President Dr. Rob Scott (Life University) and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Thomas Cheruiyot (University of Eldoret) will lead the team developing the joint programmes in Sports Health Science and Chiropractic. The implementation team at UoE is led by Prof. Julius Ochuodho (Director, Resource Mobilization and Strategic Initiatives).

Dr. Rob Scott, President of Life University and Dr. John Downes, Vice-President of Global Initiatives and Dr. Josephine Kandie were taken on a guided tour of the University where they visited the School of Business, Economics and Management Sciences and met with the Dean, Dr. Caroline Ayuma. Thereafter they visited the School of Health Sciences and met with the Ag. Dean, Dr. Evelyne Rotich. As the progammes are centred around sports, the University’s Sports Grounds were visited.

In this year's bulletin, we proudly highlight the remarkable strides made by the University of Eldoret, showcasing our outstanding performance, notable successes, and significant achievements over the past transformative year. This edition captures the essence of our unwavering commitment to excellence in academia, research, and innovation, reflecting the collaborative efforts of our dedicated staff, students, and stakeholders in driving the university’s vision forward.

The University of Eldoret Netball sport has both men and women’s teams. Both teams have posted good results during open tournaments and University competitions. The teams have maintained 1st position  at conference level for many years under coach Ms. Stella Kiptoo, who also doubles up as the UoE athletics coach under the leadership of Kibet Rono, the Games Tutor.  Nationally, both teams have consistently maintained top three positions.

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and the University of Eldoret (UoE) have joined together to contribute to the government's goal of planting 15 billion trees by 2032 to ensure environment sustainability. A delegation from KNH Climate Change committee unit visited the University to discuss the collaborative tree-planting initiative.

Acknowledging that the first cohort of CBC students will be transitioning to the University in 2029, the CBC Preparedness Committee, under the leadership of Dr. Hoseah Kiplagat (Dean, School of Education), in conjunction with the Commission of Education (CUE) and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) hosted a  2-day training on Competency-Based Education (CBE) on December 16th and 17th, 2024. The training was officially opened by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Thomas Cheruiyot, who was represented by Prof. Wilson K. Ng’etich, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration & Finance).

As we celebrate this joyous holiday season, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all staff, students, alumni, and stakeholders for your unwavering support and contributions throughout the year.

Lawrence Mwangi Kairegi, from the School of Engineering, is the 2024 University of Eldoret Valedictorian. 
Lawrence joined University of Eldoret in 2019 to pursue a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical and Production Engineering. Lawrence graduated as the best Valedictorian, having attained a first-class honor's of 80.2%, the highest recorded ever since the University’s inception.

The Kenya Innovation Week Africa Edition at the Edge Conference Center, Nairobi, was a significant milestone for the innovation and startup ecosystem in Africa. Bringing together innovators, policymakers, researchers, educators, and industry leaders, this event provided a platform to share ideas, showcase groundbreaking solutions, and explore strategies to scale innovations to benefit society. Representing the University of Eldoret was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (PRE) and two students to showcase their innovations/prototypes as detailed in Table 1.

The TAGDev 2.0 Implementation team led by the Team Leader Prof. Julius Ochuodho handed over to the University Management led by Prof. Nicholas Makau (Ag. Vice-Chancellor) the instruments of the program during the colourful launch.
In attendance were the Program Partners and Collaborators who included;

Implementing Universities: