Egerton University, located in Njoro, has taken a significant step in boosting research capabilities in crop molecular biology and biotechnology.

On 11th March, Redcross Nakuru county branch held the First Aid competition. The event was graced by County Coordinator,Staff and volunteers. The participants were able to showcase their knowledge, skills and attitude in the first aid practical.

Egerton University is proud to announce two grantees of the 2022-2023 Transforming Institutions Strategic Funding by the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP). The award, granted to Dr. Benard Odhiambo Oloo (Faculty of Agriculture) and Prof. Josiah Ouma Omolo (Faculty of Science) will seed institutional transformation projects which will support AAP members and partners to participate in sustainable, equitable, and research-driven partnerships that transform lives. 

A cultural festival is set to be held at Nyayo gardens (Nakuru city) from 20 to 25th  March by Nakuru county in collaboration with Egerton university.

A total of 22 participants (Lecturers and tutors) drawn from Njoro Polytechnic, Rift Valley Institute of Science and technology, Dairy Training Institute, Baraka Agricultural College andEgerton universityare attending the training. The inclusion of TVET tutors is key to enhance replicability of the course to a wider audience hence growth to student led businesses beyond university and also inventing totally new products and ideas.

The business readiness course is a program designed by the Agri entrepreneurship Alliance with the support of PBL BioAfrica Project introduces key business skills and knowledge to those already involved in business on a small-scale or who are potential entrepreneurs.  This training course is designed for the university students and surrounding communities of interest. Recently 3 staff of Egerton University undergone the full package in Zambia, in order to put experience to practice the team is proposing to train students and the business community around the University once every month.

The training targets Faculty members, TVET tutors, PhD students, final year students and the community at large. The trainers for this training course are targeting to train 400 final year students, 40 faculty members, 30 TVET tutors and 100 members of the Community in 10 cohorts. The module will approximate 30 – 40 participants per cohort in a duration of 4 days (40 hours) training period.

The training program will provide some of the theoretical basis of teaching approach as well as providing practical guidelines to facilitating ‘experiential learning’ along with exercises and activities that can break the ice and encourage a group of students to build teams and participate fully in the course. They will employ human centered design and problem based learning and key adult learning tools and methods to reduce the lead time between learning of a skill and its practical application to the participants.

Facilitators

1. Dr. Ben Oloo Odhiambo    DAFTEC

2. Victor Kilui Wabwile          AGEC/AGBM

3. Edwin Ondiege                   CDEV

The small African leafy vegetable Togotia has been discovered to be a drought-tolerant and disease-resistant crop, according to research carried out by Dr. Miriam Karwitha Charimbu and Dr. Charles Kihia of the Egerton University Department of Crops Horticulture and Soils and Department of Biological Sciences, respectively. The project, called "Exploring the potential of Togotia a forgotten African leafy vegetable for nutritional security and climate adaptation in Kenya," aimed to understand the growth habit of Togotia and develop appropriate cultivation systems while also determining the nutritional qualities of derived food products.

The Transformative Higher Education in Africa SERIES ONLINE RUFORUM will be held on Friday, March 31st, 2023, from 4.00pm EAT

Zoom Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3yCdMzy

Egerton University, in collaboration with the County Government of Nakuru, is set to host a Cultural Week from Tuesday 21st to Saturday 25th March 2023. The event, which is taking place at Nyayo Gardens, will be an opportunity for both the university and the region to showcase their unique attributes and potential to the world.

The second day of the Cultural Week held at Nyayo Gardens in Nakuru City was a huge success with impressive performances of song, dance, and cultural folklore. The Egerton University students added an interesting twist to the event by dressing up in various outfits.

The global interdisciplinary platform for students and early-career professionals, THE FALLING WALLS LAB, is coming to  Nairobi Once Again.

Three minutes is all it takes! Falling Walls Lab is a world-class pitch competition, networking forum, and stepping stone that brings together a diverse and interdisciplinary pool of students and early-career professionals by providing a stage for breakthrough ideas both globally and locally. Which wall will your research break? Pitch your innovative idea in just 3 minutes, showcasing a breakthrough that creates a positive impact on science and society.

Past presentations have ranged in topic from ‘Breaking the Wall of Coral Reef Protection from Space’ to ‘Breaking the Wall of Textile Waste’. The breakthrough factor (how innovative is the proposed idea?), potential impact of the presented work (how relevant is the idea to the discipline and beyond?), and performance (how convincing was the presentation?) help the jury determine the winner, who qualifies for the global finale in Berlin on 7 November and wins a ticket to attend the Falling Walls Science Summit, where the international Lab winners get to interact and network with the world’s movers and shakers of science, business, and policy-making.

WHO: Students and early-career professionals of all disciplines

WHAT: Convince a jury of your innovative idea – in 3 minutes!

WHY: Join the growing Falling Walls community & win a trip to the global Falling Walls Lab finale in Berlin, Germany!

WHERE: Goethe-Institut Nairobi

APPLY HERE www.falling-walls.com/lab/apply

Deadline: 2 April 2023

QUESTIONS: falling-walls.nairobi@daad.de

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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Regional Office for Africa
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A two-week student challenge program was held from Monday 6^th March to Friday 17^th March at ARC Egerton University.Problem Based Learning (PBL) is a paradigm shift from hypothetical class approach to practical life challenges in the field that inform learning and teaching activities in higher learning institutions.

Egerton University recently played host to a three-day training workshop on the research proposal and protocol ethics review. Organized by the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) in collaboration with the National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI) and the Egerton University UNESCO Chair on Bioethics and Documentation Centre, the event aimed to train Institutional Scientific and Ethics Review Committees (ISERCs) members from various research institutions, universities, and hospitals in Kenya.

Egerton University, located in the beautiful town of Njoro, Nakuru County, is known for its academic excellence and its efforts to showcase the diversity of its student community, recently hosted the university’s annual Culture Week.

As part of its long term strategy to reach out to all Counties to market University Academic programs and its products, Egerton University staff led by Directorate of Marketing and staff and students of different faculties, attended the Kilimo Biashara Expo 2023, held at KALRO Seeds Head Office in Thika, from March 23 to 24, 2023. The event brought together potential students, farmers, agribusiness suppliers, service providers and government agencies to showcase their academic programs, products and services to potential customers, investors and entrepreneurs.

Egerton University joined forces with the Narok Court Users Committee and the local community to plant over 2,000 tree seedlings in Entiyiani area, Narok North Sub county in Narok County on 29^th March 2023. The event was held at a section of land set aside by the local community for rehabilitation by Egerton University. This area is the source of Njoro River, which is the main source of water for Lake Nakuru and its environs.

The Egerton University Dean of Students Office, under the leadership of Dr Japhet Muthamia, has lauded a program to sensitize students about Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) on campus. The program aims to reduce HIV risk among male students at the university and promote HIV prevention and response initiatives.

Egerton University recently hosted a Volkswagen Foundation Humanities Fellows Workshop, which brought together international scholars from different parts of the world to share their research work and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Tegemeo Institute has been in collaboration with the following Counties:.Taita Taveta https://taitatavetaassembly.go.ke/