University of Nairobi Research Week 2019, October 22-25

University of Nairobi through School of Open and Distance Learning, ODeL Campus in collaboration with School of Economics and School of Built Environment will hold the 1st International annual Conference on Project Management during the University of Nairobi research week 2019.

This conference is multi-disciplinary and will bring together experts to share best practices and latest developments in the field of project planning, design and implementation. Speakers from construction projects, transport projects, social projects, education projects, health projects, engineering, anthropology, sociology, management, information communication technology and other development game-changers across the globe.

Conference Format

The conference will comprise of presentations and panel discussions which will provide participants with opportunity to interact with eminent scholars, private sector practitioners, industry, policy makers, opinion leaders, representatives from diplomatic corps and county governments.

Dissemination of project management research findings, policy briefs by academicians, policy development and practitioner’s experiences which propel the efforts towards attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be the focus of the conference. This two-day conference will provide a platform to explore further the best practices in project management. Day 1 will take the form of plenary presentations while Day 2 will take a more-interactive research presentations to enable participants to gain skills and knowledge on how to plan, design and implement programmes and projects with a view to come up with policy and practices that support the achievement of sustainable economy and develop.

The objectives of the Conference on project planning, design and implementation

The main objective of the conference will be to provide researchers, postgraduate students and practitioners from the universities, organizations, individuals and other experts an opportunity to showcase their research output. Specifically, the conference will provide:

1. An opportunity through which new research findings and products will be released in the global market
2. An opportunity through which participants will learn from world renown experts and researchers on issues related to project management
3. A forum for stakeholder both international and local to deliberate and share information and ideas on project planning, design and implementation
4. A platform through which Universities, organizations and individual participants will increase their visibility
5. An opportunity to network and collaboration

THEME: Enhancing Sustainable Development through Innovative Approach to Project Management Research

Sub- Themes:

• Human capital for effective and efficient project management
• Innovations in project management
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and project management
• Monitoring and evaluation for sustainable development
• Project financing for sustainable development
• Economics and development
• Collaborations, partnerships and linkages in project management
• Emerging issues in project planning and management

For any further information contact

University of Nairobi

School of Open and Distance Learning

Deans office+254 720209996

Email: dean-external@uonbi.ac.ke

or

Dr. Angeline Mulwa, +254 724473490, email, asabina@uonbi.ac.ke