UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBIWorld Class University Committed to Scholarly Excellence

Prof. Peter M.F. Mbithi, EBSVice Chancellor

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI FACTS

No. 1 in East and Central Africa

No. 7 in Africa and 855 in the world

Over 80,000 students

154 Full & 253 Associate Professors

KES 4 Billion Annual Research Kitty

1350 international linkages

174,000 alumni /graduates

2,052 Strong Academic Staff

5,525 Administrative & Technical Staff

 584 Programmes

• Our Vision is to be a world-class university committed to scholarly excellence.

• Our Mission is to provide quality university education and training and to embody the aspirations of the Kenyan people and the global community through creation, preservation, integration, transmission and utilization of knowledge.

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University of Nairobi

• The purpose of this Vice-Chancellor’s Breakfast Meeting with UoN Eminent Persons is to share my transformative agenda for the University

• Seven (7) agenda pointsi

Vice-Chancellor’s Agenda

World Class World Class University University

Image and Image and CompetitivenessCompetitiveness

Graduate SkillsGraduate SkillsEnhancementEnhancement

Learning and Learning and social facilitiessocial facilities

Infrastructure Infrastructure DevelopmentDevelopment

Fundraising andFundraising andResourceResource

MobilizationMobilization

Research and Research and InnovationInnovation

World Class Students

World Class Faculty & Staff

World Class Facilities

World Class University

Graduate Skills Enhancement• Skills Enhancement Programs• To enhance transfer of knowledge to students• Partnership with organizations for internship and WSP• Adopt a student through scholarships• Partnership through academic programs • Corporate managers serving in colleges academic boards

Areas of InterestImplement all round student mentorship by faculty

and industry partnersExtra-curricular activities and social lifeRefurbishing existing students hostels and construct

new ones for 10,000 studentsUpscale of ICT Integration in teaching and LearningIn build experiential learning in the programsTo build more lecture roomsSustain faculty training

Learning and Social Facilities

Fundraising, Resources Mobilization & Sustainability

Access to research funds Public-private-partnerships Access to Business Opportunities University of Nairobi Foundation

Fundraising Endowment Fund Scholarship Fund

Infrastructure DevelopmentThese includes:•University Towers Completion•Refurbishing Existing Hostels •Constructs news hostel to accommodate 5000 students through public-private partnership•Constructions of School of Law Towers at Parklands•Construction of Computing Centre of Excellence and incubation building •Teaching and Referral hospital construction•UON to invite public private partnership to improve infrastructure.•University Alumni Centre

New Sources of Funds• Government Grants• Public-private-partnerships• Corporation & Foundations• Donors/ Embassies• Income from Endowments• Income from hostels and real estates• Income from contract research• Faculty and Staff• UON Alumni• Friends and Diasporas

Research and Innovation

Research and Innovation

To enhance the quantity , quality and relevance of research through:

•Exponential growth in research fund from Kshs 4B to 10 B•Enhancing the capacity of researchers•Improve the management of research funds•Enhance dissemination of research outputs to the society•Incubate research efforts •Commercialize research outputs

(intellectual property)

“For this University to continue producing quality products, we must compete with the very best in the world”

“My vision thus is to ensure that we become top ranked, sustainable, world class institution with enduring and valuable scholarly excellence”

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conclusion

Thank you