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 Training, Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Development and as a University, we have always championed interdisciplinary collaborative research across industry and academia,” said the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Victoria Wambui Ngumi. She was speaking when she met a delegation from the Central University of Technology (CUT), South Africa, who had visited Jomo Kenyatta University… 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 Biostatistics. The scholarship beneficiaries comprised of seven (7) students from Kenya, three (3) from Malawi and one (1) each from Rwanda, Namibia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The postgraduate training initiative is aimed at building capacity for qualified epidemiologists across sub-Saharan Africa who will be tasked with leveraging on reliable epidemiological data to efficiently monitor, analyze 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 record of academic excellence in their studies. Speaking during the handing over ceremony held at the University, Thursday, January 20, 2022, the General Manager, Mitsubishi Corporation, Nairobi Liaison Office, Mr. Katsutoshi Nishi, said, the scholarship is a strategic initiative to spur global development through education. “We are happy to offer the scholarship and we hope that you… 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 practices in the field. In the article, Prof. Muigai notes that the treatment of rare genetic diseases is costly (currently ranging from USD 373,000 and USD 2.1 million) and calls for the scientific community to look for innovative ways to ensure human genome therapies are developed in ways that will allow them… 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 project, funded to the tune of Euros 3,735,000.00 (Ksh. 410 million), under VLIR-UOS initiative has facilitated a total of 24 students with their postgraduate training (8 PhD and 17 Masters) and enhanced the laboratory infrastructure at JKUAT through procurement of discipline related research equipment. Dr. Elizabeth Wafula,… 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 in sub-Saharan Africa go to waste with implications on environment, food security, small-scale farmers’ incomes and nutrition. To address this, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) partnered with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to train Kenyan Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on all aspects of… 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 therefore calls for capacity development as a strategy to meet the demands. It is against this backdrop that the Department of Mechatronic Engineering at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in collaboration with the Professorship of Additive Manufacturing, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology… Continue reading →

During the December 12, 2021 national celebrations to mark the country’s 58 years since attaining the status of a republic, His Excellency, President Uhuru Kenyatta awarded several Kenyans in recognition of their contributions to the country in their various capacities. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) was one of the institutions whose three members of staff were awarded the national honours by the President for their distinguished services. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Victoria Wambui Ngumi was awarded the Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS). Prof. Wambui Ngumi, a Professor of Botany, who is a… Continue reading →

The economic and social disruption caused by the COVID 19 pandemic is devastating to say the least. The pandemic that ravaged the globe has caused loss of human life and presented an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world of work. To JKUAT and the education sector at large, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day activities of institutions due to the lockdown that was witnessed across the globe in 2020 and the beginning of 2021. As much as the pandemic affected a range of activities in the sector, it was not all gloom… Continue reading →