Students have access to several communication channels including direct calls to the DoS, emails, consultation with MUTSO, unlimited accesses to the DoS office & Campus security office. The MUTSO also receives students’ complaints and opinions and presents them directly to the DoS and where appropriate communicates the same to top university administrators including the Vice Chancellor. To ensure smooth operation of students’ governance, the DoS and MUTSO have streamlined the MUTSO constitution to be in line with the University Amendment Act (2016).
On issues of financial aid, the DoS provides advice and recommendations to all students when applying for funding from HELB, Counties, Constituencies and other funding agencies. Indeed such recommendations increase the chances of our students’ getting loans, scholarships, and bursaries. Murang’a University of Technology has a Work-study program that recruits needy students to work in various departments in the University, and the accruing pay is used to clear pending fee balances. Also, the work-study gives students an invaluable work experience which enhances their employability. After benchmarking with Deans from other universities, we can proudly confirm that our work-study pay is among the highest nationally. MUTSO also awards needy students bursaries on a semester basis.
To foster democratic values and leadership skills and effective student governance, the DoS office ensures fair and transparent MUTSO elections every academic year. Furthermore, the MUT administration has included the MUTSO chair and secretary-general in major decision making organs of the university, i.e. the University Senate and the disciplinary committees to ensure student representation, transparency, and accountability.
Our clubs and societies have remained active both on and off-campus providing opportunities for talent growth, recreation, entertainment, nurturing of team-work and leadership. Notable is the University drama club which is a force to reckon within the Mt Kenya region and nationally. Other active clubs include Christian Union, Catholic Action, Muslim Association, SDA, Drama, Rotary, Procurement Association, Red Cross, Scouts, and University Choir among others.
Apart from research and teaching, community outreach is the other core mandate of any university. To achieve these MUT students have participated in several of these activities including a Health awareness walk organized by the GVS Bliss Clinic, tree planting events, and the Murang’a Clean-up day organized by the MUT management, MUT Interlinkages Directorate, and the Amica SACCO, Murang’a.
