Laikipia University welcomed a delegation from China’s Nanjing Agricultural University, led by Vice President Jiang Song, on 20th October 2026 for discussions on possible collaboration in agricultural education, training and research.

Laikipia University on 24th September 2026 hosted members of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Education for a public participation forum on six proposed education Bills.

The School of Humanities and Development Studies at Laikipia University marked an important academic milestone on 16th September 2026 with its first seminar presentation, held at Mandela Hall.

A team from the AgriOPEN Project comprising the DVC (AFP), Prof. Patience Mshenga, Dr. Isaac Gitogo and Mr. Silas Wataki recently undertook a five-day governance workshop and benchmarking visit to Finland to gain insights into Finnish approaches to open education and inform the development of the AgriOPEN Campus (AOC) platform in Kenya.

Laikipia University has taken another significant step towards strengthening its preparedness for the transition to Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) following a two-day staff training workshop held on 1st and 2nd September 2026 at the Vision 2030 Hall, Main Campus.

The University Council, Management, staff, students, and the entire Laikipia University community join the family of Dr. Vijoo Rattansi, the University of Nairobi, and the nation in mourning the passing of Dr. Vijoo Rattansi, former Chancellor of the University of Nairobi and its first woman Chancellor.

Laikipia University proudly congratulates Prof. Robert Mwebi, Registrar (Academic Affairs), on his election as an Executive Board Member of the Forum of Academic Registrars of Kenyan Universities (FARKU), where he will represent Kenya's public universities.

Dr. Daniel Pande, Dr. Jannet Nyukuri and Mr. Obwanga Benson attended a BREEDTECH project staff-training programme in Plant Breeding and Plant Biotechnology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU Campus) in Arlnap Sweden from 23-26^th June 2026.