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The entrance to the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) in Nairobi.
TUK has issued instructions to new students following their placement by KUCCPS.
“The Technical University of Kenya (TUK) has informed all first-year diploma students placed at the institution by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) that their admission process will begin on May 5.

TUK instructed the newly placed diploma students to download their admission letters from the university’s portal once KUCCPS releases the final list of placements.

According to KUCCPS, the application portal for diploma students will close on March 20 as it prepares to reopen for degree applications.

“Diploma students placed by KUCCPS for the May 2025 intake will start their programs on May 5,” the statement noted.

The institution also announced that diploma graduates transitioning to bachelor’s technology programs will begin their second semester on April 14.

*Section of Technical University of Kenya students protesting outside the office of the vice chancellor, February 19, 2025*

For students who applied for Module II for the May intake, classes will also start on May 5.

“The admission process is ongoing and will be conducted in batches as the application portal closes,” the notice stated.

All students have been advised to regularly check the school portal for available letters and documents, and to stay alert for notifications.

These updates come after a month-long strike that led to a disruption of academic activities at the university. Some students used the opportunity to protest, demanding the reopening of the institution.

On Tuesday, March 18, the university’s Vice Chancellor, Benedict Mutua, explained that the decision to reopen the university followed the suspension of industrial action by the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU).

The strike, which began on January 23, had disrupted academic activities and raised concerns about delayed semesters and potential impacts on students’ graduation timelines. The strike was driven by the university’s failure to remit over Ksh300 million in statutory loan deductions since January, which had placed lecturers in financial distress.

During a meeting with the National Assembly Committee on Education on Wednesday, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba revealed that the Ministry is working on strategies to prevent public universities, including TUK, from facing financial insolvency.