The Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) is an African-led initiative with the goal of strengthening skills in the Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology to further socio-economic transformation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF) is the flagship program of PASET. RSIF focuses on transformative technologies that have a far-reaching positive impact on society. Read more 

Telkom Kenya has launched a customised and reliable mobile data solution for the students, members of faculty and staff of the University of Nairobi (UoN), to enable continuity of learning, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Huawei Technologies Company (Kenya) is currently recruiting fresh graduates those graduating in 2020 or those who graduated in 2019.

The focus are excellent students in Engineering field; Network Technology,IT,Software, Core Network and Project Management.

If you are in any of the above areas please send your CV to careers@uonbi.ac.ke by Tuesday 5th May 2020

Here are 7 simple tips to online teaching

1. Structure your course in a sequential and coherent manner:

This means unpacking the course descriptions into course outline,lecture outlines, topics with comprehensive content, reflective questions,and reading resources. State the objectives for each lecture and topic.

2. Prepare power point slides

This includes relevant visuals of educational  value . This will help to capture the interest of learners as compared to plain text. 

3. Learn the teaching technology

The scheme is currently open and will close at 3.00 pm on Wednesday 20th May 2020

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The first case of the Corona Virus in Subsaharan Africa was diagonised in late January at University of Nigeria, College of Medicine. Since then Universities in Subsaharan Africa have come together to assist in the global response to the pandemic.

kindly follow the below link, sign in and complete the survey. The objective of this survey is to evaluate the training that has been taking place to prepare you to offer online facilitation services during this period that the university is preparing its staff and students to access and use various online learning tools. The findings of this survey will be used to improve on our training and take any other necessary measures to close any gaps identified by the survey.

Follow the bellow link to find the  Senate approved Examination Procedure. 

https://intranet.uonbi.ac.ke/procedure%20for%20examination%20of%20theses%20and%20projects%20online

The University  through a memo to the Senate's Ad-hoc committes on Covid-19 situation, has proposed that 2.5% of the funds for Covid-19 be used for the development of diagnostics, therpeutics and vaccines. They also proposed on tax exempti8ns for equipment, reagentsand other scientific commodities for Covid-19 and ither infectious diseases.

This proposal was made by the College of Healgh Sciences -led consortium which comprises of The Kenya Health Federation, Kenya Health Informatics Association and The Health Sector Board of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance.

Telkom has partnered with the University to provide tailored data solution for E-learning programmes. Over 40,000 faculty members staff and students will be provided with customized data solution across the 13 campuses during the Covid-19 pandemic period. 

The Soma na Telkom Bundles  will be a monthly post paid data bundles that will enable the University population  to continue working and studying from wherever they are based.