The Technical University of Kenya has picked up on the legacy of its predecessors, the Kenya Polytechnic University College and The Kenya Polytechnic, which trained competent and creative technicians in a variety of Built environment fields, including; Architecture, Building Construction, and Geospatial sciences. The School of Construction and Property Studies offers cutting edge professional and academic training in the built environment. The School aspires “to be a center of excellence in learning, creativity and enterprise, promoting economic, social and cultural well-being of people through well-conceived and well managed built environments”. It is the space where technically astute and technologically enabled professionals are prepared for future engagement in Construction Technology, Economics and Management, Real Estate and Property Management, Construction Management, Land-use and Infrastructure Planning, Building Surveying and Inspection and Sustainable Development.
The School is home to approximately 2000 students in four departments, which offer both mainstream university and technology Doctorates, Master’s and Undergraduate degrees and diplomas in the respective departments. Led by top intellectuals and professionals, the School runs professional plus programmes that focus on building individuals with intellectual (knowledge), professional (discretionary) and technical (application) competencies. Further, students go through an intensive industry based learning (IBL) thereby making them hands on professionals.