Announcement

The continued upsurge of the COVID-19 cases has resulted in changes of health seeking behavior patterns and may result in far reaching ramifications on health and wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and the general population.

In light of the foregoing, we take this opportunity to invite you for a webinar to deliberate on non-communicable diseases care and prevention during COVID-19 pandemic.

The webinar will focus on the relationship between diabetes, hypertension, obesity and heart disease and screening for prostate cancer.

 Date: November 30, 2020

Time: 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm

Meeting link: zoom meeting registration

Click here for the poster to get more details.

The Department of Kiswahili invites you to an international UON@50 webinar whose theme is Kiswahili Ulimwenguni (Kiswahili in the Globe) on December 2, 2020 from 2.00 pm.

IIn its 50 years of its existence, the University of Nairobi has been instrumental in enhancing the growth of Kiswahli and taking it to the world. In the early 70s, Kiswahili scholars, Prof. Mohamed Andulaziz specifically, took Kiswahili to European countries like Germany. Many other scholars like Prof. Wamitila and Prof. Kineene followed later. Prof. Said Ahmed and Prof. Kineene took Kiswahili to Japan. Dr. Mwaliwa spread it to South Africa while Prof Olali and Dr. Mukhwana before him saw to it that the Chinese learnt Kiswahili. In the 1980s, Prof. Kineene was in South Korea and years later Prof. Tom Olali and Prof. Kithaka wa Mbera as well as Dr. Michira were to follow in his footsteps. Both Prof. Lisanza Muaka and Prof. Iribe Mwangi have spread Kiswahili to Latina America and North America. Dr. Jerono took it to Central America and West Africa. Prof. Mbatiah and Prof. Mberia as well as Dr. Michira, Dr. Mungania and Dr. Zaja have taken it to the US.

These few examples underscore the theme of the Webinar organized by the Department of Kiswahili whose theme is “Kiswahili in the Globe.” From its humble roots in East Africa, Kiswahili is now a global language and the University of Nairobi has played a major role in this globalization of Kiswahili.

Join us for the webinar:

Date: December 2, 2020

Time: 2.00 pm

Meeting link: zoom meeting registration

See the poster here for details.

The linkage between the University and the alumni is critical in forging strong partnership and collaboration for quality capacity development. There has been a weak linkage between the learning institution and their alumni, which has impacted on efforts to strengthen partnership and development of initiatives that address the current needs. Most alumni are working out there in the industry and there are a lot of lessons, new developments in the job market that needs to inform the present training process of future workforce and scientists.

Therefore, as the UoN celebrates 50 years, the Faculty of Agriculture looks forward to bringing the alumni and the present students together and share on the need to strengthen the alumni networks. This will provide opportunities for alumni participation in training, curriculum review and also strategic development initiative for the faculty.

Webinar topic: Capacity Development in Agriculture for attainment of Food security, SDGs and Vision 2030 for Kenya: Opportunities for Early Career Scientists and Industry

Date: Thursday 3rd December

Time: 3.00pm

Meeting Link: Zoom link

Meeting ID: 81362381335

Passcode: 530607

 See this poster for more details. 

Please find the scanned copy of an invitation from Green Belt Movement requesting members of the University community to participate in the Earthshot Global Environmental Prize. 

Prizes will be awarded to a wide range of individuals, teams or collaborations – scientists, activists, economists, grassroot community projects, indigenous communities, leaders, governments, banks, businesses, cities and countries – anyone whose workable solutions make a substantial contribution to achieving the Earthshots.

For more details, visit: www.earthshotprize.org

The global commemoration of the World AIDS Day is on December 1, 2020. The day is dedicated to raising awareness about HIV/AIDS and is in remembrance of those who have lost their lives to complications of HIV.

The University of Nairobi will hold a virtual event on December 1, 2020 from 9.00 AM to 11.00AM. The chief guest is the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama.

Prof. Aggrey O. Anzala, Director of KAVI – ICR, will give the keynote address, while Dr. Loice A. Ombanjo, Physician and Infectious Disease Specialist, will make a presentation on COVID-19.

This year’s theme is: ‘Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility’

You are invited. Register in advance for this event through this link:zoom registration

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.

The University of Nairobi's Office of Career Services is recruiting Student Brand Ambassadors for the year 2021 to be ambassadors in reaching out to other students by spreading word whenever there are job/internship opportunities and events/activities that involve students. Student opportunities will be shared throughout the year and the office will also hold regular meetings with the Student Brand Ambassadors.

Please contact the Office of Career Services on the contacts below

Email: careers@uonbi.ac.ke

Tel: 020-491-8121

And do follow us on social media to keep abreast with our activities and available opportunities for students

Facebook: UoN Office of Career services

Twitter: @UoNCareerOffice

Website: careerservices.uonbi.ac.ke

If you are passionate about being a Brand Ambassador, please register here.

The Institute of Anthropology, Gender & African Studies (IAGAS) invites you to an international UON@50 webinar on - Gender and Intersectionality Perspectives for Development in the 21st Century. 

The Institute of Anthropology, Gender & African Studies (formerly Institute of African Studies) is among the pioneer Institutes in Kenya when it comes to Gender Studies. It has been a journey worth travelling.  

Gender and Intersectionality is an emergent approach or rather a new way of looking at gender issues. The attainment of SDGs partly depends on addressing gender and intersectionality perspectives in development programming. Gender is a cross-sectional issue that cuts across all development undertakings and it is at the heart of equality and equity. But again within the gender debate and analysis, we must be alive to the intersections that pervade the gender relations.

This webinar brings together seasoned and accomplished academics and practitioners to address some of these issues so that we can begin to unpack the gender and intersectionality perspectives for development in the 21st Century.

Date: November 25, 2020

Time: 2:00 PM EAT

Register in advance for this event: Zoom meeting registration

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Needy, bright and deserving 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year undergraduate students who may wish to be considered for the above financial assistance should complete the attached application form from the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies.

The beneficiaries MUST be pursuing BA/Bed in Geography and Environmental Studies or BSc in Environmental Conservation at the University of Nairobi.

Completed forms to be sent to the departmental email geography@uonbi.ac.ke and copied to  alice.a.kibebe@mitsubishicorp.com.

Deadline: Tuesday, December 8, 2020

As part of the UoN@50 celebrations, the School of Mathematics virtually hosts a weekly mathematics seminar for the whole of Africa. The goal of the seminar is building mathematical networks across Africa and showcasing African mathematical talent.

The next talk at Africa Mathematics Seminar on Wednesday 25, 2020 by Field Medalist: Prof. Andrei Okounkov will be interesting to both mathematicians and Physicists.

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African Mathematics Seminar

25 November 2020 | Wednesday

15:00 Nairobi

SPEAKER: Andrei Okounkov (Columbia University, USA)
TITLE:   What the emptiness hides

ABSTRACT: 

The talk will be about vacua, that is, states in which some physical system can exist in infinite space for infinite time. We will see that vacua are full of interesting physics and mathematics. In particular, the parameter or moduli spaces of vacua are very interesting objects of study.

YOUTUBE LIVECAST

Require Zoom registration: Zoom meeting registration

Host: Jared Ongaro [ongaro@uonbi.ac.ke]

You cannot make this up if you miss!

Virtually hosted by the School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi.

Visit our webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/africa-math-seminar

Sponsor: International Science Programme, Sweden

The University of Nairobi , UNHCR and Windle International Kenya (WIK) signed a collaborative agreement recently. The UNHCR and  WIK have partnered with UoN to support 158 students to undertake their studies at UoN. The WIK has some limited funding to support additional needy refugee students this year under a supplementary budget. 

The Dean of Students is requesting for a list of refugee names in your college/campus with the following information:

1).Full official names.

2).Tuition Fees statement.

3).Academic Result slips.

4).Letter of Recommendation for Support

to: Financial Aid Office < financial-aid@uonbi.ac.ke >

The Dean of Students will be grateful to receive this information latest Tuesday, 24th November 2020 at 10AM to enable us to assess their profiles.