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 admission will begin on May 5.
TUK directed all its first-year diploma students to download their admission letters from the university's portal, which will be available once KUCCPS releases the final list of placed students.
According to KUCCPS, the application portal for diploma students closes on March 20, as the placement body prepares to reopen the portal for degree applications.
“Diploma students placed by KUCCPS for the May 2025 intake will commence their programmes on May 5,” the statement read in part.
The institution has also informed diploma graduates transitioning to bachelor's technology programmes that the second semester will begin on 14 April.
For students who applied for Module II for the May intake, classes will commence on May 5.
“The admission process is still ongoing and will be conducted in batches as the application portal closes,” the notice continued.
All students have been advised to check the school portal for available letters and documents and remain alert for message notifications.
These progressive changes at TUK follow an over a month-long strike that forced students to stay home, disrupting their education. Some students took the opportunity to protest against the strike and demanded the reopening of the institution.
On Tuesday, March 18, the university's Vice Chancellor Benedict Mutua revealed 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).
Lecturers from the university went on strike on January 23, disrupting academic activities and raising concerns over semester delays and potential setbacks in students’ graduation timelines.
At the heart of the strike was the university’s failure to remit more than Ksh300 million in statutory loan deductions dating back to January, a situation that had left lecturers in financial jeopardy.
Speaking while appearing before the National Assembly Committee on Education on Wednesday, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba revealed that the Ministry is exploring strategies to save public universities including TUK from the financial insolvency they are currently facing.
