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Staff members of the University of Nairobi, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Business and Management Science (Group Two) participated in a PhD supervisors workshop, that took place between 25th-27th February 2025 at the University Towers. The event brought together faculty members, supervisors, and key academic leaders to discuss best practices in PhD supervision, mentorship, and research excellence. This workshop is the second in a series of faculty-based PhD supervision enhancement initiatives organized by the University with support from CARTA.

The University of Nairobi’s Faculty of Education has partnered with the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) to introduce a Certificate in Sports Coaching. This innovative program is designed to equip sports coaches and teachers with advanced knowledge and skills in the science of sports, focusing on how the human body functions and responds to physical activity. The course is specifically tailored for coaches working under sports federations affiliated with NOCK, as well as educators who are passionate about sports and athletic development.

It was a joyful occasion at UoN’s manu chandaria auditorium on Monday morning during the University’s Staff Recognition Awards. The University Community gathered to recognize and award its outstanding staff and departments in terms of performance contracting, research and Innovation, long service, staff performance and special recognition awards.

The University of Nairobi held a virtual conference in partnership with FEMME to address the contentious issue of Gender- Based Violence in the 21st century. The meeting which was held virtually addressed the challenges and the growing concerns of GBV and how the problem has been there for long. FEMME founder, Susan Chong highlighted the importance and urgency of addressing the issue of gender-based violence hence calling on every stakeholder to action.
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In a monumental stride towards global education, the VOICE (Virtual Online International Collaborative Education) project was officially launched today, bringing together students from the University of Nairobi in Kenya, Leiden University, and HAN University in the Netherlands. Under the theme “Crossing Borders Without Crossing Borders,” this innovative online learning platform aims to foster international collaboration among students and broaden their academic horizons. 25 students from the University Faculty of Education and Faculty of Arts will participate in the program.
 

The Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, is delighted to announce an international conference on the theme: “Africanizing Education through Curriculum Re-imagining.”

The deadline for submission of papers for the Nairobi Innovation Week has been extended to 19th March 2024.

The goal of the Hackathon is to prepare students to be job creators instead of job seekers. The top three winning ideas from each of the Faculties Hackathons will get a chance to participate in the final Nairobi Innovation Week competition in 2024.

Thematic Areas:

This year, the University of Nairobi hosted the research week from 23 rd -27 th October,2023 themed
‘Harnessing Research for Resilience and Sustainability of Communities’. This year’s research week had
most sessions virtual and some physical with researchers from across the globe participating and
presenting on different topics around the theme of this year’s research week. Fourteen (14) sub-topics
were covered during the research week and this was a representation from all the eleven (11) Faculties in

The Department of Educational Foundations will host the 1st Philosophy of Education Seminar on September 27 and 28, 2023  at 9.00 am. The  theme for the seminar is: "PHILOSOPHY AND THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION" and will include the following sub-themes