Professor Gitahi Kiama has been officially installed as the 8th vice chancellor of the University of Nairobi .The glamorous ceremony took place in the main campus Taifa hall on June 5th 2020. The occasion was graced by the top brass of the university management , officials from the ministry of Education, subsequent Vice chancellors and UoN members of staff.
National Transport Authority is making a second attempt to implement cashless fares on Kenyan roads. This comes after the first attempt(2015)which failed miserably.
Covid -19 pandemic continues to bite and dictate people to go digital in a manner that will see the world shift to the new normal.Companies and governments all over the world are realizing that they can only survive if they welcome and embrace technology .
The world now is becoming digital in the wake of covid-19. Teaching and learning , meetings and even treatment are now conducted online(digital).
People are now avoiding printed papers i.e newspapers and even hard cash because of the corona virus transmission. This has contributed to the digital intrusion to the humanity.Companies are now looking into re-engineering of their businesses into the digital world .
Safaricom and other print media like the standard newspaper have brought their heads together to come up with an online newspaper at a cost of 20 bob.
The deputy vice chancellor research, innovation and enterprise has called upon the university community to apply for the Covid-19 Africa Rapid Grant Fund.The application deadline of the grant is 17th June 2020
follow below link for more information.
https://www.nrf.ac.za/division/funding/covid-19-africa-rapid-grant-fund
In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, many things have changed which have also prompted humanity to also shift their ways of living.One of the change is to encourage social distancing at all cost.
Telemedicine ,The remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology has gradually become acceptable. With the new normal and preventive measures in place, telemedicine might be the antidote to patient care.
For instance,paatients who are also customers of Telkom will access this service through a toll-free number - 0800-221-011.
Prof. Omu Anzala, Dr. Loice Achieng’ Ombajo and Dr. Marybeth Maritim were among the beneficiaries of the Uzalendo awards which was conferred by his excellence the president of the republic of Kenya- Uhuru Kenyatta.This is after the government realized their commitment and patriotism in the fight against the covid - 19 pandemic.
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (Kuccps) CEO John Muraguri said, “The inter-institutional transfer is done online. This means that applicants log in to their student's portal, fill an application form, download and print it. The form is then taken to the respective heads of the institutions that the student wishes to transfer to and seeks for endorsement before it is submitted to the Placement Service for processing. During the inter-institution transfer application, a student may apply to change both the course and the institution or just the institution.”
The University of Nairobi will admit more than half(313/630) of the students who scored A in the last year's(2019) kenya certificate of secondary education (KCSE). This affirms UoN as the higher learning institution of choice in the country.
The cream of the KCSE class of 2019 is headed to the prestigious medicine, engineering and architecture programmes.
Follow the below link for more information about the research fund
/sites/ict.uonbi.ac.ke/files/NRF-STRATEGIC-CALLS-FOR-PROPOSALS%20(1).pdf
The university of Nairobi has geared up online examinations which will see students finish their studies on time amid covid -19 pandemic.The University's Senate activated online examination due to covid- 19 which automatically deactivated face to face interaction world over .The University has trained all students and academic staff on various online platforms such as google classrooms, webex etc. The University has also provided free telkom bundles to all students and academics staff.
