The University of Eldoret has announced that its 12th graduation ceremony will be held later this October.
In an update on its website, the Chepkoilel-based university said the graduation will be virtual.
However, only four categories of the graduands will be allowed to attend in person.
The graduation date has been set for October 26, 2023.
“This is to inform all graduands that the University of Eldoret 12th graduation ceremony will be held on Thursday 26th October, 2023 starting at 8.00 a.m,” read part of the update.
“Prior to the graduation ceremony, there will be a rehearsal for graduation on Wednesday 25th October, 2023 starting at 8.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m,” the university added.
Who will attend the UoE graduation physically?
But being a virtual graduation, the institution said groups of graduands expected to attend in person are all PhD graduands, all Masters graduands, the PGDE graduands and only 1st class undergraduate students.
All the graduands are also expected to pay the graduation fee and their alumni contributions.
“The Graduation Regalia will be picked by all graduands from their respective school starting from Thursday 19th October 2023 to Tuesday, 24th October 2023 and return them to the Schools by 3rd November 2023,” the University of Eldoret said.
It further noted that it is the responsibility of all graduands to confirm relevant information with their respective Deans of Schools by Friday 6th October 2023.
The 12th graduation ceremony will be the first one to be graced by newly appointed Vice Chancellor Prof Thomas Kimeli Cheruiyot.
Cheruiyot took over the reins of the institution on September 1, 2023, after he was appointed by Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu.
He became the university’s second VC after Prof Teresia Akenga whose 10-year term came to an end in June 2023.
History of the University of Eldoret
The University of Eldoret is situated approximately 9 kilometres along the Eldoret-Ziwa road in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County.
It was founded in 1946 by the white settlers as a Large Scale Farmers’ Training Centre. In 1984, it was converted to a teachers’ training college and renamed Moi Teachers’ Training College to offer Diploma Science Teachers Training.
However, due to the double intake crisis, the college was taken over by Moi University as a campus in 1990, renaming it Chepkoilel Campus. In 1990, the university made it a campus of Natural, Basic and Applied Science programmes.
In August 2010, President Mwai Kibaki, through Legal Notice No. 125 of 13 August 2010 upgraded the campus into a University College with the name Chepkoilel University College, a Constituent College of Moi University.
Later, upon the award of a charter by the president in March 2013, the University College was renamed the University of Eldoret.
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