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The new Confucius Institute Building located on Arboretum Drive, has officially been handed over to the University of Nairobi. The ceremony was presided over by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Prof. George Magoha, who praised the good relationships between Beijing and Nairobi.

Constructed at a cost of 1.4Billion shillings, the new Confucius Building hosts a number of lecture halls, conference facilities, accommodation facilities, staff offices and Chinese Language research offices and language libraries.

The University of Nairobi has successfully conducted its first ever end of semester examinations online.

More than 20 students taking Master of Arts in Environmental Law and Master of Arts in Environmental Policy were able to sit for their examinations right from the comfort of their homes.

The university shifted to online examinations in order to provide students with options to complete their studies at a time when face-to-face exams are impossible to be held because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

University of Nairobi faculty experts continue to be available to research on and comment on the impact of COVID-19.

Our research staff have been exploring the issue through a multidisciplinary lens and from all perspectives, looking at the impact it has on individuals, communities, nations, regions and the globe.

 This years Research week is the 3rd Annual event hosted by the University of Nairobi in October each year and it will be on October 12-16, 2020. The week features over ten different conferences covering a diverse range of academic disciplines, one of which is bound to meet your interest and area of expertise. 

The conferences provide a forum to enable you to present your work, engage with your colleagues, and learn about the latest developments in your field. 

University of Nairobi Office of Career Services has partnered with My Jobs in Kenya, an online E-recruitment service, to deliver a webinar to students and staff on Graduates Employability on Wednesday, 27 May 2020 from 3.00pm to 5.00pm. . All are welcome!

Click on this link to join us https://uonbi.webex.com/uonbi/onstage/g.php?MTID=e8b5751b7a8696a05579690c08ac4a3a0

In an online edition of the Nation Leadership Forum that focused on the impact of Covid-19 on Education, all the panelists urged Kenyans to embrace virtual learning not only in the face of this global pandemic but also for the future of education.

This Thursday May 21, 2020 at 7:30 pm the Nation Leadership Forum will hold a discussion on 'The impact of covid-19 on Education' and the University of Nairobi Vice Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama will be one of the panelists .

Guest lecture on Corona Virus (COVID-19) and other Emerging Infectious Diseases was delivered to the 4th and 5th year veterinary students and staff on March 12, 2020 from 8.00-10.00 am in the Department of Clinical Studies. The guest lecturers were Dr. Andrew Thaiyah who is the USAID Global Health Security Advisor, Kenya; and Dr. J. M. Kamau of Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi and who has a lot of experience in molecular research.

A courtesy call was made on March 5, 2020 to the Chairman’s office, Department of Clinical Studies by Brian V. Elliot (Procela Consultants Limited, USA), Onesma Mpanju (Linq Pharma Consulting , Inc.

Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island in Canada, donated a few assorted surgical usable items and a few surgical instruments that would be used to assemble a surgical set. This is through the continued research collaboration that has benefited some of our staff by pursuing their PhD programmes through coursework training in Canada and data collection locally in Kenya.