University of Nairobi is set to hold the 60th graduation. [Photo: Courtesy]

University of Nairobi is set to hold the 60th graduation on December 21, 2018 . Since its inception in 1956, the university has awarded degrees and diplomas to over 200,000 graduates.

With over 200,000 alumni, UoN is the largest contributor to human resource capacity in Kenya having 10 campuses, 35 faculties, schools, institutes and 15 extra mural centres.

The University was ranked 66 globally for its alumni association and position 300 for graduate employability.

With 540 academic programmes, UoN has a population of 84,000 students, 2,220 staff with PhDs and 450 professors.

The university has an annual research kitty of Sh4.5 billion with over 500 scholarships and 1350 international collaborations.