Preparations for the 65th graduation ceremony are in top gear as over 4200 graduates will be conferred Degrees and awarded Diplomas by the Chancellor, Dr. Vijoo Rattansi on Friday, September 24, 2021 at the Great Court.

At the ceremony, Prof. Fredrick Namenya Were will receive a Doctor of Science Degree Award (DSC). He joins the ranks of five other professors who have achieved the coveted feat since the establishment of the University in 1970.

The University of Nairobi has received over 10,000 first year students for the Academic Calendar 2021/22. The first years reported on Monday, September 20, 2021. 6,407 students were placed by KUCCPS and the rest are module II students. All the 11 faculties have received students. 

The students will be taken through orientation the whole week. The orientation will be to a large extent Faculty-based. Thus, students will be exposed in detail to the facilities in their respective Faculties and Campuses, and in general to those of the entire University.

The British Council has announced the winners of funding for the inaugural Innovation for African Universities programme (IAU) 2021. The University of Nairobi is part of the Centre of Excellence (CoE) team in partnership with City, University London and ChangeSchool.

Over 50 applications were assessed through a rigorous process of multistage evaluation, and 24 projects were selected to be a part of the programme.