It was a joyous moment at the University of Nairobi (UoN) during a dinner hosted to officially launch the University of Nairobi Foundation on 30th June, 2022 at the Great Court.
The Foundation is a special purpose vehicle geared towards mobilization of resources for the benefit of the university and by extension, all who set foot in it and particularly, the poor and vulnerable.
On 30th May 2022, the University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor Prof. Stephen Kiama mett and held discussions with Erika Meddin, Senior HR Business Partner - Transport, Digital Development, Infrastructure, PPP of World bank. Ms. Erika Meddin briefed the Vice-Chancellor on the progress of the world bank internship program. Nine Universities in Africa participate in this program including UoN. The program is coordinated by Prof Karuti Kanyinga And Prof. Winnie Mitullah on behalf of UoN.
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.
On 10th May 2022, a delegation from PATH made a courtesy visit to the University of Nairobi (UoN) Vice Chancellor Professor Stephen Kiama and officially signed an agreement for collaboration on issues of Maternal health and child health. The Collaborative Agreement will provide a legal framework to advance the cooperation from a Principal Investigator (PI) level to a University level.
On April 6, 2022, His Excellency Silvio Albuquerque, the Ambassador of Brazil to Kenya, made a courtesy visit to the University of Nairobi (UoN) Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Kiama. On his first visit to the University, the ambassador noted that he has represented Brazil in Kenya since September 2021.
On 6th April 2022, the first cohort of 20 interns from the Faculty of Agriculture were flagged off by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, Prof. Kiama Gitahi and the CEO of Elgon Kenya Ltd Dr. Bimal Kantaria.
Also present during the ceremony were the Permanent Secretary, Finance Mr. Julius Muia, Senior advisor at the Office of the President, Mrs Ruth Kagia, the CEO, British Chamber, Ms Farida Abbas among others.
Further to correspondence from Dr Newman regarding the invitation to participate in the Commonwealth Higher Education Consultation, as part of the Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM), please find below the dial in details for the Commonwealth Higher Education Stakeholder Group consultation meeting on April 4, 0900-1030am BST.
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.
Melvine Thogo is the new Chairperson of the University of Nairobi Students Association (UNSA).
The third-year law student, who is the outgoing secretary-general for UNSA Parklands Campus, becomes the second female in the institution to clinch the seat after Ann Mvurya, who was elected in 2019.
Thogo emerged victorious in the competitive race to succeed the outgoing chairperson, Eddie Mwendwa Mutua, for the 2022-2023 period.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama congratulated the newly elected officials and wished them well in their tenure of service.
The Ambassador of Denmark to Kenya H.E. Ole Thonke visited the University to participate in the Engineering students conference. In his keynote address at the conference, Thonke noted that the job market has a huge demand for forward-thinking engineers who offer sustainable solutions that do not create more problems but actually offer solutions.
Later after the conference, the ambassador made a courtesy visit to the UoN Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama where he shared with him his relationship with UoN students as intern in Kenya in late 90’s.
