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The University of Nairobi has emerged among the top 6.8 percent of institutions in a 2020 World ranking report by the Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR)  In its 2020-2021 listing by the centre that publishers the largest academic rankings of global universities, UoN was placed position 801 world wide and position 20 in Africa.  the University of Nairobi is the only Institution of Higher learning in Kenya that made it in this global ranking.  

Professor Jesang is a Horticulturalist and senior lecturer at the University of Nairobi, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences.  She has provided strong leadership in several areas and institutions such as being the longest serving Board member for Horticultural Crops Development Authority, Faculty of Agriculture.  She also served in the Task force for Higher Education which sought to harmonize the higher Education sector with the new Kenya Constitution (2010) and vision 2030.

Digitalent is a strategic intervention by ICT Authority on behalf of the Ministry of Information Communication Technology to develop and sustain high end ICT talent by bridging the gap between industry requirements and capabilities of local workforce.  The programme has trained over 1200 ICT graduates so far.  The 2020-2021 call for applications targets Digitalent Cohort 5 recent ICT graduates.  The internship is offered to Kenyan youths who recently graduated with ICT, Engineering, Education (e-learning and content development) Medicine, Built Environment, Agriculture, Law and Communicatio

The Vice Chancellor Professor Kiama has appointed Professor Enos Njeru on acting capacity as the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Human Resource and Administration for a period of six months.  Professor Enos Njeru was the immediate Principal of College of Humanities and Social Sciences.Professor Njeru is currently a professor of sociology and Anthropology in the department of Sociology, University of Nairobi.  He hold a Ph.D in cultural Anthropology and has many year of lecturing and res

From as early as the 1980s, software applications emerged to assist records management professionals manage diverse digital content as these applications increased in number and sophistication, different terms were used to describe them as, Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS),Electronic Records Management Systems (ERMS),Integrated Document and Records Manageme

True champions are not born but trained.  The central unit web champions play a key role in initiating technology in the organisation by uploading contents, photos and information on the organisational websites.  Generally they are charged with the maintenance and updating of contents of the organisation through blog commenting, soliciting of back links, referring domains and presence.  The has put our university of the global map through global rankings that are done yearly.  The university of Nairobi has been excelling in this rankings through the effort of the web champions.

A policy is a deliberate system of principles to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes.  Policies are generally adopted by governance body within an organization.  There are various forms of disability namely, vision impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, mental health conditions, intellectual disability, acquired brain injury, autism spectrum disorder and physical disability.  The university of Nairobi management has appointed a Disability Mainstreaming Committee to review the existing policies and ensure that all the members of staff leaving with any form of disability are captured. 

The Covid 19 task force response committee reported that it had received 3,000 individual and institutional submissions on reopening of schools.  This coming when there is already a division among the education stakeholders on whether or not the schools should be opened for the second term.  Kenyans are eagerly waiting for the schools to reopen with concern for the form four and standard eight candidates.  The president in his public address to Kenyans on Saturday June 6th hinted that the earliest the schools can  be reopened is September 1st 2020.  He emphasised that this will only take pl

The virtual installation of Prof. Kiama on Friday June 5, 2020 was witnessed by many people including the students, staffs and stakeholders.  During the ceremony Prof. was handed over the following instruments of the University of Nairobi to enable him execute his mandate by being guided by the rules and regulations of the land.  The Constitution of Kenya 2010 symbolises the sovereignty of the rule of law and the will of the citizens of Kenya.  The Universities Act No.

Today on June 5, 2020 at 10.00 a.m in Taifa Hall marked the event of swearing in of Professor S.G Kiama as the eighth Vice -Chancellor.  Present during the occasion was the chancellor Doctor Vijoo Rattansi, the Chair of the Council Professor Julia Ojiambo, members of the council, the Deputy Vice Chancellors and the former Vice -Chancellors of the University of Nairobi.  The event was held virtually due to covid 19 pandemic but still remained to be a cheerful event with congratulatory speeches from members of staff .  The event had been set to take place way before the announcement of the fi