Online learning institution, Nexford University, launches in Kenya

Samson NderiMarch 16, 2023

Nexford University has announced its expansion across East Africa starting with Kenya, and the appointment of leading Kenyan businesswoman, Dr. Laila Macharia, ...

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University students can now apply for the Microsoft Game of Learners coding competition

Samson NderiMarch 14, 2023

University students from Kenya and some parts of Africa can now apply to participate in season 4 of the Microsoft Africa Development Centre’s (ADC) Game of Lear...

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Microsoft launches program to upskill university lecturers in tech courses

Samson NderiMarch 7, 2023

Microsoft has announced that it has launched a program to upskill university lecturers in technology courses. The program is a collaboration between Microsoft A...

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DTB recruits 100 university students for job shadowing program

Faith WambuiDecember 15, 2022

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has taken in the second cohort of 100 students into its Job Shadowing programme. This is with an aim to provide students with an opp...

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Strathmore University & Adrian Kenya collaborate to build capacity in renewable energy solutions

James WamathaiSeptember 29, 2022

Strathmore University and Adrian Kenya have announced their intention to collaborate to build capacity in renewable energy solutions in Kenya. The two organizat...

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HACO Industries & University of Nairobi to partner on research and industrial placements

Samson NderiSeptember 22, 2022

HACO Industries and University of Nairobi have announced a new partnership that will see the two organization collaborate on research and industrial placements....

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Standard Chartered has partnered with Strathmore University to launch women in tech mentorship program

Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2022

Standard Chartered in partnership with @iLabAfrica-Strathmore University has launched mentorship program targeting women seeking an entry into careers in Cybers...

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Luno partners with Makerere University Business School to push cryptocurrency education

Samson NderiSeptember 15, 2022

Cryptocurrency investment platform Luno has partnered with Makerere University Business School (MUBS) as part of Luno’s nationwide cryptocurrency education init...

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Strathmore University has partnered with Amazon Web Services to launch remote learning

Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2022

Strathmore University has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a bid to make their high-quality education and resources online. With a campus of 8000 st...

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From working as a herds boy to attending Duke University; the story of how the Equity Leadership Program transformed the life of Douglas Maina

Samson NderiJuly 18, 2022

In our society there are many brilliant people who have sadly not been able to get the chance to achieve their potential and end up wasting away in the towns an...

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Rutela, a team from University of Nairobi has won Ksh. 600,000 at the Equity Hackathon

Samson NderiApril 26, 2022

The first edition of the Equity Hackathon came to a close today and Rutela a team drawn  from the University of Nairobi emerged as the overall winners. The hack...

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USIU-Africa partners with the University of Nevada, to launch Africa’s first behavioral analysis training course

Samson NderiMarch 30, 2022

The United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) has partnered with University of Nevada to deliver a behavior analysis certificate course, a fir...

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Microsoft launches season 3 of the Game of Learners competition for university students

Samson NderiMarch 23, 2022

Microsoft has launched the 2022 season of Africa Development Center (ADC)-sponsored Game of Learners (GOL) competition . The GOL initiative, now in its third...

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Equity Group partners with Microsoft to launch hackathon open to students from UON and Meru University

Samson NderiFebruary 24, 2022

Equity Group, in partnership with Microsoft, has launched a virtual hackathon open to students from The University of Nairobi and Meru University of Science and...

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Kenyatta University student arraigned in court over Ksh. 189,000 fraud committed using fake MPESA messages

Grace MathekaDecember 22, 2021

Emmanuel Bwire, a third year student of Kenyatta University has been arraigned in court for buying food and drinks worth Ksh. 189,000 from a Nairobi hotel using...

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EABC partners with the Inter-University Council for East Africa to provide internship placements for students across EAC countries

Grace MathekaDecember 2, 2021

The East African Business Council (EABC) has reached an agreement with the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) to spur job creation for graduates i...

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James Kimani of Strathmore University wins the LG TikTok dance contest

Grace MathekaNovember 23, 2021

James Kimani, a Business Information and Technology student at Strathmore University, emerged top in the recently concluded LG Paca Dance Challenge. The dance c...

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ICT Ministry launches Ajira Digital Club in Masinde Muliro University to create employment opportunities for youth

Grace MathekaNovember 22, 2021

The Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs has launched an Ajira Digital Club at the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology to reach more yo...

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KQ partners with Strathmore University to support innovative business solutions by Kenyan youth

Grace MathekaNovember 20, 2021

Kenya Airways (KQ) has partnered with Strathmore University's @iBizAfrica to support KQ’s Fahari Innovation Challenge. The partnership is expected to create opp...

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Oxford University report reveals widening digital gap in teachers & students

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

The Oxford University Press (OUP) has launched a new research report that highlights the growing inequality in digital literacy across the world. The report tit...

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Strathmore University Business School partners with Fairtrade Africa to support growth opportunities across Africa

Grace MathekaOctober 30, 2021

Strathmore University Business School (SBS) has signed a partnership agreement with Fairtrade Africa (FTA), aimed at fostering growth opportunities for it’s pro...

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Zetech University project shines in the 2021 Africa Youth ICT Innovation competition

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

An ICT innovation by Zetech University of Kenya has been crowned among top 10 entries in a continental Youth ICT Innovation Competition. The competition was bac...

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KCB Foundation incorporates a Ksh. 131 Million scholarship program for university students

Grace MathekaSeptember 29, 2021

KCB Group through the KCB Foundation will extend scholarships worth Ksh. 131 million to university students, deepening its play in supporting the education sect...

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Oxford University Press has launched the 10th and 4th edition of English & Kiswahili dictionaries

Grace MathekaAugust 2, 2021

Oxford University Press (OUPEA) has launched the 10th edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (OALD) and the 4th edition of Kamusi ya Kiswahili Sani...

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Equity Wings to Fly program registers an impressive 86% university transition rate

Grace MathekaJuly 6, 2021

In the recently released KCSE results, 203 Equity Wings to Fly scholars managed to score a mean grade of A plain (A) and A minus (A-), forming part of the 7,313...

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1,410 Wings To Fly scholars to join university after performing well in the 2020 KCSE

Samson NderiJuly 5, 2021

The beneficiaries of the Equity Bank 2017 Wings to Fly scholarships who sat for the 2020 KCSE exams  registered an impressive improvement in performance from th...

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Ministry of ICT launches Ajira Digital Club at at Egerton University in a bid to boost job creation

Grace MathekaJune 28, 2021

The Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs has launched the Egerton University Ajira Digital Club. The club will be ran by the University students to ena...

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AFD signs MoU with TRACE Global and Senghor University to develop the creative sector in Africa

Grace MathekaJune 2, 2021

Agence Française de Féveloppement (AFD), TRACE Global and the Senghor University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The 3 signatories will collabo...

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10 students from Mathare to receive University scholarship courtesy of Canon’s Miraisha Program

Grace MathekaApril 24, 2021

Canon’s Miraisha Program has selected 10 young storytellers from the Mathare community in Kenya to receive a scholarship at KCA University, in a bid to help the...

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Over 1,000 university students in Africa participate in data science competition

Grace MathekaApril 9, 2021

UmojaHack Africa 2021 brought more than 1,000 students from 126 universities across Africa to compete on Zindi, in a virtual machine learning hackathon on the w...

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Kenya marks second World Engineers Day at the University of Nairobi

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

The Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, James Macharia, led this year's celebrations to mark World Engineering Day at the University of Nairobi....

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DTB launches Job Shadowing program for university students

Grace MathekaMarch 3, 2021

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has launched a program aimed at providing university students an opportunity to learn by exposing them to the bank. The program is o...

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Stanchart partners with Light for the World in a bid to prepare University students for the job market

Samson NderiDecember 7, 2020

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has partnered with Light for the World, through InBusiness Initiative in Kenya, to help bridge the gap between young graduates and...

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Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital officially opened by President Uhuru Kenyatta

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) has been officially opened by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. The hospital was commission...

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2020 edition of the Ericsson Innovation Awards for university students launched

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

Ericsson has announced that it has launched this year's edition of the annual Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA), a global competition for university students. ...

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Huawei launches the 2020 Seeds for the Future Sky program for university students

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Huawei Kenya has launched the 2020 edition of the Seeds for the Future Sky program to train university students on latest technologies. The Seeds for the Fut...

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Huawei Kenya trains over 240 university students in Kenya on 5G technology

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2020

Huawei Kenya has announced that it has trained over 240 university students from 13 universities in Kenya on 5G technology. The company recently concluded a...

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KETRACO partners with Kenyatta University to provide scholarships to girls from poor backgrounds

Samson NderiJune 30, 2020

The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited, (KETRACO) has partnered with Kenyatta University to offer scholarships to girls from vulnerable families acr...

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Microsoft launches Game of Learners hackathon for university students in Kenya

Samson NderiJune 16, 2020

Microsoft has launched the Game of Learners (GOL) programme in the form of a hackathon aimed at spurring innovation among university students across Kenya. T...

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Equity Group plants 40,000 trees in Meru University

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Equity Group has planted 40,000 indigenous and exotic tree seedlings in Meru University as part of its 35 year anniversary celebrations. The tree planting wa...

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Riara University opens Robotics, Embedded Systems and Digital lab

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Riara University has launched a new Robotics, Embedded Systems and Digital lab that is going to enhance the studies of students at the University. The lab was o...

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Moi University launches locally assembled MU brand of computers

Staff WriterOctober 22, 2019

Moi University has partnered with jp.ik, a portuguese Information and Communication Technologies company to a range of premium computers. The computers are asse...

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