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University of Nairobi

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Education Atlas. "University of Nairobi." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-education.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/university-of-nairobi.

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Education Atlas. (n.d.). University of Nairobi. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-education.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/university-of-nairobi

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@misc{educationatlas-university-of-nairobi,
  author = {Education Atlas},
  title = {University of Nairobi},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-education.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/university-of-nairobi},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The University of Nairobi is a collegiate research university based in Nairobi and is the largest university in Kenya. Its history as an educational institution dates back to 1956, but it did not become an independent university until 1970.

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Founded Year

1956 1

1956 is when its history as an educational institution begins; it did not become an independent university until 1970, when the University of East Africa split into Makerere, Dar es Salaam and Nairobi, stated honestly rather than flattened (ruling 678).

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1. University of Nairobi (Wikipedia)

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