The University of Nairobi, a body corporate established under the Universities Act 2012 of the laws of Kenya and the University of Nairobi Charter, is the pioneer institution of University education in Kenya and the region.
The only institution of higher learning in Kenya for a long time, the Unive... read morersity of Nairobi responded to the national, regional and Africa's high level manpower training needs by developing and evolving strong, diversified academic programmes and specializations in basic sciences, applied sciences, technology, humanities, social sciences and the arts.
Through module II (continuing education) programmes, invaluable opportunity has been opened to hundreds of Kenyans and non-Kenyans, on a paying basis, who meet university admission requirements, but who have not been able to access university education due to restricted intake into the regular programmes that is determined by limited resource allocation by Government.
In this effort, the location of the seven campuses of the University in the capital city and its environs and facilitating easy access, has been an asset that has seen the university increasingly become the busy hub and citadel of academic activity at all times.
In addition to the regular and evening and weekend programmes, classes are conducted at the University's Extra Mural Centres located at the country's county headquarters.
The university is proud of its distinguished record of achievements in teaching, research, development and consultancy while strategizing for a greater future as the centre of academic, research and professional excellence.
Background
The inception of the University of Nairobi is traced back to 1956, with the establishment of the Royal Technical College which admitted its first lot of A-level graduates for technical courses in April the same year. The Royal Technical College was transformed into the second University College in East Africa on 25th June, 1961 under the name Royal College Nairobi and was admitted into a special relations with the University of London whereupon it immediately began preparing students in the faculties of Arts, Science and Engineering for award degrees of the University of London. Meanwhile, students in other faculties such as the Faculty of Special Professional Studies (later renamed Faculty of Commerce) and Faculty of Architecture continued to offer diplomas for qualifications of professional bodies/ institutions.
On 20th May 1964, the Royal College Nairobi was renamed University College Nairobi as a constituent college of inter-territorial, Federal University of East Africa, and henceforth the enrolled students were to study for degrees of the University of East Africa and not London as was the case before. In 1970, the University College Nairobi transformed into the first national university in Kenya and was renamed the University of Nairobi.
In view of the rapid expansion and complexities in administration, the University underwent a major restructuring in 1983 resulting in decentralization of the administration, by creation of six (6) colleges headed by principals. The following are the names and respective locations of the colleges:
College of Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences situated at Upper Kabete Campus
College of Architecture & Engineering situated at the Main Campus
College of Biological & Physical Sciences situated at Chiromo Campus
College of Education & External Studies situated at Kikuyu Campus
College of Health Sciences situated at the Kenyatta National Hospital
College of Humanities and Social sciences situated at the Main Campus -Faculty of Arts ; Parklands-Faculty of Law; Lower Kabete Campus -Faculty of Commerce
Vision & Mission
Our Vision is to be a world-class university committed to scholarly excellence.
Our Mission is to provide quality university education and training and to embody the aspirations of the Kenyan people and the global community through creation, preservation, integration, transmission and utilization of knowledge.
Job Purpose:
Recruitment of study participants and data (qualitative and quantitative) data collection.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Operationalize study SOPs on site activation, data
The Project:
Longitudinal Investigation of Dynamics of IUD use in Africa (LIDIA Study) is based at the Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (UNITID), within the Faculty of Health and Soci
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The Position
KAVI-ICR, University of Nairobi is recruiting One (1) Candidate for a PhD position with a focus on investigating the care seeking experiences o
Project Title: Climate influence on zoonoses at human-livestock-wildlife interfaces in the transboundary region between Kenya and Tanzania (ENHANCE)
Project description and objectives:
Climate
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The Position The Program Officer, HIV/TB Care and Treatment will oversee the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the HIV care and treatment program acro
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Applications are invited for the following position: The position This project seeks to effectively implement an adapted version of the Ghanaian EWSS project that will all
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Applications are invited for the following position: The position The position is in the Department of Human Pathology in the Faculty of Health Sciences. A researc
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Job Summary
Reporting to the Project Manager, the ICT officer will be responsible for overseeing the project’s technology systems, ensuring th
Job Description Summary
Reporting to the Principal Investigator or his delegated appointee, the Senior Project Accountant will oversee project budgets, monitor expenditures, costing, prepare fin
Job Description
Reporting to the Principal Investigator or his delegated appointee, the project manager will be responsible for the project management and coordination roles and responsibilities.
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The position
The purpose of this position is to provide support to the communication function for ENGAGE project. This will include enforcing branding and marking guid
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The position The position is in the Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics in the Faculty of Health Sciences under the MAP - AMR Project - Monitor and Preve
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The position The position is in the Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics in the Faculty of Health Sciences under the MAP - AMR Project - Monitor and
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The position
The position is located in the Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Health Sciences under the Sungura Project Study.
Locat
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The position
The position is in the Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Health Sciences under the Statistician/Data Scientist.
Locatio
Preamble
The National Olympic Committee -Kenya and The University of Nairobi have collaborated to offer a Certificate Course in Sports Coaching.
The programme aims at upskilling coaches across
ADVERT REF AD/8/151/24; 1 POST
The Position
The position is domiciled in the Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics in the Faculty of Health Sciences, under the Fleming Fund Kenya Grant.
ADVERT REF, AD/8/150/24, 1 POST
The Position
The position is domiciled in the Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics in the Faculty of Health Sciences, under the Fleming Fund Kenya Grant
