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SCHOLARSHIPS; GANDHI SMARAK NIDHI FUND POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP NOW OPEN FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

To recent graduates with upper  second honours and above, here is good news for you. GANDHI SMARAK NIDHI Fund for post graduate scholarships is now open. Don't be left out the slots are unlimited. 

Deadline for application : 28th August 2020

PROF. MOSES NYANGITO APPOINTED AS DEAN, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Prof. M.Nyangito, an associate professor in the department of Land Resources Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) has been appointment as Acting Dean; Faculty of Agriculture with effect from 4th August 2020. Prof. Nyangito has held various managerial/ administrative positionswithin University of Nairobi.

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AFDB) YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

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.

RANKING WEB OF UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI RANKED NO. 10 IN AFRICA

Kenya holds third position after South Africa and Egypt in Africa eminent for Higher learning education. This was after webometric ranking of July 2020, which positioned The University of Nairobi at no 10 in Africa and no 1 in East Africa.

POLICY BRIEF: MAKING DEVOLUTION WORK FOR LIVESTOCK TRADING IN NORTHERN KENYA

This briefing paper was authored by Philemon O. Ngasike-A PhD student in Dryland Resource Management in LARMAT, It summarizes key findings produced during a stakeholder workshop entitled ‘Devolution and its Impacts on Livestock Trade in Northern Kenya’ held in Nairobi on 29 October 2019. County, national and international policymakers and practitioners attended the workshop.

WEBINAR: HIGH YIELDING, CLIMATE-RESILIENT BEANS KICK-START BUSINESS IN ZIMBABWE

Pulses are legumes that play part in nutrition but to what extend does bean contribute in nutrition to African Continent? How about it’s for business. Join the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) in knowledge sharing on impact of Bean in research and development.

Core main objective of the webinar will be;

UNIRANK: UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI IN POSITION 7 IN AFRICA

The University of Nairobi(UoN) is ranked the seventh preeminent University out of 200 Universities in Africa. This is according to 2020 African University ranking conducted by uniRank. Three key selection criteria to the ranking of Higher learning institutions was based on;

PANDEMICS/EPIDEMICS, DROUGHT AND AGRICULTURE: BUILDING BACK BETTER

Dr. Oliver Wasonga Senior Lecturer and Range Ecologist  from LARMAT on 10th July 2020, from 4pm to 5.30 East African times participated in the Global framework on water scarcity in agriculture (WASAG) seventh webinar that was organized by FAO and UNCCD Drought Initiative. He was one of the four speakers with 150 participants in attendance.