Message from COD, Information Technology

Kibabii University’s flagship programme, Information Technology is housed in the School of Computing and Informatics. The School boasts of being the Centre of Excellence in ICT and Engineering in the Lake Region Bloc. It is host to the Master of Science in Information Technology programme that harbors students from other East African countries being awarded full scholarships by the Inter University Council of East Africa and German Development Bank. It is important to note that Kibabii University is among the very few universities in Kenya accredited by the Commission for University Education to offer the Doctor of Philosophy in Information Technology. The school will very soon be launching the Bachelor of Science in Knowledge Management, Master of Science in Digital Forensics and Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science. Besides being well staffed with top notch scholars, SCAI has complex facilities that is inclusive of the Digital Forensics Laboratory the only of its kind to be found in Learning Institutions in Kenya, Mobile Computing Laboratory, Modern Video Conferencing Laboratory and a Postmodern Data Centre. The school has a mission “to satisfy client’s needs for Computing through innovative and quality training, research and dissemination of findings for sustainable development”. Therefore, students experience is enhanced by having hands on work and interaction with the industry, innovations and rigorous workshop training. Kibabii University’s SCAI is the nation’s premier University in the field of Information Technology where one has an opportunity to interact with world-renowned scholars and adjunct lecturers from the Industry. The School has had a fruitful relationship with the industry that has provided places for its students to have hands on experience during the training period. In lieu of this the School has partnered with the HUAWEI, IBM, CISCO and ORACLE to ensure that students gain good ground in professional courses and readily absorb Kibabii University graduands.