A delegation from Eldoret National Polytechnic has visited the Technical University of Kenya for a benchmarking mission aimed at strengthening academic administration, admissions, and student management systems.  The delegation, drawn from the Polytechnic’s Admissions and Public Relation offices, visited the University to gain insights into TU-K's programme advertisement strategies, admissions processes, student selection procedures, registration systems, branding and the use of technology in academic management.

 The delegation was received by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Maurice Amutabi, Senior Assistant Registrar in charge of Student Recruitment and Admissions, Mr. Patrick Mathagu together with a team from admission office who included; Mr. Moses Mulati and Miriam Mutonga and Harrison Amwayi from the Directorate of ICT Services.

 The visiting delegation comprising of Theophilus Koech, Edna Chepng'etich, Anita Kosgei and Valentine Rugut were taken through practical sessions at Admission office They also toured various workshops and laboratories within the campus.

 Speaking during the meeting, Prof. Amutabi noted that digitisation of entire admission process has eased heavy workload in the office allowing new students apply courses of choice online and are able to download admission letters from student’s portal.

 Mr. Mathagu noted that all the admission systems are homegrown with support from various faculties, ICT and Communication directorates in areas of setting up the database, design, and sending out information both internally and to the general public.

 Mr. Mulati added that the benchmarking session provided an opportunity for TU-K to showcase best practices that have enhanced efficiency in admissions and student services.

 The University, also recently hosted a team from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology on a similar mission demonstrating TU-K’s lead role in championing homegrown solutions and technology tailored to practical needs.

 “TU-K's admissions management system, which has been developed internally and continuously improved since 2012, enables admission letters to be generated online. Successful applicants automatically receive notifications via email and bulk SMS, allowing them to download their admission letters with ease.

 The roundtable engagement also provided an opportunity for TU-K to learn from Eldoret National Polytechnic, particularly on the implementation of Competency-Based Education and Training programmes under the Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council.

 This highlighted the need the University to continually review and align academic programmes with evolving industry demands through collaboration and the sharing of best practices.