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UoN The Only Kenyan University Named In World’s Top 2,000

16May

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UoN The Only Kenyan University Named In World’s Top 2,000

The University of Nairobi has been named the only Kenyan University to make it to the top 2,000 universities globally. In the 2023 ranking edition by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) released on Monday, UoN was placed 1,425th on the list and ranked as the leading higher learning institution in Kenya. CWUR added that UoN's employability rank was recorded at 1,610 which was measured by the professional success of its alumni, including the number of top positions they have held at major companies relative to the university's size (25%). UoN's ranking has however dropped from its position in the CWUR 2022 edition, which placed it at the 1,404th position. Other African countries making the list were South Africa with 12 Universities, with the University of Cape T...

Sudanese Fugitive Captured At UoN Staff Quarters

Detectives in Nairobi have flushed a Sudanese man said to be an “international fugitive” out of his hideout at the University of Nairobi’s staff quarters. Mohamed Nagi Mohamed Magzoub was flushed out of the city campus on Monday evening by Transnational and Organized Crimes detectives who were acting on a tip-off from the public. Detectives said they had established that Mr. Magzoub, who was in possession of a Sudanese passport, is facing organized charges in the country. “Arrangements to extradite the suspect to his home country, where he will face justice, are currently in top gear, as the Directorate looks for the next available flight to Khartoum to hand him over to Sudanese authorities,” read a report by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

UON Kicks Out 30,000 Inactive Students

The University of Nairobi (UoN) has deregistered over 30,000 inactive students in an enrolment clean-up targeting mostly those who have overstayed. The deregistered students, who accounted for more than a third of UoN students, include those who have temporarily withdrawn and deferred studies or are serving suspension. Thousands of university students have deferred their studies for lack of fees in a period the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) has struggled to offer loans amid reduced allocation from the Treasury. The majority of loan applicants come from poor households and require financial support from Helb to pay for their tuition and upkeep, forcing some learners to postpone their studies. Master’s degree courses are supposed to take two years, but many part-t...