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. 

The University of Nairobi in conjunction with the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran- Kenya, and East African cartoonists society launch a virtual African cartoon festival aimed at highlighting the current global crisis and educating masses through art.

follow the below link for more information 

https://kenya.mfa.gov.ir/en/newsview/594284/virtual-cartoon-festival-on-africa-and-covid-19

During an online  Nation Leadership Forum that focused on the impact of Covid-19 on Education, all the panelists encouraged kenyans to embrace virtual learning which is now turning to be the new normal.

The UoN Vice Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama who was one of the panelists expressed his hope of tertiary institutions fully adopting virtual learning, ‘We are using this time to see whether tertiary institutions can adopt virtual learning completely. It is easier to access information globally and to even host a guest lecturer within the virtual space. ‘