Skip to content
Partner Institution

University of Nairobi, Kenya

University of Nairobi, Kenya

The University of Nairobi marked 50 years in 2020, since it was transformed into the first national University in Kenya on July 1, 1970. Since 1970, the University has grown from a faculty based university serving a student population of 2,768 to a college focused university serving over 84,000, currently. 

The University is a research intensive university with a reputation for excellence and a strong and vibrant research culture. Their research work is recognized for its impact and relevance to the East African region. They value its research students as important contributors to their research standing and provides a supportive environment to achieve excellent student outcomes.

Institution's Insights

31 Fellows Enrolled
17 Graduates
56.1 Avg. Time to Completion (Months)
81 Publications by Fellows Source: CARTA Evidence website
$2.37M (USD) External Grants Raised

Gender Distribution

Fellows and Graduates by Cohort

Institutionalization Indicators

CARTA's commitment to sustainability and scalability has yielded notable outcomes over the years as a result of the capacity-building interventions in its African partner universities. To ensure its interventions are integrated into institutional practices, CARTA has organized workshops in its partner institutions (referred to as CARTA Joint Trainings) as well as Trainer of Trainers (referred to as CARTA Joint ToTs) targeting faculty members in the institutions. These interventions include the PhD Training, Supervisory Skills, Grant Writing Workshop, and Institutional Support workshops.

As part of the rigorous mainstreaming efforts, the program has also been supporting its partner institutions to hold trainings and ToTs for their faculty members (referred to as Institutional Trainings and ToTs). Additionally, partner institutions have successfully integrated aspects of CARTA curricula into their research training programs and PhD training practices. These components are now included in their PhD training and have been or are in the process of being approved by the relevant governing bodies at these institutions.

CARTA Joint Trainings and ToT Participants
Training
87 Institutional Support
38 Supervisory Skills
ToT
6 Institutional Support
11 Supervisory Skills
2 Grant Writing Workshops
4 PhD training
Institutional Trainings and ToT Participants
Training
267 Supervisory Skills
21 Grant Writing Workshops
ToT
16 Supervisory Skills

Focal persons at University of Nairobi, Kenya

Your point of contact at this institution.

Alfred Agwanda Otieno

Department of Population Studies