The fifth International Engineering Students Conference, IESC 5.0

The IESC 5.0 presents a chance for all engineering students to interact, network, learn, grow and present their engineering prowess, in whatever capacity they can, as the Conference is for engineering students, by engineering students.

Free your schedules and come to experience educative panel discussions, draw inspiration from the wise words of our prominent guest speakers, put your hands to work in interactive workshops and learn from the experience of others during the project presentations; project done entirely by engineering students like yourselves.

The Department Organizes a Training on Laser Materials Processing of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Alloys

The Department offered a 3-day short course in Laser Materials Processing from 11 th to 15 th March
2022. The training focused on Laser cutting, laser beam welding and laser surface modification of
ferrous and non-ferrous alloys. The training was facilitated by Professor Abdel-Monem El-Batahgy of
Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), Egypt. The Arab Fund for
Technical Assistance to African Countries (AFTAAC) supported Professor El-Batahgy’s trip to Kenya

THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI WINS KENYA SPACE AGENCY RESEARCH GRANT

The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has announced the winner of the Kenya Space Agency research grant for the FY 2021/2022. This award stems from the research chair programme. KSA set aside Ksh 10 million (USD 89,245) for the award of Research Chairs (RC) for FY 2021/2022. The RCs were for 3U Nanosatellite Model Development, Land Cover Data Collection Application Development and Small-scale Crop Mapping Application using Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML).