Announcement

Throughout the years several industry players have formed lasting partnerships with the FVM. One such collaboration is one with ROYAL CANIN. The company is a French based pet nutrition company which has over the years supported the faculty in several aspects such as Prizes for the best students, teaching materials, scholarships for symposium attendance and guest lectures. In 2019, a partnership was launched to refurbish the Small animal Clinic kennels and cattery. The design team led by Dr. Lilyan Mathai saw modern cat and dog friendly housing units installed. The project valued at over 2 Million shillings saw the clinic receive a model cattery unit and have the kennels refurbished. Other aspects included the provision of teaching materials for students in the clinics and consultation rooms. The handover ceremony of the cattery and kennels  was held at the Small Animal Clinic Seminar room attended by Kim Tran, the principal CAVs, Dean FVM, Chairman CSD and faculty staff and students. Royal Canin has continued this collaboration through providing online lectures on canine nutrition when the pandemic struck through Dr. Jena Mwakugu the scientific communication manager. Royal Canin continues to support students through a new initiative “LUNCH and LEARN” where student get to learn a topic during their Wednesday lunch break and get a free lunch. This session will include a lecture and a clinical case presentation presented by Dr. Lilyan Mathai.

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is proud of its four graduands who will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) of the University of Nairobi at the 64th graduation ceremony on Friday December 11, 2020. The graduation ceremony will be held at a time when the University is celebrating 50 years of existence since it was formed after the dissolution of the University of East Africa in 1970. The graduands, who are all ladies, are Dr. Peter Shepelo Getrude, Dr. Mary Nyambura Gichunge, Dr. Stella Kiambi and Dr. Sirma Anima Jematia Kigen. The faculty cerebrates these graduands.

The University of Nairobi wishes to inform all students from the Colleges Of Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences, Architecture & Engineering, Biological & Physical Sciences, Education & External Studies and ODeL Campus, who qualified for the award of various degrees and diplomas at the end of last academic year (2019/2020) and members of the public, that the 63rd Graduation Ceremony will be held VIRTUALLY on Friday, September 25, 2020 commencing at 8.00 a.m. at the Great Court. The event will be streamed live through the following links; www.uonbi.ac.ke/livestream and University of Nairobi.

Follow link for more information: https://uonbi.ac.ke/content/63rd-graduation-ceremony

The University of Nairobi has come up with an Online Help Desk at

helpdesk.uonbi.ac.ke

As a faculty, there's an e-mail enquiry where students can direct their queries concerning Veterinary Medicine issues and SMIS to

vethelp@uonbi.ac.ke

BVM Student Shines as Kenyan team wins the 2019 OHCEA Global Health Case Competition

Gabriel Guyo, a fourth year Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine student was one of the six students representing Kenya in the 2019 One Health Central and Eastern Africa (OHCEA) Global health Competition held in Kampala, Uganda. The Kenyan team comprised of one student each from Faculty of Medicine, School of Nursing and School of Dentistry from University of Nairobi, while School of Medicine and School of Dentistry at Moi University contributed one student each.

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