The University of Nairobi conducted the University of Nairobi Student Association (UNSA) Leadership Development Training Workshop for the 2025/26 leaders in Mombasa from June 09, 2025, to June 10, 2025. This marked two days of reflection, mentorship, cultural celebration and renewed commitment to student-centred leadership.
The University of Nairobi welcomed the Vice President of RMIT University, Prof. Colin Picker, for a high-level courtesy visit with the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Margaret Hutchinson, on 21 May 2025. This meeting represents a significant milestone in strengthening academic and research ties between the two esteemed institutions.
On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, the University of Nairobi made history by hosting Finland’s President H.E. Alexander Stubb during his state visit to Kenya. At Taifa Hall, President Stubb delivered a compelling public lecture on “Geopolitics and the Transformation of the Multilateral Order.”
The Principal Secretary, State Department of Economic Planning, National Treasury, Mr James Muhati, paid a courtesy call to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, Prof Margaret Hutchinson, on March 11, 2023, ahead of the opening Ceremony of the Kenya Population and Development Conference 2025. Accompanying the PS was the Director General of the National Council for Population and Development, Dr. Mohamed Sheikh.
The World Bank, in collaboration with the State Department for Roads under the Ministry of Roads and Transport, donated state-of-the-art equipment worth 531 million Kenya Shillings to the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nairobi. This significant investment falls under the East African Regional Trade and Development Facilitation Project (EARTTDFP), which aims to improve the movement of people and goods, digital connectivity and access to social services for communities.
The University of Nairobi has officially launched a ground-breaking collaboration with the Sikh Council of Africa to introduce the Study of Sikh Dharam Studies at the institution. The partnership was formalized through a signing ceremony between the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Margaret Hutchinson, and the Chairman of the Sikh Council of Africa, Mr. Jaswinder Singh Gharial, on February 21, 2025, at the iconic Taifa Hall.