A record 2,851 graduands were conferred degrees and awarded diplomas by the Chancellor, Dr. Vijoo Rattansi at the 63rd Graduation Ceremony on September 25, 2020 held at the Great Court.. Read More
The Allen School’s Global Health – Kenya will lead the Feed the Future Animal Health Innovation Lab program taking an interdisciplinary approach to addressing livestock diseases, working in partnership with scientists from the University of Nairobi, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization, and the Kenya Medical Research Institute.
The Shamba Shape Up Series 10 - Ep 24 aired on Citizen TV features the Zero Energy Brick Cooler (ZEBC), one of the technologies installed at the newly established 'Innovative Cold Storage Technologies: Research, Training and Demonstration Unit' at the field station of the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences.
The ICT and ODEL team trained first years on how to use and access online learning tools.The first years both undergraduates and postgraduates who reported at the College virtually, were taken through Google suite that entails a number of applications that run on google platform used for training and communication purposes. This includes Email, google meet and google classroom. All new students were required to create and have university student email accounts since its main mode of communication during this period.
The College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences Principal Professor Rose Nyikal welcomed all new students to the new normal due to COVID 19 Pandemic. It is part of the freshmen orientation where new students are welcomed to the CAVS community.
This will be the first Research Week event to held online due to on going COVID 19 pandemic. The 3rd Annual event hosted by the University of Nairobi will be in October from 12th to 16th, 2020.
The week features over ten different conferences covering a diverse range of academic disciplines, one of which is bound to meet your interest and area of expertise. The conferences provide a forum to enable you to present your work, engage with your colleagues, and learn about the latest developments in your field.
SEMIs Project undertook training on Cassava Value Chain to TIVET students from Taita Taveta and Kilifi counties
The training was undertaken on various days including 4th to 7th November 2019 and 18th to 22nd February 2020. The training was coordinated by Prof. Agnes Mwangombe who is also the Project Investigator for the Cassava project.
The Students Information Handbook has been prepared to guide and facilitate orientation of students at the University of Nairobi. For ease of reference, the handbook has been divided into four key areas.The first part covers History, Setting, University Gorvenance, Campuses and Colleges of the University of Nairobi .
Current students are invited to participate in this extracurricular event, where they will be challenged to come up with a solution, within a specified time, to a given One Health challenge. Students will be given the opportunity to apply theories and concepts learnt in class, and showcase their knowledge, critical thinking skills, leadership and presentation abilities while competing for the prize award.
For more information on the National Health Case Competitions, click here
The HortiGreen Project (Inclusive Green Horticultural Processing Sector in Kenya), an action implemented by Fundación SUSTALDE, University of Nairobi (UoN), Consumer Information Network (CIN) and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is pleased to announce the first E-Conference on Sustainable Production and Consumption (SCP) Practices in the Horticultural Processing Sector on 5-7 October, 2020.
