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Students at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (Dekut) are set to take Taekwondo classes.
The classes will be for students pursuing degree in Criminology and Security Management to nurture character and discipline.
The university has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kukkiwon, the World Taekwondo Headquarters based in South Korea to undertake training and establish the university’s Taekwondo Centre to serve the whole of Africa.
“In February 2018, Dekut entered into an agreement with Kukkiwon. One of the developments resulting from the MoU is establishment of Dekut Taekwondo Training Centre (DeTaTCe) housed in the department of criminology and security management,” the varsity management says.
The varsity Vice-Chancellor Prof Ndirangu Kioni says they are the only university on the continent integrating taekwondo in academic training. He says they aim to introduce the art to wider scope of people as a way of instilling valuable tenets in people so to create culture of discipline and team work.
“Dedan Kimathi University of Technology is the only institution in Africa offering degree courses incorporating taekwondo, therefore leveraging with the rest of the world,” prof Ndirangu Kioni says.
The university management consulted Korea National Police University and identified taekwondo as the most effective martial art to enshrine discipline, character and empowerment of individuals to be self-confident.
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