Life-changing exposure: KeMU leadership on why learners should pick the university
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By Evans Ongwae
Kenya Methodist University (KeMU) is enhancing its students’ competitiveness by embracing the wider use of information technology, including artificial intelligence. The university’s Board of Trustees Chairman, Rev Prof Samwel Kobia, said this during the 25th graduation ceremony at the university on November 8.
More than 3,000 students graduated from the university under the theme, ‘Transformed: Innovate with Integrity’. Rev Kobia pointed out that the world has become increasingly competitive, and infusing newer technologies in training is one way to enhance learners’ dynamism and innovativeness.
He said: “We have already partnered with some like-minded institutions and entities to advance this cause.”
Rev Kobia urged more local and international partners to support the university in this quest, saying: “We will go out there and cause a positive change in the effort of transforming lives among our citizens and the global community at large.”
The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Rev Prof John Kobia Ataya, said the graduating class had undergone a transformative process dedicated to enlightening young minds, strengthening their spirits, building unwavering character, and instilling “a lifelong commitment to serving humanity with compassion and divine purpose”.
He asserted that the transformation extends far beyond academic achievement and intellectual growth. “You now join the distinguished ranks of our alumni who continually affirm this mission by living out the values that define us: Quality, Excellence, Creativity, Innovation, Accountability, Integrity, and Teamwork,” the VC told the graduands.
Prof Ataya reminded them that acquired knowledge and skills when accompanied with right attitudes create transformed professionals ready to become change agents in society.
He added: “It is through your collective efforts and forthcoming conferment and awards that KeMU will continue to shine as a beacon of hope and a catalyst for positive, integrity-driven change in Kenya and across the world.”
Rev Kobia invited the university’s alumni to join the recently launched KeMU Foundation “so as to contribute and invest for the benefit of those that are struggling in our midst, especially students from needy backgrounds.”
As one of the top private universities in the country, KeMU has been part and parcel of the success story that is university education in Kenya.
This story stretches to corporate Kenya, where people trained by the university contribute to human development in their various capacities.
For more than two decades now, KeMU produces quality human resources for the country and beyond. Individuals from other parts of Africa find the university an ideal place to sharpen their skills and increase their competitiveness in the job market.
Established by the Methodist Church in Kenya in 1997, KeMU has over the years cemented its place as a higher education institution of note in this region.
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