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
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Background of UoN Alumni Association
• University of Nairobi Alumni Association was launched in
February 5, 2005 to play
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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.
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UON Alumni Chapters
University 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
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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
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UoN Alumni Association Achievements Since 2005
Sponsorship of
networking forums
Sponsorship of
conferences
Scholarships & Bursaries
Kshs 12 million
(US$ 140,000)
Kshs 3 million
(US$ 35,000)
Kshs 9 million
(US$ 105,000)
Students and CSR
activities
Alumni Office Renovation
at Science Campus
Kshs 2.4 million
(US$ 28,000)
Kshs 2 million
(US$ 23,500)
Alumni Office Operations
Kshs 5.4 million
(US$ 63,500)
Kshs 41 million
(US$ 482,000)
Kshs 65 million
(US$ 765,000)
Investment towards
Alumni Centre
TOTAL
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Areas of Partnerships
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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
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Alumni Future Plans in Advancement
Assets Development
• Alumni Centre
• Students Hostels
• Talents Academy
• Research & Innovation Centre
• Executive Education Centre
• Modern Lecture Theatres
• Renovation of University Facilities
Endowment Fund:
Students Bursaries
Scholarships
Research Grants
Distinguished Service Awards
Leadership Programmes
ICTs Networks
Students Mentorships/Internships
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PROPOSED
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
ALUMNI CENTRE
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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.
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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.
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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
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“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
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Thank You!
Please visit our alumni website:
http://alumni.uonbi.ac.ke
alumni@uonbi.ac.ke