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The German University of Applied Sciences and the Technical University of Kenya, have taken a giant stride in the use of digital technologies in preserving cultural heritage. The two institutions organised a three-day Digital Twin Project seminar at the National Museums of Kenya (NMK). The seminar was themed: “Sharing Digitisation Lessons Based on a Kenyan Case Study.”

The Technical University of Kenya has performed impressively during the 2024/2025 Performance Contract period. This was confirmed after the Performance Contract evaluation exercise held on Wednesday, 5^th November 2025. The University recorded a strong overall composite score of 2.8767 out of a possible score of 1, showing tremendous improvement of 0.1068 from the 2.9835 recorded in 2023/2024 contract period.

A team of four Professors and nine students from the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Germany, are in the country to jointly work with Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) on a project that aims at digitising historical maps at the Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service. The exercise will be launched tomorrow 4 th November 2025, at the Kenya National Archives and Documentation Services.

International Student Day was marked on 29^th Oct, 2025, where students shared their experiences about TU-K and Kenya. The students drawn from; South Sudan, Rwanda, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda,  Tanzania, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), noted that they felt privileged  to be studying in a premier technical institution and that they enjoy the hospitality of the country. While addressing the students, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Academic and Student Affairs (ASA), Prof. Maurice Amutabi, congratulated the students for being admitted to TU-K terming the occasion special and the greatest moment of one’s life.

Samuel Mwendwa, and Joy Nyambura, are the newly crowned Mr and Miss TU-K. The duo emerged winners following the annual SATUK Awards, and Mr. and Miss TU-K pageant hosted on 24 th Oct 2025. Beate Otieno and Clifford Makori were crowned the first runners-up for Miss TU-K and Mr. TU-K, respectively.