University News Articles
University students feel left out in parastatal jobs appointments
The recent appointement of parastatal cheifs by President has been received by mixed reactions especially by young people. It has sparked debate on whether the president will give young people chances of employment as he promised during his presidential campaigns in 2013. University students fa
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreOshwal Academy gets Recognition for Embracing Digital Technology
Oshwal Academy which is in Mombasa has received international recognition for making Kenya the first country in Africa to use digital technology in teaching a government youth development programme. The school was praised for embracing an online record book that has eased the delivery of
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreStrathmore University to increase Masters Enrolment
Strathmore University has announced that it will increase enrolment of post graduate students for its Masters Programme by 10 per cent of the current student population. The university, currently with a population of 6,000 students, said it was looking to grow its Masters Programme in the nex
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreMore officers deployed in University to boost security
Nyahururu - A team of armed police officers have been deployed in Laikipia University main campus to help maintain security in the campus. Nyahururu Deputy County commissioner, Kiplagat Tarus who is also the Chairman of the sub-County Security Committee, has assured the students of maximum securi
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreNo more university Diplomas and Certificates
Kenya plans to bar its universities from offering diplomas and certificates courses,starving them of a key income stream as it seeks to streamline higher education to boost quality. Universities must now concentrate on their core business – degrees – leaving colleges to handle lower qual
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreStudents may get military training
Mandatory paramilitary training may be introduced for all students who wish to join public universities in Kenya, said Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru. This comes in the wake of increased acts of terrorism extended to learning institutions. These include the massacre of 148 G
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreScare at Maasai Mara University after stranger is found in hostel
With the current wave of insecurity in the country and terror scares directed to various bulidings and institutions,their has been increased alarm and panic even over very trivial events like explosions of transformers. This recently saw the panic at UON- Kikuyu campus that led to the deat
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreOne dead as 141 hurt in varsity terrorist scare
Just a week ago,the Garissa University was attacked by Al Shabaab members who injured several students and killed 147 in total. After the attack all institutions have been on high alert for any terrorist attack. This has hence caused unnecessary panick sometimes among the students.
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreStudent tells of how music fan met death
He always wore his headphones, even when asleep. He loved country music and it is likely that he did not hear the gunshots. He died, probably with music playing. Mr Elias Magangi Nyangwono, 23, on Tuesday recollected how one of his roommates at the Garissa University College, Isaac Bushen K
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreKenyatta says campus attackers "embedded" in Kenya's Muslim community
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta said that those behind an attack in which al Shabaab Islamist militants killed 148 people at a university were "deeply embedded" in Kenya, and called on Kenyan Muslims to help prevent radicalisation.His televised speech in response to Thursday'
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreKenyan Students arrested for posting false terror alert
Police in Kenya have arrested two University students for posting alarming terror messages on social media. This incident happened only two days after an attack on Garissa University in North Eastern Kenya by Al Shabaab Militants. The terrorists killed 148 students in a siege that lasted
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreUSIU - Africa opens Sh600m science centre
USIU-Africa officially opened its science centre Monday with the Deputy President William Ruto as the chief guest. The 7,500 square feet building whose construction commenced in September 2013 and has cost the institution over Sh600 million will house 11 modern classrooms fitted with high speed Wi-F
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreStudy reveals causes of unrest in varsities
Power blackouts in universities have been cited as one of the leading causes of strikes and unrest in the institutions of higher learning. This is contained in a case study of unrest and rampant strikes in the universities, which was presented to vice-chancellors yesterday. The study by Dr Hukka
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreAcademics who don't moonlight make more money in the long-term
Last week’s piece, “Kenyan universities do hardly any research” began with a drawing on justice and equality, and today, this same drawing will end the discussion. In modern times, justice and equality have been viewed by social systems from two opposing angles. On th
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreThe World of Private Universities : the Experience of Kenya
The last three decades. Although the university degree is no longer the guaranteed ticket to formal employment, possession of it continues to be a major boost to the recipients social mobility prospects. The political elite, although threatened by the rising unemployment of university
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreShocking Reasons for Strikes in Kenyan Campuses
Since Kenya's independence in 1963,there has been several strikes in institutions of higher learning-some mild and others severe leading even to death. Magazine reel decided to go out and do a a research on why students strike and damage property. Here are some of the major reasons that we
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreFinancing crisis pushes Kenyan University students to life in the slums
As years come and go,there has been rapid expansion and a deepening financing crisis at the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) has pushed thousands of university students into a life of squalor and destitution that is now threatening to dilute the quality of graduates from the institutions of highe
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreHigher Learning Educational Reforms
Kenya has hatched a series of new strategies to reform its higher education sector, which call for new university campuses to be created in all rural areas and funding to be increased so as to enable more students to be enrolled in the coming years. The government's National Strategy fo
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreHistory of the Technical University of Kenya
The Technical University of Kenya shares history with the development of the first three higher education institutions in East Africa. The elevation of Makerere Institute to College of the University of London in 1949, led to the establishment of the Royal Technical College (RTC) in Nairobi which
By Jane Njeri Thuo Read MoreJanuary 2015 Intake On going
Mount Kenya University is a private university committed to a broad-based, holistic and inclusive system of education. It has an overall goal of promoting human resource development for society’s progressive good. The university has adopted several international best practices in its core func
By Hellen Kimanzi Read More