The first Honorary Degree of the University of Eldoret was conferred to Faith Kipyegon, EGH (now Dr. Faith Kipyegon). She was awarded the Degree of Doctor of Education, Honoris Causa (Hon.D.Ed.).

In January 2024 a call was issued for members of the public to nominate individuals for the award of the honorary degree. The call closed on March 31, 2024. The Honorary Degree Committee led by Prof. Vincent Sudoi assessed the nominations and the first recipient was declared to be Faith Kipyegon, EGH.

The School of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management came into operation/existence year (2022), as an outcome of the merger between the schools of Environmental Studies and Natural Resource Management.

The school specializes and undertakes Teaching Research, Consultancy, Outreach and Extension in the broad fields of Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management in Kenya and beyond.

The School of Engineering was founded in June 2011 and continues to offer quality engineering training by embracing the culture of hard work, honesty, creativity, innovativeness and lifelong learning. The school offers Agricultural and Bio Systems Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical and Production Engineering.

The vision of the School of Business, Economics and Management Sciences is: ‘A premier School that nurtures global leaders and innovators through provision of quality education, training, research and consultancy in Business Management, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Tourism, Hotel and Hospitality and Project Management. Pursuant to this vision, the School constantly monitors developments in its environment and the world at large.

Welcome to the School of Arts and Human Development. The school has three departments namely: Development Studies; Communication, Languages and Literature; and Humanities.  The departments offer Common Courses, Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes.

Specifically, the following common courses are offered to undergraduate students: Quantitative Skills, Communication Skills, Languages, Literature, HIV/AIDS and Gender, State Society and Development, Research Methods and Analysis, Geography, History and Religious Studies.

As the Dean of the School of Science, I am honored to extend a warm and enthusiastic welcome to each and every one of you as we embark on another exciting academic year. Our school is a dynamic hub of discovery, exploration, and innovation, and I am filled with immense pride to lead this community of scholars and future leaders.

The School of Science was established in 1990 and has since grown and evolved into the heart of STEM training at the University of Eldoret, serving over 75% of the student population. The school conducts training in foundational and specialized courses in the basic and applied sciences. The School of Science's vision is to be a world-class center in pursuit of scientific knowledge.

The University of Eldoret through the Directorate of Research and Innovation and Department of Biological Sciences housed at the School of Science held a two-day Workshop on 30 – 31 October 2023 at the Forestry Building. The Research workshop which was organized by the Kenya-UK-LMIC Networking and Collaborative Research Partnership on leveraging fish microbial genomics to enhance food hygiene and reduce antibiotic resistance spread along the food supply chain was officially opened by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (PRE) Prof. Phillip Raburu representing the Vice-Chancellor.

The University of Eldoret through the Directorate of Research and Innovation hosted a 3-day Chemical Sciences Virtual Conference at University of Eldoret Town Campus from 16th to 18th March, 2022 themed: “Trends and Innovation in Chemical Sciences for Sustainable Development”. The virtual conference saw the participation of 97 presenters from different institutions locally and internationally.

The University held a virtual celebration to mark the 31 years of existence of the Technology Education Department (TED) on Friday 26th, March 2021 starting 15:00 hours. The theme of the celebration which was ‘Preparation of a 21st Century Technical Teacher’ saw the University partnering with UNEVOC, TVETA and KTTC to make the celebration a success.