| Strathmore University was granted a University | | | | speakers have included the famed Harvard strategy |
| charter barely a few years ago and it is already | | | | guru Michael E. Porter as well as renowned business |
| causing ripples in the higher education sector in the | | | | professors in the world's elite business school. |
| country. For a long time the University mainly | | | | However, on this front it faces competition from |
| operated as a college teaching accounting and | | | | USIU-A business school which has both the talent and |
| computer courses. However, all that changed since it | | | | capacity to match it. For instance, USIU has an |
| was granted powers to offer University level | | | | endowment fund of about 300 million shillings |
| courses. | | | | dedicated to business education. It also has captains |
| Of course, its still a young University and hence it | | | | of industry among its alumni. One such person is |
| may be too early to judge. However, some of its | | | | Vimal Shah, the CEO of Bidco Oil limited. It is also |
| strengths and attributes are worth mentioning. There | | | | closely associated with Manu Chandaria, who gave a |
| is no doubt that the University is renowned for | | | | personal gift to the University. |
| business and IT related courses. Its MBA program | | | | Even as the University aspires for world class status, |
| now competes on an equal pedestal with the | | | | and increasing its financial muscle, it must take care |
| country's best business schools such as UON and | | | | not to water down the quality of its programs as has |
| USIU-A.However, its MBA program seems to be | | | | happened with the public Universities which have |
| gaining momentum by the day. It attracts seasoned | | | | abandoned their scholarly pursuits and instead now |
| professionals from across the world. Some of the | | | | act as money minting ventures. |