promotes technology innovation and business support structure and policy. The centre also houses @iBizAfrica, a business incubator for young entrepreneurs.

2018

MERGER

School of Management and Commerce (SMC) merges with the Business School to form the Strathmore University Business School (SBS).

2018

STRATHMORE INSTITUTE

The University launched the Institute of Management and Technology (formerly School of Accountancy) to re-align with TVET Act 2013.

2019

FOUNDATION

Strathmore University Foundation Launch.

2020

COMPUTING

Faculty of Information Technology merges with the new engineering school to form the School of Computing and Engineering Sciences (SCES).

Our Values

Service to Society

We serve society through research, education and institutional citizenship.

Excellence

Through sanctification of work, we strive for work excellence and the highest-quality output.

Life-long Learning

We develop programmes and adapt teaching methods that equip learners with skills and tools for innovation and adaptability, and personal development.

Freedom and Responsibility

We respect the freedom of the individual person and acknowledge that with freedom comes responsibility

Subsidiarity

We seek to provide solutions at the most immediate level to a need.

Personalized Attention

We seek to provide an environment where all our stakeholders can receive individual and customized service and support.

Ethical Practice

We honour the beliefs, morals, and values of the academic profession and help others to do the same.

Collegiality

We respect one another’s commitment to a common purpose and work together to meet the needs of our clients.