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News & Events
9 Nov 2009
China to Increase ties with UoN
The Chinese government will increase educational ties with University of Nairobi (UoN). This was revealed by the Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Deng Hongbo, when he paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George Magoha.
The Ambassador said that the embassy attaches great importance in promoting educational exchanges between the two countries and strengthening existing relations. Ambassador Hongbo underscored the importance of UoN networking with leading Chinese institutions of higher learning emphasizing that his office will play the necessary facilitative role.
While welcoming the new ambassador to the University, The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George Magoha observed that there are visible signs that ties between China and Kenya have been strengthened in the recent past. He cited the Confucius Centre at UoN as a leading educational outfit in Africa offering Chinese language. He added that UoN will be keen to extend ties in science, information technology, medicine, agriculture, and engineering among others with leading top Chinese universities. UON has a Memorandum of Understanding with Tianjin Normal University that crystallised into the Confucius Centre in 2005.
Prof. Magoha represents Africa on the International Council of Confucius Institutes board. In October, 2009, UoN hosted the International Confucius Conference which brought together all Confucius Institutes in Africa.
In attendance during the courtesy call were Prof. Henry Mutoro, Prof. Lucy Irungu and Prof. Agnes Mwang’ombe – Principals of Colleges Education, Biological and Physical Sciences, and Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences respectively. Also present was the Director, Centre for International Programmes and Linkages, Prof. Simon Mitema.
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