The University of Eldoret proudly celebrates the outstanding achievement of four of its students who represented the institution with distinction at the prestigious Red White & Build US–Kenya Hackathon national finals held at the US Embassy in Nairobi. The hackathon was organized by STEM Impact Center Kenya in partnership with the U.S. Embassy Kenya and brought together top student innovators from across the country to develop technology-driven solutions addressing real-world challenges.

University of Eldoret, 27th January 2026

In a strategic move to strengthen digital literacy, research support services, and digital transformation, the University of Eldoret Library successfully conducted a comprehensive e-resources and information retrieval training for its library staff on 27th January 2026.

TAGDEV 2.0 is a collaborative between RUFORUM, Mastercard Foundation, the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and life Sciences (GCHERA) and 12 African universities The main goal is to strengthen universities and TVET institutions to better serve communities by skilling and empowering Africa’s young people and their

C-LaSAIR, an initiative funded by the Gates Foundation (referred to as the foundation), is part of Grand Challenges for Accelerating Catalyzing Solutions for Climate Change’s Impact on Health, Agriculture, and Gender (

The University held a Disability Awareness Workshop at the Kenya School of Government (KSG), Baringo, from 30th January to 1st February 2026. The workshop aimed at promoting awareness, inclusion, and disability mainstreaming within the University. The workshop brought together university management, staff from the Dean of Students’ Office, members of the Disability Mainstreaming Committee, students with disability and key stakeholders from national and county government.

Activities for 2025

With the financial support of the University of Potsdam, Germany, we were able to run a series of activities in September, 2025, as part of the activities under this project. Specifically, we did the following:

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The President’s Award–Kenya (PA-K), University of Eldoret Chapter, proudly participated in the Gold Award Presentation Ceremony held at State House, Nairobi on 21st January 2026.

Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) hosted the Institutional Working Groups (IWGs) to a Workshop at Sawela Lodges, Naivasha, from 14th to 15th January 2026. The workshop was a follow-up engagement on the preparation of the Entrepreneurial and Commercialization Masterplan aimed at aligning institutional strategies with the Government of Kenya’s national Entrepreneurship and Commercialization agenda. Cohort 3 institutions, including the University of Eldoret (UoE), were required to present their draft master plans for peer review and technical input from KeNIA.