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Students pursuing engineering and technology-related are set to benefit from a joint research and student exchange programmes with Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) based in Canada. Representatives from NSCC recently visited TU-K where they discussed various cooperation areas that would benefit students and teaching staff from the two institutions.

Academic activities have resumed after the staff unions signed a return-to-work formula with the University Council and Ministry of Education following an industrial action that lasted 51 days.

The industrial action was called by the University Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) to agitate for improved terms and conditions of work for their members.In a memo dated 17^th March 2025 addressed to staff and students, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Benedict Mutua, said lectures were to resume immediately along with preparation and revision for Semester I examinations. Students were therefore notified that they had two weeks to revise before commencement of examinations that will be conducted between 31^st March and 12^th April, 2025.

The VC assured students, staff and all the stakeholders that the University had put in place effective measures to ensure smooth transition in the delayed academic calendar. “The University Senate reaffirms its commitment to ensuring a smooth structured, and secure transition as students resume their academic activities, diploma and undergraduate examinations, originally scheduled for 3^rd to 15^th February 2025, will now commence on 31^st March 31, 2025” wrote Prof. Mutua.

The Senate also approved the revised academic calendar that would see Semester II start 14^th April to end on 19^th July. Continuous assessment tests are set for week six and week 12 while the main examinations are scheduled to be conducted between 7^th and 19^th July 2025. Semester III will be utilized for marking of the examinations, external examinations, administration of supplementary examinations as well orientation of the first-year students.

Final-year students who were expected to undertake their Industry-Based Learning (IBL) will now be allowed to undertake their training in Semester III while IBL for continuing students will be rescheduled.

A team of researchers from the Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) is spearheading a groundbreaking initiative to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through phage therapy—a revolutionary alternative to antibiotics. This research, focused on phage isolation, genome analysis, and comparative genomics.

While phage therapy has been successfully explored in the Global North, Kenyan researchers are now advancing its potential as a homegrown solution to drug-resistant bacterial infections. Speaking at the conclusion of a 10-day workshop and research sequencing exercise jointly held at TU-K and the Kenya Institute of Primate Research (KIPRE), Dr. James Munyao emphasized the urgency of finding alternative treatments for bacterial infections that no longer respond to antibiotics.

Kenya Innovation Agency (KeNIA) has committed to support the Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) in setting up income-generating ventures through commercialisation of research, innovations and start-ups. KeNIA CEO, Dr. Tonny Omwansa who visited TU-K recently said the Innovation Agency is seeking out to partner with universities to enhance their innovation and entrepreneurship capacities, providing them with the necessary tools, frameworks, and support programs to develop and scale impactful solutions. 

The Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) is excited to announce the re-introduction of two admission intakes per calendar year after a 10-year hiatus, following a Senate resolution passed on Tuesday, 21st January 2025.