The 3rd edition of the Research Week, an annual event hosted by the University of Nairobi (UoN) closed on 16th October 2020. This was after running for a whole week, beginning on the 12th of October. In total, 13 different conferences covering a diverse range of academic disciplines took place.
The 3rd Research Week 2020 is scheduled for October 12 -16, 2020. The annual event, hosted by the University of Nairobi, features 13 different conferences covering a diverse range of academic disciplines and is expected to bring together over 800 participants comprising researchers, scholars, students and practitioners from all over the world.
We celebrate the Conference Chairs and the Secretariat from the Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Research, Innovation and Enterprise, who have really worked hard to ensure that all the conferences are a great success.
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.
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.
Prof. Dominica Dipio has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the Research Week 2020 in the 3rd Annual Conference on the Role of Literature in a Global World whose theme is Eastern African Literatures in the 21st Century: Achievements, Challenges, Perspectives.
Prof. Stephen Mutula has been confirmed as a panelist at the Value of Information Governance, Leadership and Ethics in Higher Education Institutions Webinar of the Research Week 2020. He is a full professor of Information Science. He holds degree qualifications in computer science, education and information sciences. Professor Mutula is currently the Dean and Head: School of Management, IT and Governance at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa).
Beatrice Matiri-Maisori has been confirmed as a Keynote Speaker at the 5th Annual DBA-AMR International Conference of the Research Week 2020. The theme of the conference is “Driving the 21st Century Agenda through Innovations in Business Management Practices”.
