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Tuesday, 4 April 2023

"Why Russia is the Hidden Gem of International Education: A Personal Experience"

Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Have you ever thought of studying in a country with a strong emphasis on science, technology, and engineering, with a particular focus on nuclear energy, aerospace, and defense and as well as Other sectors with growth potential including IT, finance, and healthcare?

Then  Russia Should Be on Your List of Study Abroad Destinations!

Russian scholarships are globally recognized to be the Best and on-Demand in the Job market.

Eng. Boniface Muthoka
 Kenyan Beneficiary of a Russian scholarship
at the Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Eng. Boniface Muthoka, a Kenyan Beneficiary of a Russian scholarship at the Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering where he studied BSc.Civil Engineering took us through his 5-year adventure as a student covering an Inside Look at the Quality of Education in Russian Universities, From Black Bread to Borsch; an experience of the Cuisine and Culture of Russia, Breaking Down Barriers; Debunking Stereotypes About Russians and a World of Opportunities; the Benefits of Studying in Russia for Kenyans and Africans.

How was your experience in Russia? 

(People's Culture & Interaction)

 Russian people are very friendly as opposed to what is believed, very warm and welcoming.

In Russian culture, the number of flowers you give someone can have a special meaning, and even numbers of flowers are generally associated with funerals and mourning. Therefore, it is considered inappropriate to give even numbers of flowers, especially roses, as a gift on occasions such as birthdays, weddings, or other happy events. Instead, odd numbers of flowers are preferred, with the number three being the most common and symbolizing good luck, while five or seven flowers are also popular choices.This cultural practice is deeply rooted in Russian traditions and is still observed by many Russians today.

Food & Culture

Their food is interesting; every meal must have a bread commonly known as xleb( black bread).  They also have a very nice soup called borsh,

Security

I think Russia is one of the most secure countries in the world, there are CCTV  cameras everywhere, and no one can harm you and hide, so when walking around you be assured no one will do anything crazy to you

Climatic Seasons & Periods 

Russia has a continental climate with long, cold winters and short summers. It is important to dress warmly during winter and be prepared for long nights.

Winter can be really cold especially if you live in the far north, the southern part is a bit warm, and summer can also be very hot.

 In terms of weather its a land of extremes

Which Fields are demanding in Russia? 

Russia has a strong emphasis on science, technology, and engineering, with a particular focus on nuclear energy, aerospace, and Defense.
Other sectors with growth potential include IT, finance, and healthcare.

How were the Scholarship Selection Tests?

 (a brief on the entire Process & Advice to Kenyans' strategies for winning a Scholarship).

 I applied for a scholarship through the Ministry of Education and was called for an interview after which I was successful, that's where the journey started. The whole process started around February (application) to November (that's when I flew to Russia) together with other students who had won the scholarship, that time we were 15 only. Now the number has increased to 60 slots which means more opportunities for those who wish to study in Russia.

NB: Attached is a past post we advertised on application guidelines, dated February 2023-https://k254nairobinews.blogspot.com/2023/02/14-days-to-deadline-for-russian.html


Did you Study as you work? 

(What works).

Not really, You could only work during holidays coz the school work was really demanding.

 

Did you Work in the Russian Industry after your 5-Year Civil Engineering Study completion?

I did internship & attachments with Russian companies, but I came back home immediately after graduation,

 

Are Employment Opportunities Many & easily accessible in Russia upon completing studies? 

(specify demand vs Level of education..." just like the way in Kenya jobs specify that Master's holders are highly considered").

 

The literacy level in Russia is very high, which means you have to stand out to get that job, almost more than 80% have masters and a quite good number have PhDs. But for foreigners, English teaching jobs are plenty, especially when you are still on campus.

Employment opportunities in Russia vary depending on the sector and level of education. Some industries have a high demand for skilled professionals, while others may have limited job openings. Generally, higher education and specialized skills increase one's employment prospects. 

Do you prefer studying then get employed in Russian sectors or beneficiaries  should come to work and Grow in their country (herein Kenya)

If you get a scholarship, the best thing is to come back home and give back to your home country, the country sends you to acquire knowledge and bring it back, otherwise what will be the essence of giving you a scholarship if you ain't bringing that knowledge back home

General Final Remarks.

"Those Who Wish To Gain Good Education And Life Skills, Russia Is The Country, I Don't Regret At All Studying There"

Studying in Russia can be a rewarding experience, with many universities offering high-quality education and research opportunities.

It is also important to research scholarship opportunities and prepare a strong application to increase one's chances of being accepted.


A section of Foreign Students



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Thursday, 30 March 2023

The Taita Taveta University Inaugural Annual Prayer Day 2023

 A Day Of Prayer!A New TTU Culture!

"Such event shall be held every last Wednesday of the Month of January onwards"
Prof.Fred Simiyu Barasa, VC-TTU in his own words.



On Wednesday,29th March 2023, Taita Taveta University Voi, Main campus held an Inaugural Annual Prayer Day with the theme of: 

"Commit to the LORD Whatever You do, and Your Plans Will Succeed"-Proverbs 16:3

The day was celebrated by walks of Students, Staff, and Invited Preachers and Musicians.

          Chair of the Prayer Day Committee 2023
Dr.Mwakio Mwagandi, Chair of the Department of Business Economics,
"A family that prays together, Stays together"

Objectives of this year's Annual Prayer Day were To:
  1. Give Thanks to God for Everything about the University.
  2. Commit the Plans and Operations of the University to God.
  3. Promote Unity amongst the various Religious Groups in the University.
  4. Aid in the Spiritual Development of both the Staff and Students of TTU.
  5. Strengthen the Culture of Corporate and Individual Prayer at TTU.


Talks

Guest Speaker

Rt.Rev.Bishop Liverson Mng'onda, ACK
Diocese of Taita Taveta

Key points by Bishop Liverson Mng'onda:

  1. There is a desire for the university to succeed
  2. To earn respect, respect yourself first
  3. Work hard for both your professionalism and your own self.
  4. If you do great things, you become much bigger with the help of our Good Lord.
  5. Never consider yourself a failure, in fact, replace the word "failure" with "success."
  6. Don't be more complaining, the forward moment is unlimited, have gratitude which translates to a Positive Attitude
  7. Whenever you are under stress, just know that you are under the test...but finally, you shall overcome
  8. Never give up, even if it takes years to succeed, or have a single job position for many years.
  9. Success expires, hence we cannot stick to the success of the past...but a futuristic success. New Glory=Present Glory.
  10. Try to find out 3 or 4 obstacles on your way and fight them...overcome them through God's help.
  11. Keep on seeking you will find...All the doors are deserved by all who knock

 Conclusions:

Fear is one of the key reasons to becoming unsuccessful!

Jesus was held back by several factors in his environment, and so do we, but;
"Against all odds, Christ evaded all Worldly noises and only focused by deeply depending on God's providence."


Guest Musician

Danny Gift, Gospel Artiste, performed several songs including
"Nizame" here's a link to his youtube music portfolio:
https://www.youtube.com/@DANNYGIFTKE


Catholic Chaplain, TTU

Rev Fr. Erick Mwandigha, TTU-Catholic Chaplain,(SACCTTU)
"We have various leadership tactics, but happy is the man who employs courtesy
among his fellow, unlike authoritarian which might make you lose chances=Missing opportunities including jobs in your entire life "


Students Performances

Taita Taveta University Catholic Assosiation (SACCTTU),
Christian Union (TTU-CU), and Seventh Day Adventist (TTU-SDA) 
Performed Songs namely: Pendo Langu, Naomba,& Tunaomba Respectively.


Remarks by the DVC-ARO

Prof.Christine Onyango, Deputy Vice-Chancellor ARO,
"To the finalist, you've faced many difficulties during your time as a student, but the time for rejoicing is now near...Hebrews 12:28 We are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken-simply be your best!...Romans:8:28 All things work together for good-Forward Ever, Backward Never!"


Remarks by the VC

Prof.Fred Simiyu Barasa, The Vice Chancellor, TTU
"If we put our God first, then our dreams and plans will be put first...expect major breakthroughs for Taita Taveta university including water, student population increase, Promotions of Staff job grades, and most of all Academic success to all our students...It's my prayer that every student who attended this prayer event gets a grade higher than one they could have gotten...Amen"

Prayer Items

Dr.Amina Ndinya, Business, International Trade & Marketing Lecturer,
"Let's us pray that our everlasting father, will provide for water challenges, increase the number of students at our university, and as well Government Capitation"

Madam Ann K.Nyabuti, School of Business Accounting Lecturer
"Lets pray for the good lord to grant success to our students and Finalists,
and most of all, that they shall get good jobs"


Madam Sophie Chuaga, "TTU will not be the same Again"

Pastor Mutua, Taita Taveta University Christian Union,
"Blessed is the Nation whose Lord is their God"


Mr.Matano, "O Allah, keep us on the straight path"
Ameen & Ramadan Kareem

Athman Yusuf Kee, Taita Taveta University Muslim Association,
"Allah says: Remember me & I will Remember You"






Video Courtesy of Taita Taveta University Christain Union:




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Tuesday, 28 March 2023

R. Kelly to Pay Victim Heather Williams KSh 526m after Judge Ordered

R. Kelly, has been ordered to pay Heather Williams KSh 526 million.

NB:A judge ruled that Williams, who was one of the disgraced singer's victims in his numerous legal suits, gets access to the money from R. Kelly's Sony Music Royalty account.


According to BET, the woman is Kelly's first victim to get access to the singer's music royalties after a Supreme Court ruling in Illinois.

Williams and Midwest Commercial Funding, a property management company, which sued the fallen from grace musician for unpaid rent at a Chicago studio.

The musician's Sony account was valued at KSh 197 million in 2020.

KUCCPS Visit to Taita Taveta University (TTU) Voi Campus

KUCCPS CEO, Dr.Agnes Mercy Wahome, and TTU-VC Prof.Fred.Simiyu Barasa

On Tuesday,28th March 2023
, the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) Management led by the CEO Dr. Agnes Mercy Wahome visited Taita Taveta University in the company of Dr. John Oluoch, Director Placement Coordination and Career Development and Mr. Paul Juma, Communications Manager.

The team in the company of Vice Chancellor-Prof.Fred Simiyu Barasa, Deputy Vice-Chancellor ARO-Prof Christine Onyango, The Registrar ARO-Dr Meshack Pongah Mwandoe, and various Deans of Schools (SBESS - Dr. Namusonge Eric, SME - Dr. Benard Alunda) and Chairmen of departments (Informatics & Computing – Ms. Grace Mwaura, Education - Dr.David Chikati, EESS-Dr.Mwakio Mwagandi,BMS-Dr.Patrick Kimaku, SAEES-Dr. James Gichuru, MSPS - Dr.Samuel Mutua, and Members of Staff (Finance, procurement...) accompanied KUCCPS on the tour.

KUCCPs visited the ongoing Administration Block which on completion will house administration Offices, Conference & Seminar Halls, Helipad, and a hotel. The VC told KUCCPS that the project could have been completed long ago had it not been for the government's phased disbursement which is inadequate.

Dr. Agnes Wahome,KUCCPS CEO
"I must say Taita Taveta University has more than enough to offer, from the tour I have undertaken today,courtesy of the management,kazi mzuri"



Other facilities visited were:

1. The Mining Complex, herein TTU-Centre for Mining, Environmental Engineering and Resource Management (CEMEREM).
Was launched by former President H.E Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta on 11th March 2017.Phase-1 of the project which cost ksh.1 Million was completed in 2020 and is now used as lecture classrooms. The mining complex will also house 16 laboratories among them being Innovation Labs (Nanotechnology), Thermodynamic Lab, Survey Labs, Computer Labs, Soil and Rock lab (which will have various mineral analysis technologies including the vast Gemstones in Taita Taveta County). 
Prof.Fred Simiyu Barasa, The Vice-Chancellor,
"Businesses have flourished, housing projects(rentals) have been developed courtesy of the establishment of Taita Taveta University at its present day"




2. The Engineering Workshop

1.      The Workshop houses the Foundry Workshop, Fitting Workshop, Car service center, and Universal Milling Machine.

During the workshop visit, a model mine demonstrating how open pits and shafts should be dug procedural to reduce accidents hence safety was explained. 

Prof. Christine Onyango,DVC-ARO,
"There is a lot of wealth in Mining, but if professionalism is not undertaken, then safety is strictly null. A case study in Kenya is that artisanal miners don't perform the technical part of mining, that's why their industry is prone to accidents."







3. The Geotechnical Laboratory

The lab houses both Soil and Rock mechanics laboratories with soil and rock samples including gemstones and quartz and a faceting machine for gemstone value addition that is used for real-time demonstration.

Dr. Joseph Muchiri Ph.D., Chair of Department, MMPE
"Since gemstone is a rare stone, that's why we teach other aspects of the mining industry especially Soil mechanics, Rock mechanics, Mine statistics, Mining Ventilation, and Mining design to equip our students with various skills to apply out there in their real fields."
Under the Mining and Mineral Processing Course, Mining deals with the extraction of minerals whilst, processing simply deals with the conversion of the raw materials(Rough minerals)into finished goods, which is a combination of value Addition.





Mr. Nahashon Adero, Survey and Informatics Lecturer at MMPE
Demonstrating the surveying part of Mining using Disposition &
location electronic devices for Angular measurements


4. The Geo-Informatics Science Lab


Dr.Makokha, Open A.I lecturer,
"Our lab was earlier used by postgraduates, but now undergraduates as well have access to it. This sorted the incapability issue of underprivileged students and as well access to high-speed computers which we have in this lab."


Students at GIS Lab



5. The Nano technology-Innovation lab

Moses Karanja, MMPE Student Karanja Demonstrating
his Conveyor Belt Control System Invention

Two (2) Bsc Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering students, namely, Moses Karanja and Paul Njinu demonstrated their inventions from scratch.
The said Smart Conveyor Belt Control System Invention


Moses Karanja
 demonstrated the Smart Conveyor belt Control system hooked to the Connected Factories that is efficient enough to monitor real-time operations in the mine; it can be operated remotely hence promoting safety and theft reduction e.g in the cement industry or quarries.
Paul Njinu, MMPE Student Showcasing the
award-winning Ottoman stool

Paul Njinu
on his part demonstrated an Ottoman stool made from plastics and hence environmental waste management vs sustainability.
The project won $1000 last year under Bic Innovation Submissions under Encatus TTU-Club under the patronage of Mr.Nahashon Adero.

6. The University's state-of-the-art Pavillion


The facility carries a football pitch, Rugby pitch, Swimming Pool, handball, and netball pitch.

7. The Library

Taita Taveta University students busy in the Library
The VC told the visitors and a section of students at the library that the library was constructed in 2014 by mining Students during their internal attachment hence the mark "MMPE 2014"

Finally, the team had an in-depth discussion with the senate in the boardroom about matters pertaining to the university's excellence and Improvements.
Members of the University Council and Senate



Parting shot by the Vice Chancellor.

  • As the name suggests on matters Home of Ideas, "I am proud to say that Kenya  Space Agency selected Taita Taveta University as a leader in Operational SpaceWeather Data, and as such, several GIS and Engineering students were selected to work on the same project for the Agency.
  • Taita Taveta University produced a smart lecturer, Dr. Ochieng to teach Artificial Intelligence at Cambridge University under "Deep Mind Lecturers".Others are alumni who have become business leaders and lecturers as well,  not forgetting the one and only lecturer from the Department of MSPS, Dr. Mutua Samuel who invented a new formula for calculating the Area of a Triangular Shape hence dubbed "Mutua's Formula" which solved various challenges in land surveying techniques.
  • Dr. Oscar Ngesa and Mr. Nashon Adero outshined Oxford University in the 2023 World Cup predicting.
  • Water will be fully connected to our  4 Million Capacity Water Tank by end of this year (2023).
  • Our next projects are a modern Library, Security Contol Gate systems, and many more."
TTU  Best performing Alumni currently working as
lecturers at TTU,from top left, 
Msc.Eng.Emmanuel, Msc.Madam Grace Mwaura,
MSC.Eng.Khadija and Dr.Mutua respectively.




Editors Key Point Analysis:

  • Taita Taveta university has more than enough to offer, it's high time that students and interested scholars take advantage of its vast on-demand courses offered at the university.
  • Studying at the University exposes you to opportunities and much of it all, the Tsavo East and West National Park is serene and is home to the Big Five (Red Elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, & leopard, not forgetting the SGR view...monkeys as well in the University's Compound.




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Friday, 24 March 2023

Enroll in the listed On-Demand Diploma Courses, at Taita Taveta University (TTU) May-Intake 2023

1. Diploma in Mining Engineering 
(Taita Residents Encouraged due to the Vast Mineral Resources).
2. Diploma In Civil Engineering
(Good in the Roads & Infrastructure Sectors of the Economy)
3. Diploma In Electrical Engineering
(Due to the growth in the Real Estate & Construction/Housing sectors).
4. Diploma in Mechanical Engineering 
(Due to the growing Manufacturing Sector in Kenya and hence the demand for more machines /Equipment). 

Usiachwe Nyuma!


 
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Monday, 13 February 2023

No More Bandit Attacks in Rift valley!


Bandits in Rift valley and any other Illegal fireArm (guns etc)Holders are given a 3-Day
Ultimatum to surrender them or meet Full police & Military Force.

Press Realease: kithure Kindiki

Friday, 27 January 2023

Good News to Kenyans as Solar Roofing Tile Technology enters the Market amid the rising cost of electricity

Good News to Kenyans as Solar Roofing Tile Technology enters the Market amid the rising cost of electricity 

Solar Roofing Tile sheet


They all have Single piece power of 30 watts and Square meter power of 105 watts.

They can last up to 25-30 Years since their unique technology has 5 Layers of super white curved glass, POE film, Miasole Flex & curved glass, as well as Auxiliary materials with protectors & EPDM films.

Their Illuminated surface size ranges from 703mm (Width) by 415mm (height) With 3.43 pcs/square meter content.
Complete Solar Tile Roofed Structure



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