A new study has spotlighted unreliable electricity as a silent but significant obstacle to digital healthcare transformation across Eastern Africa. In response, it introduces Bright Health, a solar-powered, offline-first digital health solution built to guarantee uninterrupted access to patient data in low-resource settings. The feasibility study was led by Pazion Cherinet, CEO of Orbit Health, […]

Strathmore University hosted a two-day international research dialogue bringing together scholars from Europe and Africa to explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be applied to address key challenges across the continent. The dialogue, held on April 22 and 23, 2026, was organized in collaboration with Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France and the University of Catania under the theme of AI for […]

Stepping into a new country as a student is more than a change of scenery. It is an immersion into a different way of thinking, learning, and living. For many students, an exchange programme represents a defining chapter in their academic journey, one that challenges assumptions and expands horizons in unexpected ways. For this student, […]

Imagine scrolling through your social media feed and suddenly coming across a post asking people to help identify an accident victim. It could be your sibling, parent, partner, or friend. Someone was cycling or riding a motorbike, and now strangers are trying to trace their family and identify the hospital where they were taken. In […]

It was a question that came up early during one of the sessions at the DIGITAfrica Summer School in IT at Strathmore University and it stayed with me. Not just because of its ambition, but because of what it revealed: a curiosity about how intelligent systems actually work beneath the surface. Coming into the programme, […]

The AESS SYP 2025 was the first in a one of a kind event for the IEEE AESS global community; it was the first ever student and young professionals congress for the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society. It was held at Strathmore University, our gracious host, from the 13th to the 15th of August […]

From the 3rd to the 5th of October 2025, Strathmore University became the epicentre of technological curiosity and creativity, hosting the IEEE Tech Ignite Summer School 2025, themed “Personalised Innovation in Emerging Technologies.” The three-day programme, followed by a team-building retreat on the 6th at Camp Ndunda, brought together students, young professionals, and industry experts […]

The School of Computing and Engineering Sciences at Strathmore University recently hosted an Industry Partners Event that brought together leaders from academia, industry, and government to redefine how institutions prepare students for a fast-changing world of work. Redefining Education: From Knowledge Transfer to Skills Mastery Speakers emphasized a shift from traditional teaching toward competency-based learning […]

In an era where industrial challenges demand global solutions, bridging the gap between academic innovation and real-world implementation has never been more critical. From August 15th to 17th, 2025, the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) Students and Young Professionals Congress brought together a vibrant community of innovators, researchers, and students in Tunis, Tunisia, to explore […]

On March 8, 2025, the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), Kenyan Chapter hosted an International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration at Strathmore University under the theme Empowering Women in Leadership: Strategies for Inclusion of Women in STEM. The event brought together academics, industry leaders, policymakers, and students to discuss ways to […]