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The final year project is the culmination of the degree course. It gives students a chance to demonstrate all they have learned since joining university. The project module is very different from other modules. Although students are supervised, the onus is on the student to define the problem boundaries, to investigate possible solutions, and to present the results in writing, verbally and in action. Apart from an initial briefing session there are no formal lectures to attend.

The University of Nairobi in partnership with Industry Partners will host a three-day blend of the 2023 Career & Job Fair alongside the Nairobi Innovation from May 17 – 19, 2023 from 9.00am -5.00pm. The theme of the 2023 Career Fair is “Leveraging on Innovation and Technology in the Evolving Job Market”.

The Students Recognition Award ceremony for the 2021/2022 Academic year was held on Friday 5th May 2023 at Taifa Hall. The Dean, Prof. Ayub Gitau presented a list of over 80 award recipients who have performed exceptionally well in various fields. Click to view list

On Thursday, 4 May 2023 at 11.00am in Taifa Hall, Main Campus, the University held a Compassion Day to sensitize the University community and stakeholders on the need to support the less fortunate and vulnerable students in the University with tuition fees, basic needs such as food, shelter and other essential services in order for them to achieve their academic and career goals.

Mangroves play a vital role in coastal ecology and in sustaining and securing coastal communities. They reduce the harmful effects of coastal erosion, storms and flooding. Mangroves make a critical contribution to climate regulation through carbon capture. Unlike terrestrial forests, which store most of their carbon in the trunk and branches, mangroves store most carbon in their root systems and neighboring soil acting as carbon ‘sinks’, locking it away for generations.

“It is impossible to tell the history of Kenya, and East Africa’s, cement manufacturing without starting with Bamburi Cement. Indeed, Bamburi has been synonymous with cement manufacturing and marketing in the region for decades, springing from a history and commitment to having a sustainable business model.

The Faculty of Engineering co-hosted the Kenya Society of Environmental, Biological and Agricultural Engineers -KeSEBAE, Annual Conference on Wednesday 7th to Friday 9th December 2022. The theme of the conference was “Engineering a Sustainable World.” Our staff and students are registered members of this society and are actively involved in research projects and KeSEBAE activities. The hybrid international conference attracted about 400 participants.

Participating in the community with a socially responsible outlook is one of our core values of our social impact and sustainability mindset. Environmental and Biosystems Engineering Students Association together with Chairman, Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering organized for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) event to visit tree house children’s home in Lucky Summer on the 26th November 2022.  

A one-week training workshop for five members of The Lobur Community Women’s Group from Turkana County concluded on Friday, 4th November 2022. The training entailed practical demonstrations and discussions on grain processing, followed by visits to grain processing and machinery companies.

The chairman EBE, Prof. Duncan O. Mbuge hosted academia delegates from various universities for a Solar Powered Technologies - Research Proposal writing workshop for two days from 27th to 28th October, 2022 during the 4th Engineering conference 2022 at UoN Towers. The overall theme of EC2022 conference was “Emerging Research and Technologies in Engineering for Sustainable Development of Society”