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The University of Nairobi will be hosting the first ever virtual Research Week from the 12th to 16th of October 2020. Due to the on-going COVID-19 Pandemic, the conferences will be held online. There are 868 registered participants from the 5 continents who will participate in the event.

This is the 3rd of the annual event and will comprise of 13 separate academic conferences. Expected are global participants from academia, government and industry. There are 347 presentations with 40 plus Keynote speakers.

By Jane Lukhachi Ambuko, Margaret Jesang Hutchinson and Komla Prosper Bissi

Dr Beatrice Muganda has been confirmed as a keynote speaker during Research Week 2020. She will speak during the virtual 2nd Annual International Conference on Open, Distance and e-Learning.

The 74th United Nations General Assembly designated 29 September as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, recognizing the fundamental role that sustainable food production and consumption plays in promoting food security and nutrition. Observance of this day globally marks a clear call to action for all stakeholders in both the public and private sectors to bolster efforts to reduce food loss and waste.

Mr. Joseph Maina has been confirmed as a Keynote Speaker at the 3rd Annual Architecture and Engineering Conference 2020.

Prof. Kithaka wa Mberia has been confirmed as a Keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual Conference on the Role of Literature in a Global World themed Eastern African Literatures in the 21st Century: Achievements, Challenges, Perspectives of the Research Week 2020.  He is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Languages, University of Nairobi, where he has taught for close to four decades.

Prof. Walter O. Oyawa has been confirmed as a Keynote Speaker at the 3rd Annual Architecture and Engineering Conference hosted by the College of Architecture and Engineering under the theme “Research and Projects on Innovations in Technology and Manufacturing, Sustainable Environment and Secure Energy Systems” in the Research Week 2020. He is currently the Director General of the National Commission for Science, Technology & Innovation (NACOSTI).

Ben Roberts has been confirmed as a Keynote Speaker at the 3rd Annual Architecture and Engineering Conference 2020.

Jonathan Kinisu has been confirmed as a Keynote Speaker at the 3rd Annual Architecture and Engineering Conference 2020. This is hosted by the College of Architecture and Engineering and the theme is “Research and Projects on Innovations in Technology and Manufacturing, Sustainable Environment and Secure Energy Systems”. It is part of the Research Week 2020. He is the Managing Director, Tetra Pak East Africa since July 1, 2019.

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