Prof. Wang Shangxue is the new Director of the Confucius Institute, University of Nairobi. Her two-year term begins on March 22, 2022.

Prof. Wang is the former director of the Thailand Maritime Silk Road Confucius Institute, which is run by Tianjin Normal University.

In 2018, the African Development Bank, together with partners – The Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft and Facebook – launched the Coding for Employment Program at the African Innovation Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. By training youth in demand-driven Information and Communications Technology (ICT) curriculum and matching graduates directly with ICT employers, this program was aimed at preparing Africa’s youth for tomorrow’s jobs and unleashing the next generation of young digital innovators from the continent.

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.

The University of Nairobi played host to the Inter-University Council of East Africa for the Regional Workshop for the Development of a Multilateral East African Higher Education Scholarship Programme which was held from 7th to 9th March 2022.

On 2 March 2022, UNESCO-ICHEI hosted an official meeting with the University of Nairobi, the rotating presidency unit of the International Institute of Online Education (IIOE), on its 2022 development strategy and work plan. Both parties exchanged views and reached a consensus on IIOE's work priorities and cooperation in the coming year. Professor Li Ming, Director of ICHEI proposed a 2022 work plan highlighting four key areas.

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.