School of Science and Technology

USIU-Africa secures 2nd place in the L'Oréal Brandstorm Global Competition
Jul 7, 2023 - By Prisca Akinyi In a remarkable triumph for Kenyan innovation, Team IRIS, led by Prisca Akinyi, secured an impressive 2nd place in the L'Oréal Brandstorm competition. Out of a staggering 92,000 registrants representing 150 universities worldwide,...    

USIU-Africa students win the Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championship
May 26, 2023 - A team of four students from the United States International University-Africa, and winners in the education category of the 2023 Imagine Cup world finals qualifying round have won the World Championship. The team qualified from 48 competing global...    

Safaricom launches a technical immersion program on campus
May 26, 2023 - By Patrick Wamuyu The Safaricom Engineering Community – Performance Engineering Chapter will be hosting a one-month Accelerate program at USIU-Africa from Friday, May 19 to Friday, June 9, 2023. Safaricom’s technical immersion program will be...    

USIU-Africa students qualify for Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championship
Apr 6, 2023 - Four students from USIU-Africa have qualified for the 2023 Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championship set to take place in May. The team emerged winners in the education category of the 2023 Imagine Cup world finals qualifying round, where they beat...    

USIU-Africa hosts annual Innovation Day and Hackathon event in partnership with Blipearth
Mar 24, 2023 - By Collins Oduor and CTW Team The 2023 USIU-Africa Innovation and Hackathon event, sponsored by Blipearth Inc., was a huge success, attracting over 100 students from different universities in Kenya. Blipearth Inc. is a leading technology company...    

Coding for Employment Center of Excellence launched at USIU-Africa
Feb 2, 2023 - By Agnes Igecha, Felix Kiptoch and Diana Njenga On Wednesday, February 1, the Coding for Employment Center of Excellence was launched at USIU-Africa in partnership with the Africa Development Bank and Junior Achievers Kenya. The Center will provide...    

The Computing Department hosts two-high profile events in November
Dec 1, 2022 - By Patrick Wamuyu In November, the Computer Department played host to two events, Droidcon Kenya 2022 and the Google DevFest. Droidcon is a global conference focused on the engineering of Android applications, providing a forum for developers to...    

Kenya's Cyber Shujaa Program to Grow Population of Women Cybersecurity Professionals
Dec 1, 2022 - By Duncan Ondigo and Taigu Muchiri Kenya has set a new target of female cybersecurity professionals to reduce the yawning skills gap amid a relentless surge in cybercrime. With global data showing that women hold only 25 per cent of cybersecurity...    

School of Science and Technology hosts a guest speaker session for the Summer 2021 class
Jul 28, 2021 - By Dr. Collins Oduor As part of its efforts to ensure that our students are equipped with practical knowledge, the School of Science and Technology recently hosted an interactive class session with Mr. Dancun Ondimu, Principal Prosecution Counsel,...    

The School of Science and Technology hosts a career talk at Makini Cambridge School
Jun 23, 2021 - Caption : Dr. Collins Oduor (third from the right) with some of the students and parents following the career talk at Makini Cambridge School. The talk was attended by 34 Year 9 students and their parents. By Dr. Collins Oduor and CTW Team As part...