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I am writing to encourage us to submit and/or encourage your students to submit abstracts for the 4th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (4th AAPHCE) scheduled for 17th to 19th September, 2023. It is a Hybrid event - the physical sessions will be held at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The congress is being organized by a consortium of institutions/organizations including University of Nairobi and will be hosted by the African Union Commission. The deadline for abstract submission is 8th June, 2023. 

The faculty of Agriculture organized a tree planting day on Friday 19th May 2023. The exercise was in line with the government’s initiative of planting 15 billion trees in the next 10 years. Over 2000 seedlings were planted.  In his opening remarks, the dean faculty of Agriculture Prof. Moses Nyangito said that the faculty had a running Environmental Stewardship Committee led by Dr. Kibet. He thanked the Vice Chancellor for setting aside land for planting trees. He also reiterated plans to create a buffer zone for university land by planting trees around it.

The IUFRO World Congress Scientific Committee welcomes the submission of abstracts for presentation in sub-plenary, technical, and Poster sessions during the  IUFRO World Congress that will be held from June 23-29, 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden. The theme of the event is"Forests and Society Awards 2050".

On 23rd May 2023, The Dean Faculty of Agriculture, Prof Moses Nyangito received Deputy Head of Mission, Royal Thai Embassy in Nairobi, Mr Tosark Janpian. Important discussions on forging collaboration and partnerships between experts from Faculty of Agriculture and Universities in Thailand were made. The focus in joint research, technology and innovation development and commercialization, as well as student training and mentorship were discussed at length. These discussions will be continued till a MOU with one leading Agricultural University in Thailand is achieved.

Follow the live proceedings of the Nairobi Innovation Week 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-vEI0sFLMk

Engage with us through the socials using #NIW2023 #ChangamkiaInnovation

Faculty of Agriculture student innovators visited Africa originals, a leading new food entrepreneur today under the FoodAdvice accelerator program and Food Security Center, UON

Friday, May 5, 2023 at the historic Taifa Hall. Outstanding students from the Faculty of Agriculture were recognized and awarded for their great achievements in academics, innovation, entrepreneurship, and research among other talents. The event was covered live by UNC TV. If you missed the ceremony, click here to watch.

You can also find the booklet through the following link

  https://uonbi.ac.ke/news/student-recognition-awards-booklet
 

The Government of India through the ICCR – Indian Council for Cultural Relations – is offering up to 240 scholarships for Kenyan students to pursue undergraduate, postgraduate and higher courses programmes at Institutions/Universities in India.

The University of Nairobi will hold its annual UoN Open day for two days, Thursday and Friday, 27-28, April 2023. This year's Open day is virtual and is themed, 'Discover excellence, redefine your future'

The opportunity to attend the KLU Summer School in Hamburg, Germany in Summer 2023 will be offered at the Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi, in collaboration with Kühne Logistics University, Hamburg, Germany.

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