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91�� Graduates to Benefit from PWC Graduate Trainee Program

enekesa — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:25:34 +0000

A team from PricewaterhouseCoopers on Friday February 21, 2020 visited the 91��’s School of Business at Lower Kabete for a graduate recruitment drive. The students in attendance were from the School of Business, School of Mathematics and School of Economics. The team from PwC comprised of officers from different lines of service at PwC including Assurance, Tax, Advisory and the Internal Firms Services.

Dr. Githii Wainaina, an Associate Dean at the School of Business welcomed the team from PwC and encouraged the students to take advantage of the opportunity to apply for the graduate trainee program with the PwC, a top multinational company.

Mr. Benson Okundi a Partner and Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers welcomed students to the session and highlighted that the main purpose of PwC is to build trust in society and solve important problems. Mr. Okundi further noted that the firm currently has over 250,000 employees across 158 countries and this therefore provides a global network and exposure especially for young graduates to learn, grow and develop into the accomplished professionals that they aspire to be.

The 2020 PwC graduate recruitment program tagged ‘Be part of something special’ offers students a great global working experience to make a difference, build lasting relationships, for personal growth and to be recognized for outstanding contributions. PwC is therefore the right place for fresh graduates with different degree disciplines, backgrounds and life experiences to kick off their careers.

This sensitization session was also attended by the Director of Careers Services, Mr. Johnson Kinyua who encouraged the students to not only apply for the graduate trainee program but to also grasp the advice from the employer and make a difference in their life both academically and professionally. Mr. Kinyua took note of the shrinking job opportunities in the country and encouraged students to think out of the box in order to be relevant in this fast growing, dynamic yet hard economic times.

The team from PwC welcomed graduates from any discipline to apply for the program. The selected students will go through tailored training, learning and development programmes that are aimed at building strong foundational skills in the different lines of service that PwC offers.

91�� Alumni at PwC shared their working experiences at PwC. Paul Mwiti, a 2019 Bachelor of Economics graduate from 91�� now working with PwC indicated that the firm offers highly streamlined services and is very supportive to its employees on personal matters. Other Alumni from 91�� that shared their experiences include Rosemary Mundia (B.Com, Finance), Victoria Kibugi (B.Com Finance), Edwin Kago (Bachelors of Economics & Statistics), Eliud Ian (B.Com, Finance) and Joshua Kaunda (B.Com, Finance). Overall, the 91�� alumni at PwC shared their great experiences ranging from skills development, personal growth, diversity and global professional experience among others.

PwC targets 2019 graduates and those who will have completed their course work awaiting graduation by September 2020. Applications for the graduate recruitment program were open from February 14, 2020 and will close on the 31st March 2020.Applications should be done online on the PWC website under the careers section where one is supposed to fill a form and submit the same for review. Successful candidates shall be notified through email.

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14 91�� Students Benefit from Mitsubishi Corporation Scholarship

enekesa — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 06:33:04 +0000

14 bright and needy students from the 91�� have benefited from Mitsubishi Corporation scholarship. The joyful students couldn’t hide their joy when they received the good news. Each student will get a cash stipend of Kshs. 65,200/-

Mitsubishi Corporation scholarship support to bright students from humble background has been ongoing over the last 10 years and a total of 126 students have benefited over the period. Students who have been beneficiaries are from Faculty of Arts especially those doing Bachelor of Arts (Geography). Other students who have also benefited are those doing Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Conservation and Management and Bachelor of Education (Geography)

91�� Students beneficiaries with Management and Mitsubishi CEO

According to Mitsubishi CEO, Mr. Nishi, the corporation is not just interested in making profits, but also in doing sustainable business and supporting the environment. By supporting students pursuing environment related courses, they are achieving their agenda of supporting the environment. “I hope the scholarship becomes valuable. May your dreams and the dreams of the country come true,” he said. He urged students to continue with social interactions, being the change agents in environmental campaigns and planting trees.

Established in 1959 in Kenya, Mitsubishi Corporation is a leading Japanese company that makes automobiles, escalators, power plants among others. In Kenya, they have been involved in many infrastructure projects like the construction of Mombasa Airport in 1970s and construction Okaria Geothermal in 1980s.

91�� Vice Chancellor, Prof. Isaac Mbeche, thanked Mitsubishi Corporation for supporting students over the last decade and for opening a new chapter going forward. He observed that the selection of students represents equal gender balance and the face of Kenya. He observed that a total of 8.5Million has been used to support students in the last decade. “I request Mitsubishi Corporation to consider more students and other areas of collaboration including research. To students, I urge you to work hard and propagate the core mission of Mitsubishi and the 91��”, he said. The Vice Chancellor, was represented by Prof. Julius Ogeng’o, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs.

Chairman, Geography Department, Dr. Boniface Wambua took the opportunity to thank Mitsubishi Corporation for supporting students since 2009. He opined that the funds have enabled students from poor backgrounds to finish their studies. He stated that the students have transformed communities by engaging in tree planting, environmental cleanups and being agents of change in the mitigating the adverse effects of climate change. “Selection was jointly done by the 91�� and Mitsubishi Corporation. Selection was done to represent the face of Kenya,” he said.

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91�� students win the KQ Design Challenge

enekesa — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:15:33 +0000

On the 9^th of October 2019, Kenya Airways hosted a one of a kind fashion show, dubbed Kenya Airways (KQ) Sustainability Design Challenge. The well attended event had the who’s who in the Kenyan fashion industry, media and students from various colleges/ universities in the house and directors, management and staff of KQ led by the airline’s Chief Commercial Officer - Ursula Siling.

91��'s School of Arts and design win the KQ Design Sustainalibility challenge on October 9, 2019

The KQ Sustainability Design Challenge was a call sent to leading Fashion Design Schools in Nairobi, with the aim of tapping the students’ creativity in upcycling and sustainability projects, in line with the SDG goals no. 8, 9 and 12 all aimed towards decent work and economic growth for the youth, industry, innovation and infrastructure and responsible consumption and production of goods.

Every so often, airlines around the world change their uniforms and in so doing they may have old uniforms that are not of use anymore. Instead of probably throwing the old uniforms into the trash like most corporates do, Kenya Airways through its Suitability Department led by Jacquie Muhati, engaged Fashion students from various private and public colleges in Nairobi and set them a challenge to design and produce fashion items from old uniforms and produce fashions items that may appeal to various target audiences. In line with this, 5 students (working in groups) per institution were tasked to recycle the old KQ uniforms and materials and add an eco-friendly touch to their brands. The students were given one month to come up with upcycled products from Kenya Airways and Partners, in the hope that from this, they could create a solution as a future option for upcycling uniforms.

The culmination of this challenge was the well put together Fashion show at the airline ’s hangar- beautifully curated with Pridestars from Kenya Airways Price Centre walking the runway, with the products designed by the students. The company CCO Ursula Silling in a speech, reassured all that as a company, their agenda was and is premised on ensuring they throw away nothing that can be reused or re purposed. “I would therefore like to reinforce our commitment to working with different partners, students, youth and fashion designers to upcycle our products to develop new ones and in some cases add value to some existing products. ”

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Scholarships from Rattansi Trust

wmaina — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 06:08:13 +0000

Selected needy students from private and public universities and the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) received a big boost towards their education after Rattansi Education Trust donated Kshs. 25 Million towards their education.

Speaking during the cheque donation exercise, where over 20 higher learning institutions were represented, Dr. Vijoo Rattansi, Chairperson of the Rattansi Education Trust, said that helping people in need is a real opportunity to advance equity, and a service to promote love and peace in the Universe.

“For us at Rattansi Foundation, caring for needy students and helping them to achieve their dreams is our life time happiness. We do not give because we have excess but our foundation’s acts of charity are founded on the promise that moral sensibility is a sense of duty,” she said. “We believe that, the little seed we are planting in the form of bursary would go a long way in transforming individuals, their families and the whole society.”

The cheques were issued on October 24, 2019 at the 91�� Council Chambers.

91�� Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Isaac Mbeche took the opportunity to thank Dr. Rattansi who is also the Chancellor of the University, for the support the Foundation has accorded many students over the years. Prof. Mbeche noted that the scholarship fund has helped many bright and needy students to pursue their university education at various universities across the country. The beneficiaries are now serving the society in various sectors within the country and abroad.

Present at the event was Prof. Stephen Kiama, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Human, Resource and Administration and representatives from various universities.

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91���� Graduates to Benefit from PWC Graduate Trainee Program

14 91���� Students Benefit from Mitsubishi Corporation Scholarship

91���� students win the KQ Design Challenge

Scholarships from Rattansi Trust

91�� - 91�� students

91�� Graduates to Benefit from PWC Graduate Trainee Program

14 91�� Students Benefit from Mitsubishi Corporation Scholarship

91�� students win the KQ Design Challenge