In order to meet our Vision and Mission, the University usually hold bi-annual International Interdisciplinary Conference in order to promote the discovery, invention, application and dissemination of new knowledge through research and innovation. In this financial year, the University under the Directorate of Research and Innovation has held two conferences for the different schools namely the 8IIC-2023 Conference and the 9IIC-2024 Conference.

The Outreach and International Students’ Centre (OISC) in collaboration with Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (KCIC) held a one-week technical training as part of the MoU implementation. It was conducted under the KCIC’s ‘Vijana na Agribiz’ project. A total of seventy-five (75) Incubatees attended the training which was held at the OISC from Monday, 22nd to Friday, 26th April 2024 and it focused on three value chains; Horticulture Production, Apiculture and Aquaculture.

A. Horticultural Production

The  Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and  Environmental Audit (EA) Training,  a 3-week intensive course, began on 13th May 2024. The training is done under an approved National  Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) and the University of Eldoret SES 805 Curriculum.

The UoE Community, led by Prof. Beatrice Were, the Ag. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & Students' Affairs), representing the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Thomas Cheruiyot, planted trees as a living tribute to the lives lost during the recent floods and the families affected by the tragedy.

Our planet Earth will taken care of as we plant more trees. We are mitigating climate change and creating an environmental haven for future generations.

#Towards15BillionTrees
#TreePlantingDay 
#uoeflameofknowledgeandinnovation

The swearing in of the 11th Students’ Council took place on Thursday 18th April, 2024 at the School of Business conference room.  The swearing in was presided over by the University Senior Legal Officer who is also a commissioner for oaths, Mr. Steven Anditi.  A total of 27 newly elected School Representatives and 7 (seven) members of the Students’ Council were sworn in.

The Directorate of Industrial Linkages, Partnerships and Collaborations (ILPC) core mandate is to promote linkages, partnerships and collaboration with Industry, Research Institutions, County Governments, Government Agencies, organized community groups and institutions of higher learning.  The main purpose of the Directorate is to advance mutual interests, shared goals, ideas and information, which aims at increased bilateral and multilateral agreements/memorandum of understandings (MoU) tailored towards achieving institutional and national goals like the Kenya Vision 2030.

Aligning to the call to plant 15 billion trees by the year 2032, and 10 billion trees by 2027, the University has received assorted seeds, both indigenous and exotic, from the Ministry of Education in partnership with Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI).

The assorted tree seeds were presented to the University by Mr. Abdi Kea from the State Department for Higher Education and Research, Ministry of Education and received by Dr. Chris Saina, the School of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, at the KEFRI Seed Centre in Muguga, Nairobi.

To: All Students

This is to inform you that for those who have not cleared their school fees should clear in full.  Those whose authorization letters are valid upto 26th April, 2024 should come for other new authorization letters after paying the fees in full. Otherwise, you will not be allowed to continue with your exams from next week 29th Monday, April 2024. For those who have already cleared fees should request another new authorization letter from Registrar Academics.

Kindly comply.

The University of Eldoret, through the Directorate of Quality Assurance, conducted the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System Document Review Workshop between 26th & 29th March, 2024.  The participants at this workshop were the process owners and were expected to finalize the revision of the processes allocated to them.

Outreach and International Students’ Centre (OISC) in collaboration with the Soil Science Department held a one-hour live Radio and one-hour live TV talk-shows at KASS media group. The topic covered was soil testing and fertilizer use in response to the various requests from North Rift on importance of soil testing. The discussants were Dr. Abigael N. Otinga, the Head of Soil Science Department assisted by Mr. Hillary Ketem from the Outreach and International Students’ Centre.