Hubert Kairuki Memorial University

Hubert Kairuki Memorial University
Chuo Kikuu cha Kumbukumbu cha Hubert Kairuki (Swahili)

Former names	Mikocheni International University
Motto	Training. Service. Research.
Type	Private
Established	1997 (1997)
Chairman	Prof. Fredrick Kaijage
Chancellor	Salim Ahmed Salim
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Keto Mshigeni
Location	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Coordinates: 6°46′23″S 39°15′18″E / 6.77306°S 39.25500°E / -6.77306; 39.25500
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	IAU
Website	hkmu.ac.tz

The Hubert Kairuki Memorial University (HKMU) is a private medical university in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.^[1] It is an accredited university recognized by the government Tanzania through the Tanzania Commission for Universities (formerly known as the Higher Education Accreditation Council, HEAC). The university was established in 1997 and was the first private university to be accredited in Tanzania, in June 2000.

HKMU is a World Health Organization recognized medical university and appears in the International Medical Education Directory (IMED).

The HKMU campus is at plot No 322 Regent Estate in Mikocheni, some seven km from the Dar es Salaam city centre. HKMU has easy access to several major tourist attractions in Tanzania, including Bagamoyo, Saadani, Mikumi, the Selous game reserve, and Zanzibar.

Academics

HKMU offers degrees, diplomas and certificates in the following courses:

Undergraduate degree programmes

Doctor of Medicine (5 years)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Pre service 4 years, and In-service 3 years)

Postgraduate programmes

1.Master of Medicine (M.Med.)for 3 years in:

Master of Science in Public Health (18 months)

Master of Social Work (12 months)

Diplomas

Diploma in Nursing (Pre-service programme) 3 years.
Diploma in Nursing for In Service programme (through e-learning)-2 years.

Certificates

Certificate in Wholistic Therapeutic Counseling- for 3 months
Certificate in Nursing for 2 years.

References

↑ "Register of Universities" (PDF). Tanzania Commission for Universities. Retrieved 15 July 2013.

External links

Official website

Universities in Tanzania

Public	Ardhi Dar es Salaam Dodoma Katavi Mbeya Moshi Co-operative Muhimbili Mzumbe Nelson Mandela Open University Sokoine Zanzibar State

Private	Arusha Bagamoyo CUHAS Eckernforde Tanga Hubert Kairuki IMTU Mount Meru Muslim University Ruaha Catholic University Sebastian Kolowa St. Augustine St. John's St. Joseph Tanzanite University Teofilo Kisanji Tumaini United African Zanzibar

Proposed	Nyerere

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