Across the globe, inter-university partnership and collaboration has been deemed critical in strengthening the efforts of universities in globalizing their programmes and becoming more competitive in global markets. “JKUAT is guided by a clear vision as a University of Global Excellence in ... Continue reading →

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has received fifteen (15) students drawn from Sub-Saharan African countries who are sponsored by the Second European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership to pursue Masters degree programmes in Epidemiology and ... Continue reading →

Ten students pursuing Bachelor of Commerce degree programme in the College of Human Resource Development at JKUAT have been awarded scholarships worth Kshs. 64,954 each by the Japan based Mitsubishi Corporation. The scholarships were awarded to needy students who have demonstrated consistent ... Continue reading →

Anne Muigai, a Professor of Genetics in the Department of Botany, JKUAT, has published an article in Nature Journal. The article titled; Expanding Global Access to Genetic Therapies, highlights the hindrance of global access to genetic therapies due to intellectual property and pricing ... Continue reading →

The Legume Centre of Excellence for Food and Nutrition Security (LCEFoNS) led by Prof. Marc Hendrickx (KU Leuven, Belgium) and Prof. Daniel Sila (JKUAT, Kenya) took stock of the successes gained by the project in its first phase of implementation, January 12, 2021. Since inception in 2017, the ... Continue reading →

According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food loss and waste drains billions of shillings from the global economy every year, estimated to represent a third of the global food production. About 40% of the food that reaches consumers is thrown away, and nearly 30% of harvested crops ... Continue reading →

The thought of new concepts such as printing of body parts (instead of looking for a donor) or a customized dream car may seem absurd, yet rapidly emerging technologies such as Additive Manufacturing (AM) also known as 3D Printing are set to revolutionize the future in more ways.  This ... Continue reading →