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Prof. Benedict Mwavu Mutua is the new Vice-Chancellor. This was announced on Friday by the Education Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Ezekiel Machogu. Prof. Mutua will take over from Prof. Paul Shiundu, who has been holding the position on Acting capacity since May 15, 2023 following the retirement of the founding vice-chancellor, Prof. Francis Aduol.  The new VC is a Professor of Water Resources, Hydraulics and Environmental Engineering. Prior to his appointment, he was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Planning, Partnerships, Research and Innovation) at Kibabii University. Prof. Mutua holds a PhD in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering from the Universität für Bodenkultur (BOKU) Wien University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.

The Technical University of Kenya wishes to take this early opportunity to congratulate and welcome all the students who have been selected for the various programmes at the premier university, the Technical University of Kenya.

Click here to download the Orientation Program: 28^th August 2023 to 1^st September 2023. 

In order to give each one of you time to settle down and adjust to the (new) life with ease, the university has dedicated one week of orientation into the various aspects that would form part of your lifestyle for the period of stay at the university.

The leather industry processing players have challenged learning institutions to redesign training and research on leather production and consumption to match the rising demand for professionals and advanced production technology. Kenya Tanners Association Chairman, Mr. Robert Njoka, said leather processing industry has a shortage of trained leather processing professionals including mechanical technicians to run and maintain plant machinery. Mr. Njoka was speaking during a two-day 1^st Workshop on Eco-Tanning Processes in Kenya and the East African Region organized by the Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) in collaboration with State Department for Livestock Development (SDL), Tanners Association of Kenya (TAK) and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Oracle Academy in partnership with the Technical University of Kenya will be hosting a "Getting Started with Oracle Cloud Hands-on-session" on Friday 25th August, 2023 at the Lecture Theatre (LT) from 9 a.m to 2 p.m.Prepare for a practical session on:

The School of Information and Social Studies, The Technical University of Kenya has organised the 3^rd International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management to be held on 2^nd - 6^th 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.

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The Technical University of Kenya (TUK) in collaboration with State Department for Livestock Development (SDL), Tanners Association of Kenya (TAK) and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD will hold a workshop on Eco-Tanning processes along the leather value chain in Kenya and the East African Region on Thursday August 17 and Friday August 18, 2023, at the Best Western Plus Meridian Hotel (located on 6^th Muranga Road, Off Moi Avenue) in Nairobi, Kenya.

A team of visiting student leaders from University College, London (UCL) in the United Kingdom is exploring collaborative ways with their Technical University of Kenya counterparts (SATUK) in areas of students’ involvement in community service and learning. The delegation led by Simon To, Director of Policy and Governance at UCL noted that they are keen on sharing best practices with SATUK leadership on opportunities students can take advantage of through community service and volunteering.  

The Technical University of Kenya was listed as one of the top ten universities in Kenya in the July 2023 webometrics university rankings. The university secured the 8^th spot out of 124 universities in Kenya. TU-K was ranked 3865 out of 11,989 institutions worldwide and 173 out of 2,064 African institutions.

The Directorate of Human Resource Management (HRM) is currently in the process of digitizing staff performance management and appraisal process. The Directorate in partnership with the Directorate of ICT has developed a digital platform for this purpose. The two Directorates carried out a training to members of staff from various Schools and Administrative units on how to effectively navigate and use the digital performance management and appraisal platform. The trainees are expected to disseminate this knowledge to their colleagues in their respective Departments and offer support to their units.

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The Vice Chancellor Prof. Paul Shiundu has assured researchers at the university of his full support to ensure TU-K achieves its mandate in research. The Ag.VC said the university is working towards excellence in matters research citing indicators that have placed TU-K among top-rated universities in Kenya. This includes the July Webometrics Rankings that placed TU-K at position eight in kenya overall.

Ingenious expression and interpretation of gender themes emerged in an exhibition dubbed ‘Exploring Visual Culture (EVC),’ a project that brings together universities and institutions in Africa and Germany.

Africa Tech Challenge (ATC) Season 8 was officially launched by Dr. Esther Muoria, PS, State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training. This year’s challenge will focus on providing an intensive 4-week training on Mechanical Drawing and Computer Aided Design (CAD) Software Application, and that will culminate in a final competition on 25th August 2023.

The School of Biological and Life Sciences (SBLS) students held the 2^nd Science Exhibition themed; “Innovation and Technology.” The students were tasked with showcasing and explaining their scientific projects in line with the theme of the exhibition.

The School of Information and Social Studies at the Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) is exploring opportunities for academic and professional development collaboration with the Mortenson Center of International Library Programs at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

The Government will soon be able to take informed and responsive measures to address food insecurity in good time through analyzing Earth Observation data. This was unveiled during a recent capacity building workshop to share the preliminary outputs of a collaborative project named ‘Remote sensing and modelling to assess crop-specific response to climate stressors.’

The Ag. Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Paul Shiundu, has urged University academicians and researchers to collaborate and set-up TU-K journal.  He was speaking during the grand opening of the University’s library e-resource center, and launch of the MyLOFT - My Library on Fingertips.

TUK students took part in Robotics Competition in the Self-Driving Car Racing category – June 10, 2023 at Gymnasium Jesse Owens, Avenue of Europe – 94230 CACHAN, Paris, France.

Engineering programmes at The Technical University of Kenya will soon be accredited. Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) Chairman, Eng. Erastus Mwongera has announced that the accreditation process is currently in its last stage. Eng. Mwongera, who was accompanied by Board Registrar and CEO Eng. Margaret Ogai, spoke during the board’s independent review evaluation exercise at TU-K.

The Center for Higher Performance Computing (CHPC) has assured TU-K researchers that they will continue enjoying access to high profile computing resources to enable them conduct more focused research. This was disclosed by Werner Janse Van Rensburg, the CHPC Research Manager when he spoke to scientists and engineers when he visited the university in July 2023.

The French Embassy in Nairobi has reaffirmed the French Government support for the collaborative projects with the Technical University of Kenya.

This was disclosed on 4^th July 2023 when a delegation from the French Embassy in Nairobi paid a courtesy call to the university to strengthen the ongoing cooperation between the TU-K and the French Government.