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TU-K Presents Thesis Projects to the Kenya National Library Services

The Technical University of Kenya through the School of Graduate and Advanced Studies (SGAS) presented copies of Masters and PhD projects to the Kenya National Library Services (KNLS). This initiative marks the beginning of a partnership between the two institutions.

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New Media Opening Up New Career Fronts – Experts Say

Media experts have assured communication and journalism learners of new and exciting career opportunities away from the traditional media, in the wake of new media fronts and the exponential information, technological, and communication growth. The rapid growth witnessed across the globe, including artificial intelligence (AI), has largely affected how media content is produced, packaged, and disseminated, demanding new and innovative ways of media practice.

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56 Dons Trained In Advanced Research Methods

Fifty-six scholars from various departments within the university and two guests were issued certificates after successfully completing an Advanced Research Methods Training. The training was facilitated by Dr. Peter Samuels, Senior Lecturer in Research Practice, Faculty of Business, Law, and Social Sciences, Birmingham City University.  The four-day programme was designed to help researchers at the institution become more proficient in their research by equipping them with practical skills on various topics such as developing questionnaires, managing supervisor relationships, and data collection and analysis.

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SEED Project Leader Prof. Wilfried Zörner (left) from Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt – Universitat Bayreuth, German gifts TU-K VC Prof. Benedict Mutua when the taskforce met him.

Informal Settlement Green Energy Project Hits Homestretch

The Sustainable Energy Education District (SEED) project is expected to roll out the green energy solution to communities in the informal settlements in Nairobi as the three-year research comes to an end. This is the first phase of the project. A joint taskforce from the Technical University of Kenya (TU-K), German and Mozambique is expected to present the project to energy sector players like Kenya Power, government, partnering NGO’s and the consumers.

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TU-K Embarks on Productivity Mainstreaming Journey

In a move to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in its operations, members of the Productivity Mainstreaming Committee were trained in productivity mainstreaming from Monday to Thursday 2024. The training was in line with the Performance Contracting Guidelines for the financial year 2023/2024, where productivity has been included as a new indicator.

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VC Vows to Take TU-K to the Next Level

The Prof Benedict Mutua was today installed as TU-K’s Vice-Chancellor. The exercise was overseen by the Acting Chancellor, Dr Idle Omar Farah who is also the Chairman of the University Council. In his acceptance speech, Prof Mutua said: “I commit all my efforts for the next five years towards taking TU-K’s status a notch higher; to be a university that will be nationally, regionally and globally recognised in terms of good corporate Governance.

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Colourful 12th Graduation Ceremony Held

More than 2,900 graduands were conferred with degrees and awarded diplomas and certificates during the 12th Graduation Ceremony presided by the Acting Chancellor, Dr Idle Omar Farah. During the ceremony, graced by the Principal Secretary for State Department for University Education, Dr. Beatrice Muganda Inyangala, Prof. Benedict Mwavu Mutua, was installed as the second Vice-Chancellor of The Technical University of Kenya.

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Staff Rationalisation in the Offing

The University Council will soon undertake a staff rationalisation exercise aimed at mitigating the ever-ballooning wage bill. The exercise will create a more efficient, lean, and agile workforce structure to curb the financial constraints the institution has been experiencing. The Chairman of the University Council, Dr Idle Omar Farah, disclosed this when he presided at the 12th Graduation ceremony where more than 2900 graduands were conferred with degrees and awarded diplomas and certificates.

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Staff Certificate Audit Begins at Samsung Lab

The certificate verification exercise is currently underway in the Samsung Lab. The exercise was supposed to begin at 9.00 am but due to some logistical hitches, it was delayed up to 11.30 am. The Chairman of the Certificate Verification Committee, Prof. Peter Matu, was delighted that members of staff had turned up in large numbers and had waited patiently for the exercise to begin. “We were not able to begin at 9.00 am as earlier anticipated but we have since addressed the hitch,” said Prof. Matu.

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Mr. Soita Justus making his presentation on different types of production.

Using Community-Based Manufacturing to Tackle Joblessness

Nurturing entrepreneurial mindset amongst university students has become a prime focus for researchers. This is motivated by the need to solve the persistent challenge of youth unemployment. In Kenya alone, unemployment among the youth remains one of the major policy concerns of the Government, as 35% of the youth (4.5 million young men and women) remain unemployed.

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TU-K exhibitors take guests through their innovations during the Kenya Innovation Week that was held at Edge Convention Centre, College of Insurance, Nairobi.

TU-K Students Shine at Annual Innovation Week

Two students from the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering and the School Electrical and Electronics Engineering represented the University in the just concluded Kenya Innovation Week 2023 that was officially opened by President William Ruto. Cecilia Otieno and Rhyl Kiio showcased ingenious innovations: Air Quality Monitoring System and a Mobile Money Payment System respectively that attracted a lot interest from government agencies, private companies and the general public.

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Prof Paul Wambua hosts Ho Technical University, Ghana VC, Prof. Ben Honyenuga. Looking on is Mr. CT Akumu

Ho Technical University to Partner with TU-K

Ho Technical University, Ghana, and the Technical University of Kenya, are set for student and teaching staff exchange programme geared towards joint training and research. This is tailored to solve challenges in the African continent through homegrown technological and innovative solutions. The visiting Vice-Chancellor from Ho Technical University, Prof. Ben Q. Honyenuga, noted that the continent has common socio-economic and political challenges that call for shared knowledge between learning and research institutions in Africa.

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DVC, Prof Paul Wambua while addressing soon-to-retire members of staff. He represented the VC, Prof Benedict Mutua.

VC Tips Retiring Members of Staff

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Benedict Mutua, has applauded the members of staff preparing to retire soon from the service of the University.  “You have done a great job with limited resources to bring the institution to its current status where it is among the top ten universities in the country.  There is a lot to learn from your efforts and for this, we sincerely appreciate you,” said the VC in a speech read on his behalf by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Institutional Advancement and Enterprise Division (IAE), Prof. Paul Wambua, when he opened a pre-retirement training for staff due to retire in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 organised by the Directorate of Human Resource Management.

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Cecilia Otieno receiving 1st Prize trophy from President IEK – flanked by TUK staff and students receives the prize she and Felix Mazinza won

TU-K Air Monitoring Innovation Declared the Best at IEK Convention

Two students from the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Felix Mazinza and Cecilia Otieno, were declared winners of the student innovation presented during the 30th Institute of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) Annual International Convention. The event, themed “Engineering A New World,”  was held from the 14th to 17th November 2023 at a Mombasa hotel. The student innovation on Application of IoT in Monitoring of Air Quality was declared the best among the presentations presented from other universities. The students were awarded a trophy, a cash prize of Sh50,000 and they were also presented with certificates.

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VC speaks during the 2nd Workshop on Eco-Tanning Processes in Kenya and the East African Region in Nairobi

Research Critical in Leather Industry Revamp

The Kenyan leather industry urgently needs innovative solutions and research to become profitable. This was said during the 2nd workshop on Eco-Tanning Processes in Kenya and the East African Region held in Nairobi. The event brought together tanning industry players, researchers in areas of leather processing and marketing, environmental scholars and regulators. The industry, was termed as‘a sleeping economic giant’ but was tipped to awaken the country’s manufacturing sector, create job opportunities in line with President William Ruto’s focus on leather, pharmaceuticals and edible oil value chains to grow the economy.

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Eng. John Tanui, Prof. Paul Wambua, Prof. Edwin Ataro, and Prof. Robert Jallang’o Akello, SEEE, with the IEEE TU-K Student leaders and Cecilia Otieno

ICT PS Tips Students on Technology

Globalisation and changing trends are offering the youth a lot of opportunities for innovation, employment and socio-economic development. The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Eng. John Tanui urged university students to take advantage of the globalisation reality to earn a living.

The PS graced this year’s Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Industry Symposium at TU-K where he challenged students to venture into technology.

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Prof. Isaac Orina speaking to members of staff who participated in the Research to commercialisation (R2C) TOT training at the university. Prof. Orina awarded them with certificates of participation.

Prof. Orina Pledges Support to Researchers

Prof. Alfred Orina has challenged researches to explore opportunities for commercializing their innovations. While assuring university support for scholars, Prof. Orina, the DVC, Research and Technology Development, called on researchers to pool together with multidisciplinary expertise to raise stakes of accessing of funding. The DVC was speaking when he presented certificates to members of teaching staff who participated in the Research to Commercialisation (R2C) training of trainers (TOT) at the University.

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TU-K to hold the X-Culture Global Awards

The Technical University of Kenya will on Wednesday, 22nd November, 2023 host the X-Culture Global Collaboration Award Ceremony at the Main Hall. The event will celebrate the outstanding achievement of the 60 business students who successfully completed the X-Culture collaboration course involving theoretical training and two months of practical experience. During the ceremony, the students will be presented with certificates in recognition of their exemplary contribution to the success of the X-Culture Global Collaboration. The TU-K students working alongside 6100 students from 144 universities in over 45 countries drawn from 6 continents, developed high quality business strategies for multinational companies.

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The VC, Prof Benedict Mutua plants a guava tree at the Men's Hostel compound at South B.

VC leads Staff, Students in Tree Planting

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Benedict Mutua today led members of staff and students in marking the Tree Growing Day as declared last week by the Government. The VC indicated that the University was committed to setting up of tree nursery with key focus in planting indigenous and fruit trees. The VC was speaking at South B Campus where the event was marked. It was part of the nationwide campaign that was led by President William Ruto who called on Kenyans to participate in tree planting countrywide. The Government targets to have at least 15 billion trees grown countrywide by 2032.

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Engineers’ Society to Collaborate with TU-K in Research

The Kenya Society of Environmental, Biological and Agricultural Engineers (KeSEBAE) is seeking to collaborate with the Technical University of Kenya in areas of research and advocacy. Members of the society who were led by the Chairman Eng. Prof. Lawrence Gumbe, met the university management led by DVC Institutional Advancement and Enterprise Prof. Paul Wambua to deliberate on the collaboration.

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 Membership to the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE – Kenya Chapter)

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