Soka University, Japan, and the University of Nairobi through their long standing partnership have established a liaison office at UoN. The establishment of the office has been fully funded by Soka University.

Following an MoU initially signed in 1988, the two universities have immensely benefitted from academic, cultural and language exchange. Staff and students have also benefited from joint research initiatives while UoN students have received financial support through scholarship opportunities.

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has placed approximately 13 of the top students who sat for their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations in 2020 at the University of Nairobi (UoN) to pursue the Bachelor of Science degree in Medicine.

360 of the 869 top students who scored grade A will be admitted at UoN in September 2021 to pursue various degree programmes. KUCCPS data also shows that UoN will receive a total of 6407 students.