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Emma (originally from Tanzania) works as an expert in innovation and development at the
Finnish Development NGOs Platform in Helsinki, Finland. Her work focuses on promoting the
use of technological solutions among NGOs and supporting Finnish organizations including their
local East African partners in networking, partnerships, and collaborations with other players of
East African innovation ecosystems. She has worked in partnership with many startups
and innovation hubs for 13 years.

KENET in partnership with mobile network provider Safaricom PLC, has negotiated for an eLearning Discounted Bundles package for use in remote teaching and learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 has rattled the world with devastating effects on the mental health of our students, lecturers and staff. From job loss to covid infections, parents, lecturers and students have been faced with new and evolving sources of mental, spiritual and financial stress. 

About AI4D Scholarship Program 

Zindi is Africa’s largest data science competition platform, with the mission of building the data science ecosystem in Africa. Zindi hosts a community of over 23 000 data scientists across Africa dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing challenges through machine learning and AI. Data scientists come to Zindi to hone their skills, build their professional profile, find job opportunities, and to connect with fellow data scientists across Africa and beyond.

ISACA Kenya Chapter invites your institution to participate in an inter-varsity bootcamp that will be held from Monday 29th March to Tuesday 6th April 2021. The bootcamp will be a 5-day training that will cover ISACA’s Cybersecurity Fundamentals (CSX) curriculum, offer hands-on cybersecurity training and mentorship. Students will also have the opportunity to sit a mock certification exam at the end of the event. The cost of participating is Ksh 2,000/= for ISACA student members and Ksh 5,000/= for non-members.

The University of Nairobi Virtual Open Day is scheduled for 18th and 19th February 2021.
This is a critical activity of the University, which provides an opportunity for members of the

public to interact with the Faculty, sample the programmes offered and receive career guidance

through organized webinars. This is to urge you to make necessary preparations for the success of

Zaka, in partnership with Microsoft, is launching the AI Ready Academy.

This third-party webinar is the first of a 3-month series to launch a skills-driven program, which introduces higher education students to fundamentals and concepts of data science, machine learning and AI, and cloud computing.

The University of Nairobi wishes to inform all students from the Colleges Of Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences, Architecture & Engineering, Biological & Physical Sciences, Education & External Studies and ODeL Campus who qualified for the award of various degrees and diplomas at the end of last academic year (2019/2020) and members of the public, that the 63rd Graduation Ceremony will be held VIRTUALLY on Friday, September 25, 2020, commencing at 8.00 a.m. at the Great Court.

Gladys Maina wasn’t always going to be a STEM professional. She initially pursued a medical laboratory certificate but realized rather quickly that a career in medic was not for her. She quit and travelled 250Kms to Nairobi where she was hired as a cybercafé assistant and her passion for technology started.