The sixth instalment of the Nairobi Innovation Week themed “Innovation for Transformation and Impact in the Society” is set to take place from 26th - 28th April 2022 at the University of Nairobi, Main Campus.

The Nairobi Innovation Week (NIW) is an annual event celebrating local and international innovations while enhancing the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Since the first Nairobi Innovation Week in 2015, the University of Nairobi in collaboration with a large number of partners and stakeholders have convened each year to organize and execute the NIW event. However, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the NIW 2020 and 2021 were not held.

A delegation from the Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa visited the University of Nairobi on Monday, 24th January 2022. The purpose of the visit was to identify and discuss areas of potential collaboration between the South African university and the University of Nairobi. The Associate Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Margaret Hutchinson, and the Director, Intellectual Property Management Office, Prof.