Archives for December, 2024

Dec
05

Global entity ranks Kenyan varsity top regionally

Mount Kenya University (MKU) has been ranked number three out of 15 Kenyan universities that met the requirements considered in a regional ranking for top varsities. This came days ahead of the university’s 26th graduation that is slated to take place Friday December 6. The ranking was done by the Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan, which […]

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Dec
05

Student Innovators Shine at the 2024 AYuTe Africa Challenge

Nanaheal Enterprises, an agritech startup founded by Mount Kenya University students Esbon Ogetto and Bettinah Maruti, has garnered widespread recognition after emerging as one of the winners of the 2024 AYuTe Africa Challenge. The prestigious event, held during the Kenya Innovation Week in Nairobi, was organized by Heifer International to spotlight transformative innovations in agriculture. […]

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Dec
05

MKU Students Empowered by ‘Africa Meets Bavaria’ Innovation Program

At Mount Kenya University (MKU), an exciting chapter is unfolding as 65 students embark on a transformative journey through the “Africa Meets Bavaria” project, a two-year initiative funded by the Bavarian State Chancellery. This program coordinated by the University’s Innovation and incubation Centre is a bridge connecting African ingenuity with Bavarian innovation, fostering entrepreneurial collaboration […]

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Dec
02

REVOLUTIONIZING RESEARCH AT MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY

Pioneering Next-Generation Sequencing in Kenya The Center for Malaria Elimination at Mount Kenya University proudly announces the acquisitionof the Illumina NextSeq 1000, the first next-generation sequencer housed at an educational institutionin Kenya. This cutting-edge, high throughput platform places us at the forefront of genomic research,uniquely equipped to tackle critical health challenges. With plans to use […]

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