Tharaka University

Tharaka University (TUN) is a public university in Kenya.

Location The main campus of the university is located adjacent to the town of Gatunga, in Tharaka South Sub-county, in Tharaka Nithi County, on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya in Central Kenya. Gatunga is located approximately , northeast of the city of Nairobi, the national capital.

History Tharaka University was established in 2015 as a campus of Chuka University. In 2017 the campus was elevated to a constituent college of the same university, under the name "Tharaka University College". In 2022, Uhuru Kenyatta, the country's head of state, granted Tharaka University, a university charter.

Academics As of , Tharaka University has the faculties listed below. Courses are offered at certificate, diploma, bachelors, masters and doctorate degree levels.

Faculty of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Faculty of Life Sciences and Natural Resources Faculty of Business Studies Faculty of Education Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Tharaka University

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