You are invited to a webinar on “Residents’ Knowledge and Attitude on Solid Waste Management in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya”.
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Speaker: Joseph Muiruri Mbiro (PhD student, Wangari Maathai Institute), he will be presenting his research findings.
Discussant: Dr Thuita Thenya (Wangari Maathai Institute)
Meeting ID: meet.google.com/fuw-wsah-zrq
We look forward to your participation.
Imagine the realities of climate change. What role do we have to play as informed individuals? Do you want to hear more about this exciting discussion?
Join us today as we explore this amazing Boot Camp session 11 on the topic: Climate Change and Business in the 21st Century.
The Panelists
The Moderator will be Waes Abdullahi, the Operations Manager, Mazingira Alliance, Waes is also a graduate of the University of Nairobi from the School of Engineering (Civil Engineering).
Date: October 26, 2020
Time: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Topic: Climate Change and Business in the 21st Century
To register for the meeting: click here
Welcome!
You are invited to a Zoom webinar on ‘Breast Health Awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic.’
When: October 27, 2020
Time: 8:30 am
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_htFxfIzhT6yHeLIXg6lMeA
Dear Student,
IBM with the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) and the University of Edinburgh School of Informatics have come together to organise a virtual hackathon to allow UoN students to meet other students whilst allowing them to produce a solution with a real purpose.
Students interested in climate related studies, are invited to participate in a “Call for Code University Spot Challenge for Europe, Middle East and Africa: Students vs Climate Change.”
Solutions should address one of the following 3 areas:
This is open to all disciplines, students with or without technical backgrounds are welcome to join. In previous spot challenges, IBM has found some of the most innovative ideas have come from teams of 3-5 students who have come from across faculties, students are encouraged to work in teams across faculties.
The event will run from the 9th to the 15th November and the winning team will be announced on the 20th November. Students can register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/call-for-code-2020-university-spot-challenge-students-vs-climate-change-tickets-124981638445
Registration closes at midnight on the 5th November.
There are 3 prizes of $1500, $1000 and $500 which will be paid via paypal to the winning team.
The Call for Code Global Challenge was created by David Clark Cause and supported by Founding Partner IBM and Charitable Partner United Nations Human Rights. It invites developers and problem solvers around the world to build solutions that fight back against the most pressing issues of our time. The grand event runs from February to the end of July but outside of this window, Spot Challenges will be running.
IBM will be providing the virtual hackathon platform, mentors and workshops. Whilst the Clinton Global Initiative University will have guest speakers to kick off the event.
The University of Edinburgh School of Informatics are maintaining the registrations and would be delighted to have UoN students on board.
Interested students are encouraged to apply.
Students and Faculty Members try IBM Cloud for FREE here: www.ibm.com/academic
Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KOTDA), a parastatal under the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs is the implementing agency for Konza Technopolis, a Vision 2030 flagship project that seeks to create a world class smart city driven by innovation in ICT/ITES, Engineering and Life Sciences.
The Authority has put in place an internship/attachment program as part of on the job training for purpose of molding interns/attaches to become responsible citizens who will contribute effectively to the socioeconomic development of the country as well as develop their ability to successfully take up employment in various sectors. This is in recognition of the fact that the trainees graduating from training institutions join the labour market with academic and theoretical approaches to work and hence require practical exposure in a real work environment.
Download job document below for more information.
Internship KOTDA 15th October 2020 
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama, will give a virtual address to the University of Nairobi community today Friday, October 23, 2020 at 4.00 pm.
Follow the live address through the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFDEFw4nTMY
| New Grant Opportunities from the Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting applications through the Grand Challenges and Grand Challenges Explorations initiatives for the following three requests for proposals. Their goal is to harness innovation around emerging technologies for transformative solutions to key global health and agricultural development problems, and they seek to anchor the work with the investigators and implementors closest to the problems, who have the knowledge and perspective to direct the right approaches to the right parts of the problems to help ensure success. Please check the website at the links below for the different application deadlines.
Grant applications are still being accepted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Balance the Equation: A Grand Challenge for Algebra 1, a new Grand Challenges program seeking ideas to radically transform and rethink the traditional math classroom to better support students who have been historically marginalized in math. The application deadline is November 6, 2020. Grant and Other Opportunities from our Partners Grand Challenges for Human Flourishing, a new program of the Templeton World Charity Foundation, has launched a request for proposals to identify opportunities for human flourishing and ways to address them through rigorous research. The application deadline is November 11, 2020 Keystone Symposia Global Health Series has an upcoming conference. Free registration is available for individuals from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) working in science and medicine related fields, and this is open to all career stages:
Perspective on COVID-19 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation continues to work with the public and private sectors in the global response to COVID-19. To learn more about the foundation’s broader work and how COVID-19 is being addressed across the foundation, please visit the foundation’s website and also sign-up for The Optimist newsletter. Great Ideas Come from Everywhere We invite you to read summaries of the grants awarded to date through Grand Challenges initiatives with the Gates Foundation as funder or co-funder and to explore an interactive world map of projects across the broader Grand Challenges funding partner network. If you have a great idea for one of the open opportunities, please apply. If you know someone else who has a great idea, please forward this message so they can apply and sign up on our Grand Challenges website for email updates with the latest opportunities. We look forward to receiving innovative ideas from around the world. Visit our Grand Challenges website Privacy Policy Unsubscribe PO Box 23350 (C) 1999-2014 Bill & Melinda Gates foundation. All Rights Reserved. |
DEAN OF STUDENTS DIALOGUE WITH STUDENTS #UoNCares
Join the Dean of Students with a host of UoN experts to answer all unanswered questions on emails regarding academic (by College Registrars and Faculty Administrators) and non academic matters (by Dean of Students Office).
Date: Thursday October 22, 2020 (today)
Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm
Platform: Microsoft Teams (Download the app on your device)
Joining Link: https://bit.ly/3ka1kOQ.
