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The vision, mission and core values of the University demonstrates the importance placed upon research activities within the University. Find out more below.

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University Collaborations
Kenyatta National Hospital and University Of Nairobi Ethics and Research Review Committee

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As a result of rapid expansion and complexities in administration, the university has a decentralized administration composed of six campus colleges headed by principals.

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Finance Department holds staff seminar

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The University of Nairobi (UoN), Finance Department has just concluded a two-day seminar that saw all staff members from the different sections of the department participate. Matters touching on service delivery, environmental conservation, firefighting, performance contracting, industrial relations and customer relations among other issues were covered.

The seminar was which was held at CCU was officially opened by Prof. Peter Mbithi, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration and Finance. In his remarks, Prof. Mbithi thanked the members for their commitment and hard work aimed at ensuring smooth flow of University’s operations.  He pointed out that the Finance Department was critical to the operations of the University and that it had immensely contributed to making UoN the best in the country and across the world.  However, the DVC asked the attendants not to relax but keep working hard because UoN was facing a lot of competition from other universities regionally and globally.

UoN Student eyes world Merit Ambassador position

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Nyantika Joshua Mokua, a second year student at the School of Physical Sciences has made it to the final 120 in the race for the World Merit’s Ambassador. Nyantika beat over 60,000 other applicants to make it to the second round of the tightly contested opportunity.

World Merit is a global platform that recognizes the efforts of young people between the ages of 18 and 30, and seeks to reward them. This is achieved by requesting them to share their ideas, dreams and visions on an online platform. Through this, young people are exposed to opportunities which expose them to funding opportunities and exposure to the world. The areas of interest are entrepreneurship, culture, politics, media, science and technology and business leadership.

 

Varsity bids farewell to retiring secretary after 42 years of service

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(Left) Prof. Peter Mbithi, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration and Finance hands over a certificate of excellence to Mrs. Grace Wangu Hinga during her farewell party. Looking on is Mrs. E. Ongwae, Acting Registrar, Administration.

The University of Nairobi recently said goodbye to one of its illustrious and longest serving employees Mrs. Grace Wangu Hinga.  Mrs. Hinga has worked in the University since 1971.

Her first work station was in the Faculty of Education but she also had a stint in the Institute of Adult Studies and the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences before being identified to work in the Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s office in 1984.  She has since her posting, performed tirelessly in that office, during which period she has served six Deputy Vice-Chancellors.  In the process she moved up the ranks from the position of Assistant Secretary to the position of Executive Secretary.

Procurement Department Staff Sensitization on Anti-Corruption Strategies and Implementation of the Integrity Testing Programme

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A sensitization workshop on Anti-corruption Strategies and Implementation of the Integrity Testing Programme was conducted for the Procurement Department staff Members at the Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (INST) Boardroom. The sensitization workshop covered a wide range of corruption related issues and the appropriate strategies to fight/eliminate corruption touching on the operations of the University. 
 
The workshop was organized by the Legal Office and it involved presentations on strategies to eliminate corruption from key University operation units including the Human Resources Department, Deans of Students, Estates Department, Audit Department, Finance Department, Academic Division, Legal Office and Procurement Department respectively.
 

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