Kaimosi Friends University today convened a seminar with a focus on Internationalization and Opportunities, bringing together distinguished thought leaders, diplomats, and the university’s Senate to chart a path toward global competitiveness and strategic institutional growth.
Our focus is on building global partnerships to create a competitive future for our students." - Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Peter Mwita, addressing attendees at the Internationalization seminar
The guest speakers were Prof. Bosire Monari, Chair of Council at the University of Kabianga, and Ms. Charity Kabaya, Trade Commissioner for Education at the Canadian High Commission in Kenya. The engagement underscored Kaimosi Friends University’s commitment to expanding its global footprint through strategic collaborations, international research linkages, and student mobility programs.
Opening the session, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Peter M. Mwita emphasized that as a young and ambitious institution, Kaimosi Friends University must seize opportunities to position itself as a hub for international academic excellence.
“We are deliberately putting strategies to ensure Kaimosi Friends University is renowned university in the direction of pure and applied sciences. We are creating strong bridges between local expertise and global innovation, ensuring that our students, staff, and research outputs are part of the global conversation,” he said.
Prof. Bosire Monari, Chair of Council at the University of Kabianga, sharing insights on governance and strategic partnerships at the Kaimosi Friends University seminar.
Prof. Monari shared insights from his leadership experience, highlighting the need for deliberate policy frameworks to anchor internationalization within university governance. He noted that global engagement is not a luxury but a necessity for relevance in today’s interconnected education ecosystem.
“Universities must embed internationalization through curriculum design, research partnerships, and cross-border networks, as a young university, this is an area we should build a pipeline that starts with research, incubation and commercialization.” Said Prof. Monari.
In her address, Ms. Kabaya outlined education-sector opportunities available through Canadian partnerships. She encouraged Kaimosi Friends University to explore academic exchange programmes, and collaborative research aligned with sustainable development goals. She further stressed the potential for cultural and linguistic exchange programs, particularly leveraging Kiswahili and African languages in global education markets.
Members of the senate following keenly presentation by Ms. Charity Kabaya, Trade Commissioner for Education at the Canadian High Commission in Kenya
The meeting explored key growth areas for Kaimosi Friends University, including strengthening research infrastructure to attract bilateral and multilateral funding, establishing industry-linked innovation hubs to commercialize campus research, expanding student and faculty exchange programs, and tapping into global innovation grants as well as trade-linked education initiatives.
Senators engaged actively with the guest speakers, discussing how Kaimosi Friends University can integrate global perspectives into teaching, align research with national development priorities, and build strategic alliances with universities abroad.
The session concluded with a reaffirmation of Kaimosi Friends University’s resolve to drive its strategic growth agenda by leveraging both local strengths and global opportunities. As Prof. Mwita noted, “Internationalization is not just about partnerships—it’s about transformation. We are ready to grow, compete, and lead on the global stage.”
Kaimosi Friends University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Peter Mwita and his DVC(ASAR) pictured with facilitators Prof. Bosire Monari and Ms. Charity Kabaya (Canadian High Commission) following today's successful talks on internationalization.