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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Partnerships with Alumni :Resource Development

Eng. Joseph Njoroge, MBS,MD&CEO, Kenya Power,

Chairman, MBA Chapter, UoN Alumni Association.

2012 EFMD Africa Conference, hosted by Strathmore Business School and University of Nairobi School of Business, 11th – 12th October 2012


Background of UoN Alumni Association• University of Nairobi Alumni Association was launched in February

5, 2005 to play the following roles:

– Alumni Relations– University Advancement– Students Mentorship– Communications &– Industry Linkages

• University of Nairobi, being the oldest and first University in Kenya established in 1956, has the highest number of Alumni 136,000.


UON Alumni ChaptersUniversity of Nairobi has 6 colleges and over 30 schools, institutes, centres and departments specialized in specific discipline. The agenda of Alumni Association is to create an alumni chapter for each discipline.

So far we have launched:– MBA Chapter– Medicine Chapter– Veterinary Medicine Chapter– Range Management Chapter– Journalism Chapter– Agriculture Chapter


MBA Alumni Chapter• Key objective: to provide a forum through which the alumni of UoN can

participate in its governance and develop activities to raise the profile and image of their alma mater

• Value addition activities:– Organizing the annual African International Business and Management

[AIBUMA] Conferences in liaison with UoN School of Business– Planning development and fundraising for the proposed Alumni Centre Project– Facilitating internship for business students– Leadership & governance – Leadership & Strategy Shapers initiative – Alumni Member recruitment – Alumni education during UoN graduation days– Creating linkages between MBA graduates, business firms & academia


UoN Alumni Association Achievements Since 2005

Sponsorship of networking forums

Kshs 12 million(US$ 140,000)

Sponsorship of conferences


Scholarships & Bursaries Kshs 9 million(US$ 105,000)

Students and CSR activities

Kshs 2.4 million(US$ 28,000)

Alumni Office Renovation at Science Campus


Alumni Office Operations

Kshs 5.4 million(US$ 63,500)

Investment towards Alumni Centre


TOTAL Kshs 65 million(US$ 765,000)


Areas of Partnerships• Sponsoring Alumni Networking Forums• Alumni Newsletter production through advertisements• Leadership and governance of association• Students Scholarships• Students internships• Gifts and donations• Professional services• Membership contributions• Public lectures• Students mentorship• Inputs in curriculum review and development


Alumni Future Plans in Advancement

Assets Development Endowment Fund: • Alumni Centre Students Bursaries • Students Hostels Scholarships• Talents Academy Research Grants• Research & Innovation Centre Distinguished Service Awards• Executive Education Centre Leadership Programmes• Modern Lecture Theatres ICTs Networks• Renovation of University Facilities Students

Mentorships/Internships


PROPOSED UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

ALUMNI CENTRE


ALUMNI CENTRE• The Alumni Center is estimated to cost Kshs 900 million (US$ 11.2 million)

according to the draft design and will take 2-3 years to complete(2013 to 2015). The University of Nairobi Council has donated 2 acre land as their contribution to the Alumni Centre project.

• The project will be funded by internal sources such as the alumni contributions, outsourced funds from well wishers, friends, corporates, donors and collaborators.

• We welcome our alumni, corporates and donors to join hands with us as we deliver this US$ 11.2 million World Class Alumni Centre.

• The Association has set aside Kshs 40 million (US$ 480,000) towards the construction of the Alumni Center.


ENDOWMENT FUND• The ultimate goal of the Alumni Association is to build a University

Endowment Fund through the income generated by the Alumni Centre.

• The interest will be used to finance the University’s operations such as research grants, students scholarships, students hostels, lecture theatres, ICT networks, executive education centre, renovating and upgrading the university’s infrastructure.


FUTURE PROSPECTS IN ALUMNI COLLABORATION• Chapters to continue fulfilling the mutual roles originally envisaged in the establishment

of discipline based Chapters to supplement activities of the umbrella Association• Main objective of the Chapters remains to provide a forum through which the alumni of

UoN can participate in its governance and develop activities to raise the profile and image of their alma mater

• Chapters will continue to be a useful catchment for business opportunities and a forum to establish useful linkages with graduates who are managing business in various sectors of the economy

• Chapters will continue to fulfill their mandate while nurturing their growth through member recruitment and other activities to support the UoN

• Alumni will continue to share their practical experience with academia to provide the required fusion between theory and practice for students pursuing business studies

• All UoN graduates should enroll as members in their Chapters and umbrella Association to tap into the benefits of collaboration, networking & shared values


“If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow

trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.”

— Ancient Chinese Proverb


Thank You!

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