Tag: University
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FuturizeU, a healthcare incubator in Africa, targets university-led startups for funding and support
Futurize and AstraZeneca have officially announced the launch of Futurize’s new pioneering HealthTech incubator program, FuturizeU. In collaboration with AstraZeneca, through the A.Catalyst Network, and co-funded by Bristol Myers Squibb, the program will run from September 12 to November 17, 2023. FuturizeU is dedicated to nurturing early-stage university startups in Africa’s healthcare sector. Its core mission is to equip the upcoming…
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An innovation by four university students that translates the local dialect into English or Kiswahili to make it easier for doctors to diagnose patients’ symptoms remotely has emerged as the overall winner of the fourth season of the Game of Learners (GoL) competition. The solution, dubbed ‘Jambo Care,’ was developed by Team Ruby, which beat…
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Training course designed to magnify the lecturer’s delivery of core general management and drive engagement with advanced technology topics. Lecturers will be able to experiment with alternative teaching techniques and glean additional essential insight and research studies best practices.
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KCB Foundation will provide full scholarships to 251 University students this year. The Group Director Marketing, Corporate Affairs & Citizenship, Rosalind Gichuru commissioned this group of students who will be joining various tertiary institutions on August 26, 2022 during an event at KCB Leadership Center. The event was graced by hundreds of KCB Education scholarship…
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A students’ innovation featuring a website that encourages the public to plant trees has been named the winner of this year’s Game of Learners competition, which has been hosted by Microsoft’s Africa Development Center (ADC) for the past three years. The winning team – Green Wavers – comprised of Purity Jangaya (University of Nairobi), Ian…
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The 2022 season of Microsoft’s Africa Development Center (ADC)-sponsored Game of Learners (GOL) competition has officially begun. The GOL initiative, now in its third year, aims to improve digital and coding abilities among African university students. It’s organized as a 5-week hackathon around a theme, with teams led by Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors tackling a…
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The 2022 season of Microsoft’s Africa Development Center (ADC)-sponsored Game of Learners (GOL) competition has officially begun. The GOL initiative, now in its third year, aims to improve digital and coding abilities among African university students. It’s organized as a 5-week hackathon around a theme, with teams led by Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors tackling a…
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IT solutions and technology provider, Dimension Data, and its parent company NTT, have partnered for the second time in a row with Red Bull Basement to empower the next generation of university students to innovate for good. Today’s students are driven by entrepreneurial ambitions and a purposeful desire to make a positive impact. The program…
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More students are set to join the Rubis Energy Kenya Scholarship Fund (REKESF) this academic year. The scholarships are awarded to needy students from underprivileged homes who have performed exceptionally well. They will join 29 other secondary school students and 16 university students who are currently beneficiaries of the fund in both secondary and university…
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Huawei Kenya has launched its new initiative UniTech Talk, a regular lecture series for university lecturers, students and tech enthusiasts to share the latest technologies, industry trends, development policies and insights. During the pandemic, the technology sector has played a critical role in minimizing disruptions to the economy and creating new opportunities for economic and…
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Huawei Technologies Kenya has announced the opening of the Seeds for the Future Sky program which is open to all university undergraduates undertaking ICT related degrees. This will be the first time in its history the long-running program will be held virtually, and opens up the opportunity to students across the country. To ensure maximum…