The Open University of Kenya (OUK) has introduced 60 new academic programs, ranging from short courses to PhD level.

In a notice dated Tuesday, September 9, 2025, the University invited qualified candidates to apply.

“The Open University of Kenya (OU) is a specialized public university, chartered in August 2023. The University offers quality, affordable, flexible, accessible, inclusive, and self-paced online professional development courses and programmes to Kenyan citizens and beyond. Applications are invited for admission into the listed courses and programmes,” read part of the notice.

According to the notice, the new academic offerings include 23 professional development courses, among others. Some of these are:

Other professional development courses, each with a 6-week duration and costing Kshs 5,000, include:

For ICT Professional Certifications, the courses include BCS Generative Artificial Intelligence Applications, which has a duration of 10 weeks and is fully sponsored; Huawei Certified ICT Associate – Artificial Intelligence (HCIA-AI), which runs for 4 weeks at a cost of Kshs 5,000; and ICDL certifications, which have a 2-week duration and cost Kshs 12,000. These include ICDL Core and ICDL Professional.

School of Business and Economics

School of Education

Minimum Entry Requirements

Undergraduate Programmes

Postgraduate Diploma Programmes

A Bachelor’s degree from an institution recognized by the Senate.

Masters Programmes

PhD Programmes

A Master’s degree in a relevant field recognized by the Senate.

Application Guidelines

KCSE candidates from 2000 to 2024 can apply via the OUK KUCCPS portal: https://ouk.kuccps.net

Applicants for Professional Development Courses, Bachelor’s programmes (under criteria 2 to 6), and Postgraduate programmes should apply via: https://admissions.ouk.ac.ke

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