Commemoration of the Late Prof. Okoth Okombo

Google in partnership with the University of Nairobi and Africa Centre for Advanced Technology are honouring the Late Prof. Okoth Okombo by running a Google Doodle on the Google Kenya homepage and publishing an online pictorial exhibition with 10 facts about Prof. Okombo on the National Museums of Kenya page on the Google Arts and Culture platform. This is because today, November 8, 2021, would have been Prof. Okoth Okombo’s 71st birthday. In addition, there will be virtual commemoration on the University of Nairobi’s YouTube Channel on today from 11.30 am. Tune in and join us in celebrating a distinguished scholar.

Invitation to training - Trainers for Teacher Education & Management in Kenya

This is to invite you to the Training Trainers for Teacher Education and Management in Kenya (TOTEMK) workshop opening ceremony (virtual) scheduled for November 8, 2021, at 8.30 a.m. TOTEMK targets to strengthen capacity for teacher education and institutional management in Kenya and is a product of a partnership between the University of Nairobi, Faculty of Education and the University of Helsinki, Faculty of Educational Sciences. At the end of the training, the participants will be expected to comprehend the role of teachers in higher education teaching to ensure successful implementation of the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenyan Schools. TOTEMK seeks to support the on-going reforms in Kenya’s education sector.

Hokkaido University President’s Fellowship - call for application

Hokkaido University President’s Fellowship for 2022. Hokkaido University offers this fellowship to our inter-university partners with whom we seek to develop stronger ties, and I hope that we will accept a candidate from your university. Self-supported international students with excellent academic records as well as a strong interest in Hokkaido University and in Japanese culture are eligible to apply. Please recommend one student from your university that can start at HU in October 2022. Applications must be sent by January 7th, 2022 without fail. Please submit the scanned data if you cannot send them by post because of the effect of the new coronavirus. Application details are outlined in the attached guidelines sent to you via emails on 04-Nov-2021.