Prof. Bayer, Hochschule Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Vice Chancellor Kenyatta University Prof. Paul K. Wainaina and Dr. Manu Chandaria, Chairman Chandaria Foundation with other guests  during the Kick-off Meeting of the KU-HNU-DAAD Project on 3rd May 2017;

The project involves capacity building of lecturers and instructors who will later be instrumental in the contextualization of innovation and entrepreneurship into the respective school’s programmes.

A total of 25 lecturers from the four (4) schools will be trained in Germany over the next 4 years under the training of trainers programme. After the training, the lecturers together with the team from Chandaria BIIC will work to support student projects (students will form teams of two each that includes scientist/ engineer and a business student). This student project will be developed into a start-up and presented in an investor conference slated for 16th November 2017, where funding up to Euros. 8,000 is available.

The four-year project has the following outcomes for the partnering universities:

(a) Kenyatta University
1. Strengthening and improvement of the capabilities, the quality and the market orientation of the existing education programmes
2. Improvement of the breadth and depth of education and support offerings for graduating and graduated students at the Chandaria Business Innovation and Incubation Centre

(b) Hochschule Neu-Ulm University
1. Strengthening and operationalization of the newly established partnership with Kenyatta University (first MoU signed March 2016)
2. Improvement of the positioning of HNU in Eastern Africa as a practice- oriented partner for the support and improvement of local and regional development projects driven by African partner universities

In the four-year project life, four (4) schools in Kenyatta University will benefit as follows:

KU staff and students led by acting Chancellor Prof. Paul Wainaina (center) distribute famine relief food worth Ksh2.5M in Garissa county.

Caution to all Applicants
Please note that the following irregularities are prohibited and will lead to disqualification and further disciplinary action against the applicants involved:-

1. Claiming for marks in a unit or units not validly registered in the Semester they were taken.
2. Applying for graduation when one had not completed their studies by the Semester and Academic Year stipulated for the August 2017 graduation- i.e. Regular, Institutional-Based and Digital School students who have already completed their studies or will have done so by the end of May, 2017.
3. Applying for graduation when one is either on suspension or has been discontinued.
4. Applying for graduation when one has more than one retake (for undergraduates) or a supplementary (for postgraduates).
5. Giving false information in this graduation application form.

An incubate at Chandaria Business Innovation and Incubation Centre, Joseph Ngugi Nyambura, has been selected to participate in the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young Africa Leaders .
Joseph will arrive in the United States on 16 June 2017 and is expected to spend six weeks taking part in an academic and Leadership Institute at the Drake University in Des Moines State of Iowa .He will hone his leadership skills and network with other young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States.

After his academic residency, Joseph is expected to travel to Washington DC to participate in a three-day Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit from July 31 to 2 August 2017.During the summit, he will have the opportunity to interact with U.S leaders in the fields of business, government and the non-profit sector. Upon completion of the US- based program, his fellowship continues in Africa, where he will have access to ongoing professional development, networking and a variety of possible funding sources.

The innovator is also expected to participate in professional development experience in one of the companies at the United States.
Joseph is the founder of Cleanstar Company Limited, a start-up incubated at the Chandaria Business Innovation and Incubated Centre. Cleanster manufactures soap from recycled waste cooking oil. He has a production site in Kahawa West with five employees.

Joseph who is a Kenyatta University alumnus is the second incubate to be selected for the Mandela Washington Fellowship after Levit Nudi who last year was selected for the 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship.
Levit a student at Kenyatta University, is working on a device - Toto Sense which is a breathing monitor for assisting parents to monitor the vital signs in children to help detect potential signs of lung complications .This will encourage early diagnosis and treatment of diseases as pneumonia. 
Both incubates are also YALI RLC East Africa Alumnus.