Three members of Teaching Staff were awarded prizes for their researches during the 4th National Council of Science and Technology National Conference on Dissemination of Research Results and Exhibition of Innovations held from May 3-6, 2011 at the KICC Nairobi. The prizes were under the theme “Science, Technology and Innovation as a platform for National Development.”
The University of Nairobi students are set to gain from increased exchanges with their counterparts in Canada. This was revealed by the Canadian High Commissioner to Kenya H.E. David Collins when he paid a courtesy call to the Vice-Chancellor on April 21, 2011.
He encouraged Kenyan Students to apply for graduate education in Canada, where there are also allowed to engage in part time jobs to decrease their tuition costs and also get opportunities to gain postgraduate work experience of upto three years. Canadian universities are also cheaper than their counterpart in the US and U.K.
The University of Nairobi successfully held its third open day on 1st and 2nd of April 2011 at the Great Court, Main Campus, with the Theme “An opportunity to invest in your future”. The well attend function was held in a colourful ceremony presided over by the CEO, Barclays Bank, Mr. Mohammed Adan and graced by top management led by the Chancellor, Dr. Joseph Wanjui.
During the open day, experienced staff comprising of professors and other senior staff were at hand to receive visitors at the stands and to respond to any queries relating to courses offered at UoN. Visitors were encouraged to engage members of staff for assistance to make informed choices about their higher education careers.
The Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, Dr. Joseph B. Wanjui, has challenged the School of Business to re-engineer itself and attain world class status to rival its peers in developed countries. He said this during the tour of the facilities at the School of Business headquarters, Lower Kabete Campus.
In view of the competition managing from other business schools in the region, the Chancellor challenged the School of Business to be proactive and ensure that it maintains a cutting edge over its competitors through introduction of courses targeting different interest groups in the market.
The University of Nairobi (UoN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA) to offer a masters programme in public administration. The MoU was formally launched in a well-attended ceremony at Harambee house officiated by the Assistant Minister for Public Service Hon. Aden Ahmed Sugow. Hon Sugow said the course will help in addressing the training needs of public servants and help in building capacity in the civil service.
A major oil company, Total, will donate scholarships, facilitate student and staff exchange and offer internships to the University of Nairobi (UoN) as part of its programme to support education and research. This was revealed by the head of Total, Paris, France, and Ms. Varescon Florence when she paid a courtesy at UoN where she was received by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (A&F) Prof. Peter Mbithi who was the acting Vice-Chancellor.
According to Ms Florence, the objective of the Total scholarship program is to develop education through university-industry collaboration, student’s exchange, and development of educational facilities. These are part of the company’s corporate social responsibility that is consistent with their business objectives.
The University of Nairobi (UoN) Council has appointed two Deputy Vice-Chancellors (DVC's): Prof. Lucy W. Irungu as a Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Production and Extension (RPE) and Prof. Isaac Mbeche as Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Student Affairs (SA). The appointment of Prof. Irungu took effect from March 1, 2011 while that of Prof. Mbeche was effective from February 1, 2011.
The University of Nairobi students are set to gain from increased exchanges with their counterparts in Canada. This was revealed by the Canadian High Commissioner to Kenya H.E. David Collins when he paid a courtesy call to the Vice-Chancellor on April 21, 2011.
The University of Nairobi successfully held its third open day on 1st and 2nd of April 2011 at the Great Court, Main Campus, with the Theme “An opportunity to invest in your future”. The well attend function was held in a colourful ceremony presided over by the CEO, Barclays Bank, Mr. Mohammed Adan and graced by top management led by the Chancellor, Dr. Joseph Wanjui.
The Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, Dr. Joseph B. Wanjui, has challenged the School of Business to re-engineer itself and attain world class status to rival its peers in developed countries. He said this during the tour of the facilities at the School of Business headquarters, Lower Kabete Campus.
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A major oil company, Total, will donate scholarships, facilitate student and staff exchange and offer internships to the University of Nairobi (UoN) as part of its programme to support education and research. This was revealed by the head of Total, Paris, France, and Ms. Varescon Florence when she paid a courtesy at UoN where she was received by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (A&F) Prof. Peter Mbithi who was the acting Vice-Chancellor.
The University of Nairobi (UoN) Council has appointed two Deputy Vice-Chancellors (DVC's): Prof. Lucy W. Irungu as a Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Production and Extension (RPE) and Prof. Isaac Mbeche as Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Student Affairs (SA). The appointment of Prof. Irungu took effect from March 1, 2011 while that of Prof. Mbeche was effective from February 1, 2011.