universities

Dr. Oscar Koech, from the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology and Dr. Sophy Ngala from Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology received visitors from Yunnan Agricultural University, at the dean’s office, Faculty of Agriculture. The visit by the team from Yunnan Agricultural University, China had a mutual discussion on how Kenya and China could collaborate in Agriculture and environment fields, with technology, innovation, and development research and capacity development being key areas of great opportunities!

The Agroecology and Agrobiodiversity Training Course (AATC) is a 4.5 weeks training course that exposes university students to the fundamentals of agroecology and agrobiodiversity (AA). It develops an in-depth understanding of the challenges of current food systems and the application of the principles and practices of agroecology among students working with practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and other actors in the agriculture sector.

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) in collaboration with the University of Nairobi is hosting a policy seminar.

The seminar which is part of the KIPPRA Mentorship Programme for Universities (KMPUs), will bring together university students, lecturers, government and private sector to a student public debate themed “Public Policy Making Process and the Big Four Agenda Amid COVID-19.”

The event will take place on March 4th and 5th, 2021 at University of Nairobi's Taifa Hall at the Main Campus.

Are you a final year undergraduate students who are on a path to graduation by December 2020 in any African University, this is an opportunity for you. The University of Nairobi has been selected, among a few African universities, to participate in a Youth Employment and Skills Development Pilot Project.