{"id":101314,"date":"2024-11-05T11:04:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T11:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/11\/05\/president-ruto-charters-islamic-university-of-kenya-after-cue-nod\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T11:04:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T11:04:29","slug":"president-ruto-charters-islamic-university-of-kenya-after-cue-nod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/president-ruto-charters-islamic-university-of-kenya-after-cue-nod\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ruto charters Islamic University of Kenya after CUE nod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5<\/strong> <strong>\u2013 President William Ruto has officially granted a charter to the Kasaju-based Islamic University of Kenya (IUK) following approval from the Commission for University Education.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The institution is located in Kisaju along the Nairobi-Namanga Highway in Kajiado.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Tuesday, the President praised IUK for its potential to foster tolerance and unity, positioning it as an institution committed to social justice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Islamic University of Kenya, in particular, will shoulder the noble burden of serving as a beacon of solidarity, cohesion, and peaceful coexistence in a world often divided by race, ethnicity, and religion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>By promoting diversity among students and faculty, Ruto stated that the university will contribute to a generation of professionals grounded in ethical values, dedicated to promoting tolerance and mutual respect.<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks, President Ruto emphasized the importance of aligning educational programs with national and global development goals, calling on the university to set high standards in academic and moral responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto underscored the necessity for universities to collaborate closely with industry to produce graduates who meet Kenya\u2019s evolving developmental needs, particularly in fields like engineering, security, and digital innovation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUniversities and industry must work together to equip future engineers to meet Kenya\u2019s development needs,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the Commission for University Education (CUE) to rigorously oversee academic standards, ensuring that Kenyan universities meet regional and international benchmarks.<\/p>\n<p>IUK was founded in the early 2000s through ITED (International Trust for Education) and was initially established as an institution offering Islamic and Arabic language courses at the diploma level.<\/p>\n<p>However, the founders later decided to expand and upgrade to a fully-fledged university offering degrees in various fields.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 \u2013 President William Ruto has officially granted a charter to the Kasaju-based Islamic University of Kenya (IUK) following approval from the Commission for University Education. The institution is located in Kisaju along the Nairobi-Namanga Highway in Kajiado. Speaking on Tuesday, the President praised IUK for its potential to foster tolerance and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101314\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}