Got a startup idea with real-world impact? The University of Nairobi, AFRETEC Network & C4DLab are looking for students, researchers & early-stage founders ready to build and scale innovative startups. 🗓 Apply by May 30, 2026 🔗 forms.gle/Feza9CU3Wsqv894d7

Day 3 at the AFRETEC Makerthon 2026: ideas turned tangible. Teams explored prototyping—from low to high fidelity—applied agile thinking, and built MVPs to test real solutions.

Day 2 at the AFRETEC Makerthon 2026: teams took a hands-on approach—presenting ideas, refining problem statements, and aligning solutions with real industry needs. A strong step forward in turning concepts into impactful innovations.

At the AFRETEC Makerthon 2026, Prof. Sunday Adebisi (University of Lagos) emphasized that innovation begins with defining the right problem. Through design thinking, students are learning to deeply understand user needs before building solutions that address industry challenges.

AFRETEC partners united at the Makerthon 2026, C4DLab – University of Nairobi. Ideas. Prototypes. Africa’s next innovators in action.@UCAD_Senegal  @AngolaUAN  @cmu_africa  @AlAkhawayn  @AUC  @UnilagNigeria  @Uni_Rwanda  @WitsUniversity  @uonbi @UoNDVCRIE @sci_uon @UONFST

AFRETEC Makerthon 2026 has officially kicked off today at C4DLab, University of Nairobi. Student innovators from 9 universities across Africa are collaborating this week to design and prototype solutions to real-world challenges.

6 days to go! Finalise your problem brief and prototype plan — the Afretec Makerthon at C4DLab starts Mar 16. Mentors and industry partners await. #Makerthon #Afretec #C4DLab

🚀 EO Hackathon 2026 – UoN Edition is NOW OPEN! Use satellite data + AI to solve real challenges in climate, health, agriculture & more. Open to all UoN students (teams of 4). 📅 Deadline: 15 Dec 2025 👉 Apply: forms.gle/eFHKk2zjQ3HFhLqV9

🌍 Passionate about climate, agriculture, space tech or AI? Join the UoN EO Hackathon 2026 and turn data from space into impact. Apply now: c4dlab.uonbi.ac.ke/earth-obs…

Calling all innovators @uonbi, Whether you’re in Tech, Geospatial, Agriculture, Public Health, Environment, Business or Engineering — the EO Hackathon 2026 needs YOU. If you love solving real problems with data & creativity, don’t miss this! Apply c4dlab.uonbi.ac.ke/earth-obs…

Your innovation deserves a seat at the table. Join us for an IPR masterclass with @Bowmans_Law on Oct 17, 2024. Learn to protect your ideas and reap the rewards. Details on registering for this once-in-a-lifetime chance to follow later.@uonbi @UoNDVCRIE #Innovation #IPR

We've a relaunch of the new-look C4DLab as Cisco Systems deepens its partnership with The UoN. The event kicks off this morning at the Department of Computing & Informatics. This is about deepening tech-motivated partnerships.

Global cyber security leader, Cisco launches the first Cyber Security Centre in Africa at UoN's C4DLab at the Dept. of Computing & Informatics. This is about deepening tech-& innovation-intensive partnerships, & enhancing digital capacity on the continent. The future is here!

The UoN continues to trailblaze in the digital space & in enhancing Stem capability as its partnership with Cisco Systems is accentuated by the launch of one-of-a-kind cyber security experience centre in the continent. This initiative will leverage AI tools for cyber security.