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The 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse left Chris Chartier feeling, well, a little jealous.
Chartier, like so many Americans, was awed by the whole country coming together to celebrate a force of nature. Chartier is a psychologist, and he also started to think of how precise the eclipse forecast was. Astronomers knew, down to the second, when the moon would cross the path of the sun; where, precisely, its shadow would land; and for how many seconds the sun would appear to be blocked out for those on the ground.
Chartier’s field social psychology just doesn’t have that type of accuracy. “Things are really messy,” says Chartier, who’s an associate professor at Ashland University in Ohio. Psychology “is nowhere near being at the level of precision of astronomers, or physicists.”
“Most of the international students (over 40 per cent) prefer Kenyan universities due to high quality of education compared to what is offered at home and their reputation globally,” says the research.
Most foreign students like Strathmore University with their satisfaction level recorded at 65.05 per cent followed by University of Nairobi (63.05 per cent), Kenyatta University (62.05 per cent) Aga Khan University (57.05 per cent), Mount Kenya University (57.05 per cent) United States International University (54.05 per cent), Jomo Kenyatta University (51.85per cent), Egerton University (50.35 per cent), African Nazarene University (50.05 per cent) with Moi University closing the top ten with 44.05 percent.
In order to attract more foreign learners, CPS Research International urges government to upgrade the outlook of public institutions.
Top Kenyan universities that attract the most foreign students
Nairobi university attracts the most foreign students.
Kenyan universities that attract foreign students have been revealed in a new report that also exposes the competitiveness of the institutions of higher learning.
It is emerging that the reputation and global ranking of the universities, the cost of programmes they teach, quality of education and ease of accessing accommodation are some of the factors that attract foreign students.
Location of the university, type and duration of the courses offered, clearly defined academic calendar, cost of living and availability of international students’ support desk in the respective universities also influence foreigners’ choices.
New Report Ranks Popularity of Kenyan Universities [LIST]
University of Nairobi
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A report by CPS Research International released on Thursday, April 1, has revealed the most popular Kenyan universities, from the perspective of international students schooling in Kenya.
The University of Nairobi (UoN) was top of the list with 1,300 international students enrolled. United States International University (USIU) was placed second with 1,100 students, Strathmore University third with 660, Mount Kenya University (MKU) was fourth with 560 learners, and Kenyatta University was in fifth place with 472 students enrolled.
Moi University was in position six with 322, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) was at position seven with 300, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) ranked eighth with 255 while Egerton University was at position nine with 130 foreign learners. Maseno University ranked tenth with 119 students.
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