A fireside panel on Transformative Education at the 21st RUFORUM Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Gaborone, Botswana, has provided a critical space for discussing the systemic reforms required to make higher education in Africa truly transformative.

Professor Isaac Kibwage, the Vice Chancellor of Egerton University, today hosted the Indian Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya Suship Prasad during a distinguished visit to the campus.
The visit aimed to strengthen the longstanding ties between Kenya and India, focusing on educational collaboration and cultural exchange.

Professor Kibwage welcomed the High Commissioner with a tour of the university's facilities, highlighting ongoing partnerships and future opportunities for student exchanges and research collaborations.

The meeting concluded with an engaging discussion on fostering deeper cooperation , emphasizing the importance of academic ties for mutual growth.

The VC and High Commissioner shared a commitment to exchange programmes, discussed ways to strengthen collaboration through joint research projects and knowledge sharing.

Egerton University has marked a major milestone in advancing agri-tech innovation with the launch of its inaugural Agricultural Drone Pilots Training Programme.The initiative, hosted at the institution’s Main Campus in Njoro, has attracted strong support from key partners including the Agricultural Industry Association of Kenya (AAK),TAGDev, CIWAB, Hallo Tractors, Versadrones, the Ogiek Peoples’ Development Program, and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA).

Egerton University on Thursday hosted Her Excellency Guo Haiyan, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Kenya, who awarded scholarships to outstanding students in recognition of the growing educational and research collaboration between China and Kenya.