The University Council, Management, Staff and ongoing Students formally congratulate and welcome all First-Year Students of the 2020/2021 Academic Year intake for competitively securing a place to study at Taita Taveta University, the Home of Ideas. The University is strategically located in the scenic Taita Taveta County, 8 kilometers off the Nairobi – Mombasa highway, overlooking Voi Town. It is a strategic player in national and regional development and an Academic Centre of Excellence with a special focus on Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering.
In order to facilitate your registration and commencement of studies, kindly take note of and act on the following:
- Registration of all new students will be done online from 7th September 2020 and close on 13th September 2020.
- Virtual Orientation of the registered students commences on 14th September 2020. The orientation programme as well as a link and instructions on how to join the virtual orientation will be sent to individual students via their registered email address.
- Online Classes will commence on 21st September 2020.
- Fees payment: All Students are required to pay their fees, through the bank accounts whose details were given in the Fees Structure and Letter of Admission, before the day of Registration.
- Laptops: All Students are encouraged to purchase a laptop, minimum specifications are given below.
- Face to Face Learning is expected to commence from January 2021, or as soon as the Government of Kenya advises that universities may re-open.
- Subsidized bundles: All registered students will be advised on how to access subsidized mobile data bundles.
Laptop Minimum Specifications
a) For MMPE, GIS and Computing students
| Processor | Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz |
| Memory Capacity | 12GB DDR3 |
| Hard Drives | 1TB |
| Network speed | 1000Mbps |
| Optical Drive | DVD+/-RW, SATA, Internal |
| Display monitor Dimensions | 15.6’ |
| Interfaces | USB, Ethernet, HDMI |
| Network | Ethernet, Wi-Fi |
| Graphic card | 2GB and above |
b) For other students
| Processor | Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz |
| Memory Capacity | 4GB DDR3 |
| Hard Drives | 500GB |
| Network speed | 1000Mbps |
| Optical Drive | DVD+/-RW, SATA, Internal |
| Display monitor Dimensions | 15.6’, or 14.0’’ |
| Interfaces | USB, Ethernet, HDMI, |
| Network | Ethernet, Wi-Fi |
May it be perfect I like the arrangements congratulations to the board of directors and management of the university
Wat abt changing course is it also done online . Wat also if uli had payed 50 percent of fees am i allowed to register
What are the examples of the of laptops with the stated specifications
Ok that’s good
How will we register online
If you want to join and yet you have not cleared issues with registration what do you do to catch up with others?
I have a problem with accessing the students portal. It takes too long to respond and therefore cant be reached.
Something should be done on face to face learning resumption
Its my suggestion that online classes should be mode of the university learning for those who prefer it like me.
When is January intake 2021