Graduates Stories

Universities can turn AI from threat to opportunity by teaching critical thinking
The Conversation  |  Oct 05, 2025

Used well, AI can help generate practice questions, provide feedback, and stimulate dialogue (if students are guided to critically engage with its out...

Graduated, now what? Survey of young Africans shows degrees don’t always land them a job
The Conversation  |  Sep 28, 2025

The future of work in Africa will not be defined by smooth transitions, but by complex entanglements. Recognising and supporting these entanglements m...

Relief for 633 doctors as Health Ministry approves postgraduate fee payments
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 03, 2025

Atellah explained that the ministry had cleared arrears for 420 government-sponsored registrars in 2018 after negotiations with the union.

Universities oppose state plan to limit teacher training admissions amid graduate unemployment
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 29, 2025

Despite a nationwide shortage of 98,461 teachers in public schools, over 300,000 registered teachers remain jobless in Kenya.

Over 300,000 graduates yet to repay HELB loans, deepening funding crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 09, 2025

The CEO also addressed complaints from students over the amounts they qualify for when applying for loans and scholarships, saying the issue often ste...

Procurement specialist finds money and solace in cooking after years of unemployment
Mishi Gongo  |  May 13, 2024

Msundi was persuaded, against her better judgement, mark you, that searching for employment in her field of specialisation was hopeless. 

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