LCEFoNS Lead Researchers Hold Talks with the Vice Chancellor
Joint Steering Committee of 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) paid a...
View ArticleTrent University Opens Partnership Talks with JKUAT
A delegation of senior administrators from Trent University in Canada has opened discussions with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), to explore viable areas of...
View ArticleStatistics and Statistical Tools Workshop for LCEFoNs Researchers Opens
Over 35 researchers and postgraduate students from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology under the Legume Center of Excellence in Food and Nutrition Security Programme (LCEFoNs) and...
View ArticleDr. Kamaku Appointed Among Africa’s 12 referees at AFCON’s U-20
Dr. Waweru Kamaku is among the 12 referees given the mantle to officiate during the 21st edition of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) to be held in Niger from February 2-17, 2019. This will be the...
View ArticleGovernment Challenged to Tap into Students’ Innovations
The government will only be able to curb unemployment and achieve the four pillars of its development agenda if it works closely with Universities as well as the private sector by investing heavily in...
View ArticleTwo Innovations Tie in a Hotly Contested Expo
As the curtains fell during the 9th JKUAT Tech Expo, Thursday, January 24, 2019, two innovations; Walking Buddy and Safari Wiz emerged joint winners from a field of 20 innovations. The Walking Buddy...
View ArticleAFRICA-ai-JAPAN Project One-Year Extension Ratified
The Government of Japan through JICA has given the African Union-africa innovation-JKUAT and PAUSTI Network (AFRICA-ai-JAPAN) Project a one-year extension to strengthen Science, Technology and...
View ArticleJKUAT Women in ICT Partner to Mark International Women’s Day
Women in Information Communication Technology (WICT) at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology have teamed up with the Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) to mark this year’s...
View ArticleThe Digital Age Needs Computer Scientists – Juma
We live in a digital age full of opportunities and potential, and there is no chance of it waning anytime soon. According to Senior Software Engineer, United Bank of Africa, Mr. Kevin Juma, every...
View ArticleIndustry-Academia Partnership Critical in Producing Holistic Graduates-VC
Academia has been challenged to endorse more industry partnerships to produce graduates who are aligned with the needs of the modern job market. According to the Vice Chancellor, Jomo Kenyatta...
View ArticlePartnership to Enhance Banana Value Chain in Kiambu County Unveiled
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has entered into a partnership with the National Government Affirmative Action Fund-Kiambu, to establish a banana value chain enterprise...
View ArticleStudents Benefit from Mrs. Krishna Uppal Educational Fund
Four JKUAT students have benefited from Mrs. Krishna Uppal Education Fund, a fund founded in memory and honour of Mrs. Krishna Uppal, the late wife to Prof. Surindar. M. Uppal, a Senior Professor in...
View ArticleProf. Magoha Urges Varsities to Help Realize Universal Health Coverage
The Chairperson of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board, Prof. George Magoha has challenged medical schools in the country to produce quality graduates and undertake targeted research...
View ArticleSchool of Computing and Information Technology Given Career Guidance
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology’s School of Computing and Information Technology(SCIT) organized a student mentorship programme to analyze the current trends in the ICT sector...
View ArticleJKUAT Don Joins WHO on Developing Global Standards for Human Genome Editing
Prof. Anne Muigai has joined the World Health Organisation (WHO) advisory committee on developing global standards for governance and oversight of human genome editing. The Professor of Genetics at...
View ArticleNanotechnology: Iran to Establish Partnership with JKUAT, Offers 3 Scholarships
The Iranian government has offered Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) three scholarships to students willing to pursue nanotechnology studies in Iran. Making the...
View ArticleJKUSA ELECTION 2019: Landslide Victory for Clinton Osoro
There was jubilation and contentment as Chairman elect, Clinton Osoro recorded a landslide victory in the Jomo Kenyatta University Students Association (JKUSA) student council held on February 26,...
View ArticlePrecision Agriculture for Africa’s Food Security
Around the world, food security ranks high up on the governments’ development agenda. In Kenya, the Jubilee administration has set out an ambitious plan to soar production of food crops such as maize,...
View ArticleJKUSA Student Council take Oath of Office
The newly elected Jomo Kenyatta University Students Association (JKUSA) Student Council were officially sworn into office, March 4, 2019 in a ceremony presided over by the University’s Chief Legal...
View ArticleTech Expo Winner Shines at the Total Startupper of the Year Challenge
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology innovation profile has received considerable boost following the crowning of a mobile application designed by JKUAT students to promote road...
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