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Patrick V. Verkooijen with UoN VC Prof Stephen Kiama
UoN Discusses Partnership with the Global Centre on Adaptation to advance the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program

The University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor held discussions with Patrick V. Verkooijen, the CEO of Global Center on Adaptation. Salient in the discussions was the agreement to develop a framework of accelerating climate change adaptation in Africa.

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VC Launches the APHREA Data Science Training Program at the University of Nairobi

On April 4, 2022, the Vice Chancellor officially launched the Advancing Public Health Research in Eastern Africa through Data Science Training (APHREA-DST) project at the University of Nairobi (UoN) in the presence of UoN management, stakeholders, academicians, and researchers.  The event was held at the University of Nairobi Towers in Nairobi, Kenya. 

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Kenyan Women in Politics, Leadership, Social Mobilization and Constitution Making honored on International Women's day

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nairobi participated in the launch of the book “Conversations with the Pathfinders: Kenyan Women in Politics, Leadership, Social Mobilization and Constitution Making” during International Women’s Day.

The book was written by the  Women Economic Empowerment hub, University of Nairobi, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Service, Gender, Senior Citizens Affairs and Special Programs, UN Women, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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COSMOS Pharmaceuticals and UoN put pen to paper for an Impactful Partnership

The second leading Pharmaceutical company in the region which has been in existence for over 40 years, COSMOS, has signed a collaborative agreement with the University of Nairobi that will see the two institutions mutually benefit whilst providing exciting opportunities to the student community.

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Vice President of the World Resources Institute meets VC to discuss potential areas of collaboration

Tuesday 15th February 2022, the Vice President and Regional Director for Africa at World Resources Institute, Wanjira Maathai, met the University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama to discuss potential areas of collaboration between the two institutions.