{"id":104226,"date":"2024-12-04T11:03:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T11:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/12\/04\/mku-hosts-vibrant-digital-career-fair\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T11:03:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T11:03:16","slug":"mku-hosts-vibrant-digital-career-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/mku-hosts-vibrant-digital-career-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"MKU hosts vibrant digital career fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mount Kenya Mount Kenya University (MKU) successfully hosted an engaging Digital Career Fair on its virtual platform. The event brought together students, graduates, professionals, and global experts to explore diverse career pathways.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fair, which featured a series of keynote speeches, workshops, and panel discussions, underscored MKU\u2019s commitment to empowering youth with knowledge and opportunities for global success.<\/p>\n

The fair kicked off with opening remarks by Caroline Mwangi, who is the CEO and co-founder of the AG-Career Hub based in Germany, setting an enthusiastic tone for the day.<\/p>\n

Dr. Martin Kimemia Gathiru, Vice-Chancellor of Mount Kigali University in Rwanda, delivered the keynote speech, emphasizing the importance of leveraging digital platforms to connect with global opportunities.<\/p>\n

Ambassadorial Insights<\/p>\n

Her Excellency Stella Mokaya Orina, Kenya\u2019s Ambassador to Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, provided an enlightening session titled \u201cGateway to Germany: Opportunities and Requirements.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

She detailed the pathways for Kenyan professionals to access education and work opportunities in Germany, setting the stage for a day of learning and inspiration.<\/p>\n

Participants benefited from a range of expert presentations that included Vocational Training in Healthcare in Germany, where Prof. Dr Christian Lebrenz (University of Applied Sciences, Koblenz) highlighted healthcare training opportunities and requirements. Presenting on Master\u2019s Degree Courses and Career Perspectives, Dr Ing J\u00f6rg Franke (Technische Hochschule N\u00fcrnberg) shared insights into opportunities and requirements for postgraduate studies in Germany.<\/p>\n

Lutho Kote (Fintiba GmbH) explained visa processes and financial requirements \u2013 including the opportunity card and blocked accounts needed for Kenyans seeking to study or work in Germany.<\/p>\n

On how to work successfully remotely in IT \u2013 Alexander Ritter (netspice GmbH) explored global remote IT job opportunities while Martin, a funding specialist, provided crucial details on scholarship applications and deadlines.<\/p>\n

For nurses, doctors and other medical careers, Patrick Czarnynoga (Barmer GmbH) explained the intricacies of Germany\u2019s healthcare framework.<\/p>\n

Participants engaged in hands-on workshops covering a range of topics, including optimizing LinkedIn profiles, exploring careers in tech, finance, and law, and navigating Germany\u2019s vocational training landscape. Niche areas such as taxation, international law, IT tools, and specialized vocational training for migrants in Germany were also discussed.<\/p>\n

Expert facilitators included Dr. Juliet Shali Shambi (on SAP SuccessFactors), Gaby Wasensteiner (LinkedIn), and Hillary Bett (KWS Group), among others.<\/p>\n

The Digital Career Fair provided a unique platform for Kenyan students and professionals to connect with international experts and explore global opportunities in education, healthcare, technology, law, among others. With interactive sessions and live question and answer opportunities, the event ensured participants left with actionable insights to advance their careers.<\/p>\n

The event was held as MKU continues to lead the way in providing transformative career development programs, preparing the next generation of global professionals.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, more than 7,000 graduands are expected to graduate in a ceremony presided over by the university Chancellor, Prof John Struthers and guest speaker, Amb Eunice Kigenyi, Deputy High commissioner, Uganda High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya.\u00a0 The fete, scheduled for Friday December 6th, is themed \u201cInternationalization of University Education towards Development of a Competitive Global Workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fete is being held as reports indicate MKU has been graded among the Top Three institutions in the Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa University Ranking. \u00a0The institution has been categorised position three out of 15 Kenyan ranked universities that met the requirements to be considered in the ranking, emerging top among the academic giants. Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan ranking featured 129 universities from 22 countries in the region.<\/p>\n

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Mount Kenya Mount Kenya University (MKU) successfully hosted an engaging Digital Career Fair on its virtual platform. The event brought together students, graduates, professionals, and global experts to explore diverse career pathways. The fair, which featured a series of keynote speeches, workshops, and panel discussions, underscored MKU\u2019s commitment to empowering youth with knowledge and opportunities […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104226\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}