Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK) is a private and chartered university in Kenya with its main campus in Kibos, off Kisumu- Miwani-Mamboleo road in Kisumu county. GLUK is one of the Keny’as leading premier health science training institution that have over the years produced high –level manpower in the country, in the Eastern Africa region and beyond Africa borders. GLUK has engaged in research activities within and outside the region. In improving the performance of district health systems in Kenya, the university was involved in spearheading the development of the community strategy for Kenya which was tested in six pilot districts in Nyanza before it was scaled up in the whole country in Kenya as a policy.

The university is unique and highly regarded in its methods of programme delivery, action research and community service. All programmes emphasize on capacity building of the vulnerable sections of the community.

The university serves both local and international students, the university have students from Rwanda, DRC, Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan and Tanzania. The university have tremendously improved from its previous three School/faculties to current five schools/faculties; School of medicine, School of Community Health and Development, School of Nursing and midwifery, Faculty of Agribusiness and Technology and Faculty of Education.