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The Wangari Maathai Institute (WMI) welcomed four new interns on February 08, 2021. The interns are part of the Public Service Internship Programme, a government initiative aimed at offering graduates the opportunity to develop professional skills and gain work experience in the public service. During the first orientation meeting, Prof. David Mungai, Director, WMI introduced the interns to the Institute’s core functions.

See the document below for information on the PANCES Modelling Training Seminar

PANCES Modelling Training Seminar.pdf

Below please find the relevant documents for the call.

Call for Application for Admission to Msc and PhD Programs at the Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development, UNEP-Tongji University, 2021.pdf

2021 Mentor list in the College of Environment, Tongji University.pdf

Prof. David N. Mungai, Director WMI, presented two (2) graduands from the Wangari Maathai Institute during the 64th graduation ceremony held at the University of Nairobi on December 11, 2020.

The tree planting exercise was in response to a request by the Ministry of Education to set aside 10% of the University land for afforestation. The University Management tasked the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences to lead this noble initiative.

The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies (WMI) was privileged to hold the first UoN@50 Webinar Series on Wednesday 23 September, 2020 from 2.00pm. Prof. Stephen Kiama, Vice Chancellor, University of Nairobi, officially opened the Webinar. In his remarks, Prof. Kiama pointed out that the WMI carries the legacy of the late Prof. Wangari Maathai.

Prof. Nyamasyo today donated several books with different environmental themes to the Institute’s library. He retired in June 2020 from the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi. Prof. Nyamasyo has been lecturing at the Wangari Maathai Institute (WMI) since 2013. He taught Integrated Natural Resource Management and Integrated Environmental Management to our M.Sc. and PhD students, respectively. He also supervised several WMI Masters and PhD students since 2013.

University of Nairobi is offering 137 masters scholarships for the 2020/2021 academic year. The
applications are open only to applicants for the September 2020 intake.

General guidelines to applicants

Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria among other specific criteria by their respective
units.