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. ‘

Facebook intends to unveil  free tools for retailers hit by the covid -19 pandemic to create online storefronts at the social network and Instagram.

Some publishing industries  are making their resources available for free during this Covid-19 pandemic.This include :

The University of Nairobi through the office of career services has organized a series of interactive  online seminars (webinars) which shall expose students to job market.For instance the office of career services(OCS) has partnered with industries such as Unilever Kenya Ltd, Davis and Shirtliff, Huawei Technology Company and BAT Kenya Ltd among others.

The webinars will kick off this Friday, 22 May 2020 to June 30, 2020.

The Coronavirus pandemic has turned the world on its head. No part of our lives has been left untouched by the global disruption. Children are out of school. Manufacturing firms have fallen silent. People are out of jobs in millions, and more are joining them every day. The best healthcare systems in the world are overwhelmed. Scientists world wide  are trying to understand the virus and find a vaccine.

The University of Nairobi's Office of Career Services (OCS)has partnered with Fortinet PLC to offer Cybersecurity Training to students and staff for free!!

Follow this link  https://www.fortinet.com/training/cybersecurity-professionals.html?utm_source=pr&utm_campaign=2020-q2-keyword

Once you click on get started you have the option to review the courses you want to attempt. Select public login and register to start.

The University of Nairobi's Infectious Diseases and Clinical Research Group is conducting an assessment on Kenyans understanding and level of interaction with vaccines. Further, the University  is trying to understand the knowledge level  of the Corona Virus in Kenya as part of the research process. Kindly follow the below link, log in to your email address and  fill out the survey. This information will be treated confidentially and may be used for academic purposes.

The University of Nairobi multidisciplinary team of engineers and doctors have developed a home grown portable ventilator.

During the demonstration session by the doctors and engineers ,The University of Nairobi Vice Chancellor, Prof Stephen Kiama congratulated the team for the hardwork to ensure that the low cost portable ventilator is in place. This demonstrates our value of care. We care for Kenyans”, he said. He added that once the machine is deployed, it will go along way in helping Kenyans with many respiratory problems long after the COVID19 is gone.

Mr. David Wekesa addressed all central website web champions today on the 11th may 2020  via  a recorded audio. In his address, he highlighted three crucial parameters  to be worked on namely: Impact, Transparency and Presence. Mr. David encouraged web champions to continue doing the good work in spite of the covid-19 pandemic. He applauded those who are making their websites vibrant.