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KENYATTA UNIVERSITY. ENGINEERING EDUCATION Challenges and Opportunities at Kenyatta University A Paper Presented At T he 20 th IEK International Conference Held at T he Tom Mboya Labour College, Kisumu by - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
ENGINEERING EDUCATIONChallenges and Opportunities at Kenyatta University
A Paper Presented
At
The 20th IEK International Conference
Held at
The Tom Mboya Labour College, Kisumu
by
Eng. Martin M. Nzomo, FIEK.Ag. Dean and Senior Lecturer of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
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Welcome to a Kenyatta University Presentation
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The Kenyatta University School of Engineering and Technology (KUSET) is housed in the New Engineering Building Complex in Nyayo Zone area.
It has a student population of 2500 (most are ICT students), 49 teaching and 47 non- teaching staff.
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KU School of Engineering and Technology -At a glance
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Vision and Mission Statements of KUSET
Vision of KUSET Mission of KUSET
The Vision of the School of Engineering and Technology at Kenyatta University is to be “a dynamic, innovative, inclusive and competitive engineering school in teaching, learning, research and community service."
The Mission of the School of Engineering and Technology at Kenyatta University is “to provide quality teaching and training of engineers, to promote scholarship, service, innovation, creativity and impart sound moral virtues for responsible individuals and community development.”
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The School of Engineering and Technology is guided by the following core values.
◦Integrity◦Hardwork◦Discipline◦Perserverance◦Tolerance
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The Core Values of the School
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KUSET is a fairly young School established during the year 2007.
It was created through the restructuring of departments which were under School of Pure and Applied Science.
These were:-◦ The then Department of Engineering and
Technol ogy, and ◦ Department of Information and Communication
Technol ogy (ICT).
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Background
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Kenyatta University’s School of Engineering and Tech nology houses five (5) teaching departments namely:-
◦Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.
◦Electrical and Electronics Engineering. ◦Civil Engineering. ◦Energy Engineering. ◦Computing and Information Technology
(CIT).
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Engineering Degrees at KU
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Engineering programs offered include:◦Bachelor of Science degrees in:-
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Energy Engineering, Computer science, and Information Technology.
◦Post graduate degrees in Renewable Energy
Post graduate degrees in water engineer ing and manufacturing engineering are under way.
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Current Engineering Degrees Programmes at KU
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The School hosted two (2) Stakeholders’ curriculum development Workshops to discuss the following revised/new curricula:- ◦ December 2011:-
Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Civil Engineering. Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing
Engineering. Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering.
◦ January 2013:- Biomedical Engineering. Petroleum Engineering.
◦ Next forum scheduled for May/June 2013 to consider:- Chemical Engineering (new programme). Energy Engineering (revised programme).
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Newly developed Engineering Programmes
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Inadequate physical infrastructure and equipment, namely:-◦ Labs◦ Workshops
Inadequate staffing levels◦ The recent upgrade of various colleges to
universities has led to scarcity of engineering teaching staff.
◦ There are few qualified people with MSc & PhD engineering qualifications.
◦ Lack of adequate local staff qualified in new areas e.g. Petroleum Engineering, Biomedical Engineering & Energy Engineering.
Main challenges
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Infrastructure for Engineering Training at
KU
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Current Facilities at KU- The Engineering Building Complex
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Current Facilities at KU- The Engineering Workshop
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Current Facilities at KU- Modern Engineering Workshop Equipment
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Current Facilities at KU- Modern Engineering Teaching Equipment
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Current Facilities at KU- Modern Engineering Training Equipment
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Current Facilities at KU- Students at Work in the Lab.
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Current Facilities at KU- Students Using Modern Training Equipment
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Plans are underway to increase and equip the School with additional physical infrastructure.
This includes the next phase of lecture halls, and staff offices, well equipped workshops, Seminar Rooms and Board Rooms.
To further improve the quality of pro grammes, KU is actively involved in national and international collaborative programs.
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Additional Infrastructure Facilities
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Collaboration with Industry and other
universities in Engineering: Existing
Opportunities
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KU has a policy on collaboration whose goal is to forge close and strong collab orative links with industry.
The School has been at the forefront in seeking and establishing a mutually depend able stakeholder base with key industry players.
Opportunities for KU◦ Attachment for staff and students to gain
skills and experience in industries and institutions.
◦ identify ing experts from industries and institutions to talk to Students on career choices.
◦ Staff and student ex change programme in various engineering disciplines.
◦ Conducting joint research.◦ Capacity building and exposure of both staff
and students.
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Collaboration With Industry/Universities
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◦Opportunities for Industries:- Labour from students on attachment. Adjunct positions- Experts from industry come to the KU for a certain duration (e.g. 2 weeks – 1 month) to undertake teaching or research.
Industry driven research Capacity building for industries (highly trained staff to Masters and PhD) through local and visiting faculty.
Industries to sponsor research programmes.
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Collaboration With Industry/Universities
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◦Current collaborations exist with:- Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO),
Kengen,Power Technics Limited, Centurion Systems Limited,Optiware Communica tions Limited.
Ministry of Energy
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Collaboration With Industry
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Cur rent collaborative arrangements are with:-◦University of Johannesburg. ◦University of Cape Town.◦Tshwane Uni versity of Technology. ◦University of Petroleum and Energy Studies- India.
◦China University of Petroleum - Beijing
Future collaborative arrangements are being pursued with universities in Europe, United States of America, India, China, and South East Asian Countries, among others.
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Collaboration With other Universities
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KU’s Vision and Mission is focused on offering quality teaching supported by research.
The stated policy of the School of Engineering and Technology is to facilitate the capacity development of its faculty members.
The School is implementing a programme to secure scholarships for all its lecturers to obtain doctoral and post-doctoral level qualification in their areas of specialization.
The goal is to eventually attain and maintain the global optimum standard mix at all levels.
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Capacity Building
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Engineering is a profession whose practice regulated by law.
KUSET, underscores that sound engineering education requires the cooperation and collaboration of all actors.
This includes EBK (the regulating authority), the university concerned as well as the teaching professionals involved in the process.
The KU School of Engineering and Technology, with the support of KU Management, is committed to ensuring that it plays its part well in the education of the engineer.
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Conclusion
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All challenges along the way are taken as opportunities for learning.
Ultimately, the Kenyatta University Engineering graduate will be an individual who:-◦would be useful to industry immediately,
both in the country and abroad, or ◦an entrepreneur creating own job and for
others.
I THANK YOU
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