The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service has prolonged the deadline for placement applications. In an announcement made on Sunday, Mercy Wahome, the CEO of the Service, explained that the extension was necessary to ensure that all eligible students have the opportunity to apply. “The deadline for applications, initially set for February 26, 2024, […]
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Two Kenyan Universities have begun the process of offering Online degrees in Data Science and Artificial intelligence courses without charging tuition fees. This follows a partnership between the two institutions, Eldoret University and Cooperative Universities, and the European Business University of Luxembourg. The two institutions have launched Online Masters’s Degrees in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence […]
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Universities will compete with one another for students and financial support under the new higher education funding model, say stakeholders. As contrast to the past, when funds were transferred to the institutions, funding will now go directly to the students. As a result, universities and colleges in Kenya will likely fight for students’ attention. “Universities […]
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UNDERFUNDING The State Department for Higher Education and Research is facing a budget deficit of Sh39.5 billion for recurrent expenditure, a report to Departmental Committee on Education and Research shows. The report said the recurrent expenditure requirement for the 2023/2024 Financial Year was Sh153.9 billion against an allocation of Sh114.3 billion. “It’s worthwhile to note […]
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COLLEGE PLACEMENT The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service portal is now open and eligible students have until June 7, 2023, to apply for placement or revise their courses. The application is open for placement in various universities and TVET colleges countrywide. KUCCPS said 2020 KCSE candidates are eligible to apply for placement in […]
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University of Embu Vice-Chancellor Prof Daniel Mugendi has linked robust team work to the stellar performance of the university following the ranking of the university as the best performing state corporation in the 2021/22 financial year performance contracting evaluation. The VC said that the institution which started as Embu Agricultural Training College, a constituent college […]
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Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu Wednesday held discussions with a delegation from the National University Commission of Nigeria led by Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, who paid him a courtesy call at Jogoo House. Machogu said Kenya and Nigeria share plenty in common, therefore the need to form collaborations and work together in getting solutions to common problems affecting […]
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The University of Embu has been ranked the best performing State Corporation in the just released performance contracting report. In the report, the University attained a composite score of 1.7272 followed by the National Irrigation Authority which managed a composite score of 1.7729. Of the top ten ranks, four public universities made it to the list, which […]
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The University of Embu has been ranked the best performing State Corporation in the just released performance contracting report. In the report, the University attained a composite score of 1.7272 followed by the National Irrigation Authority which managed a composite score of 1.7729. Of the top ten ranks, four public universities made it to the list, which […]
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State has invested Sh20 billion to improve the maritime courses at the Bandari Maritime college in Mombasa. Speaking on Thursday during the official launch of the Bandari Maritime academy strategic plan 2021, principal secretary Shadrack Mwadime said launching of the plan is the beginning of a long journey towards the realisation of the academy as […]
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