All TU-K News

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has committed to support the newly established TU-K Institutional Ethics Review Committee (IERC) to ensure ethical principles in research are upheld. This extends. The training comes in handy for the university in areas of review of research proposals, post approval monitoring within local and international policy and regulatory frameworks.

Members of staff have benefited from an advanced training in welding supported by the Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI) and Arab Fund for Technical Assistance to African Countries (AFTAAC). The training was hosted by the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment (FEBE) in which 50 young scientists, engineers and technicians were trained in a programme titled, “Advanced Welding Processes - Laser Beam Welding and Underwater Welding.”

TUK student, Frank Omwoyo from the school of Chemistry and Material Science is among the winners of the 10th ARSO (African Organization for Standardization) annual essay competition both in the national and continental level. This year's essay competition was organized under the theme "The role of standardization in promoting the growth of micro, small, and medium sized enterprises(MSMEs) for sustainable, inclusive and diversified industrial and economic development" and was open for young adults below 35 years in colleges and universities. For his win, he will be be attending the annual ARSO conference to be held in DRC Congo where certificates and money will be awarded

Prof. Paul Shiundu has been appointed Acting Vice-Chancellor effective today 16^th May 2023. Prof. Shiundu takes over from Prof. Francis Aduol whose second 5-year term ended yesterday 15^th May 2023.  Until his appointment, Prof. Shiundu has been Prof. Aduol’s principal deputy serving as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic and Students Affairs.

The School of Information and Social Studies, The Technical University of Kenya has organised the 3rd International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management to be held on 46 — 6th October 2023 at the Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. We have the pleasure to invite you to submit papers for consideration for presentation at the conference. All accepted papers will be published as an edited book.

DAAD In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programmes 2021/2022 for graduates & postgraduates from Sub-Saharan Africa (Fully Funded study in Germany) | Opportunities For Africans. 

The Technical University of Kenya, Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences launched a nanosatellite dubbed TUKSat-1, at Konza Technopolis on a 1U Model nanosatellite demo event organised by Kenya Space Agency (KSA).

The Engineers Board of Kenya is among the professional bodies that are pushing to set minimum prices for services offered in the industry. The engineer’s body has proposed setting up of a price floor for all engineering services arguing that this will ensure quality services, safety and welfare to the public.

11th – 15th October 2021- Technical University of Kenya , School of Physics and Earth Sciences, Nairobi, Kenya -
The school aims at introducing ab initio calculations and molecular dynamics simulation to researchers and postgraduate students of different disciplines, using the SIESTA code.

For the second year in a row, the Technical University of Kenya has today virtually held its 9th graduation ceremony.
Speaking during the ceremony, Ms. Mumina Bonaya – Chief Administrative Secretary representing the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Education, Prof. George Magoha, asked local universities to start preparing for the Competency Based Curriculum in readiness for the students who will be joining the institutions in a few years.

Africa is becoming the focus for the world of radio astronomy. It will host the mid-frequency Square Kilometre Array (SKA) –the next generation global radio astronomy facility that will be built initially in South Africa, and then rolled out across eight African partner countries, including Kenya.

The Technical University of Kenya  ( TU Kenya),  Development in  Africa with Radio Astronomy (DARA Big Data (link is external)), the Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD (link is external)) and Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA (link is external)) are hosting an intensive data science event entitled “Big Data Kenya”.

This will be a 5 day workshop consisting of tutorials in Python and machine learning concepts followed by a guided hackathon. The event will be held on campus at TU Kenya in Nairobi and will be led by an experienced team of tutors. The event will begin on Mon 12th July and end on Fri 16th July; participants must be able to get to TU Kenya each day and must commit to attending each day in full. A travel stipend will be provided for participants.