SUMMARY OF MAIN EVENTS
1. Opening Ceremony
2. Problem-Based Learning Summit
3. Innovation & Incubation summit
4. Hackathon and pitching
5. Startup Summit
6. Grant Holders Summit
7. Training on the commercialization of innovations
8. Innovations Exhibition
9. Closing Ceremony
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS EXTENDED
Participation and Submission of Abstracts and Papers
Persons interested in participating in the conference may submit an abstract of not more than one page to the organisers at https://arua.org.za/conferences/arua-conference- 2023/abstract-submission/ before 28 February 2023.
Workshop Invitation: High Level Multi-Sectoral National Open Science Dialogue for Academic and Research Institutions In Tanzania
The Associate Vice Chancellor (RIE) on 12th January 2023 held a courtesy call meeting with representative from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dr Jamie Mcgowan, Director, Global Research Office. Various areas of collaborations was discussed where it was agreed that further engagements will be held to firm up areas of collaborations and develop a Memorandum of understanding for the two institutions.
It was further agreed that a team from the University of Tennessee will visit the University of Nairobi in June 2023.
We look forward to this collaborations.
The Launch of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Centre of Excellence for Non Communicable Diseases (ACE-NCDs) took place on Tuesday December 6 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM EAT at Taifa Hall Main campus UON.
This event marks the launch of the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Non-Communicable Diseases, whose aim is to develop and support NCD research and capacity building training on NCD prevention and management in Sub-Saharan Africa and guide NCDs policy formulation.
The University of Nairobi through Intellectual Property Management Office attended this year 2022 Kenya Innovation Week. This event was officially opened by the President of the Republic of Kenya Dr William Ruto. on 6th December 2022 at the Sarit Centre
University of Helsinki visited the University of Nairobi to continue to tackle issues in one health, teacher education and food security, and give all the support to make all the activities a success.
What incumbent Digital Society is in the making?
On October 30th 2022 the Associate Vice Chancellor (RIE),Prof. Margaret J. Hutchinson received a short courtesy visit by two Professors from North Carolina State University. They were brought in by Prof R.O. Nyankanga, Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection after being up-country for two weeks meeting with Indigenous Vegetable and Aquaculture farmers in the process of developing a joint proposal with KALRO, KMFR and University of Nairobi.
The Professors shared what they were proposing to do and other possible collaborations with North Carolina State University.
From October 25 to October 28 2022 the EWA-BELT WP 3 Capacity building workshop was organized in Kenya. Associate Vice Chancellor Research Innovation and Enterprise UoN, Professor Margaret Hutchinson gave the opening sp
