On August 6–7, 2025, the 26th World Korea Forum (WKF) was held for the first time in Africa, with the University of Nairobi Towers serving as the official venue. The landmark event brought together global leaders, diplomats, scholars, and policymakers—including Prof. P.L.O. Lumumba—for high-level discussions on Korea–Africa relations in a rapidly shifting global order.
On 11th July 2025, Prof. Patrick Maluki, chair of the Department of Diplomacy and International Studies, led IDIS students and members of staff to the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi for a talk on Diary of a Diplomat. They were addressed by senior U.S. diplomats, including the acting Chief of Mission, who shared powerful insights on diplomacy and public service.
The University of Nairobi (UoN) hosted the first-ever Nairobi Environmental Diplomacy Symposium and the launch of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' legacy publication, *"Celebrating 60 Years of Environmental Diplomacy,"* at UoN Towers.
Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Secretary-General H.E. Mr Salman Al Farisi formally launched the IORA Indian Ocean University Network (UNIOR) at Curtin University’s campus in Mauritius on Friday 15 November 2024.
On 17th of September at 1:30 P.M, a team of lecturers and students from the University of Nairobi's Department of Diplomacy and International Studies paid a visit to the embassy of the State of Palestine on the invitation of the ambassador H.E Hazim Shabbat.
The Summit of the Future (SOTF) is a unique and vital opportunity for the world community to update and upgrade the United Nations (UN) to meet the great challenges of the 21st Century. We are midway between the founding of the UN in 1945 and the year 2100. This is a key moment to take stock of the accomplishments and limitations of the UN to date, and to update and upgrade the UN institutions for the balance of the century. The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) is pleased to present its recommendations for United Nations 2.0 as a contribution to
The Department of Diplomacy and International Studies in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy hosted the Chinese delegation led by Dr. Jin Xin -Secretary-General China Council for BRIC’s (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and United Arab Emirates) Think Tank cooperation and Director General of the Research Office of IDCPC (International Department of the Chinese Communist Party) for the China-Africa Relations and the South-South cooperation Seminar.
The Department of Diplomacy & International Studies today (20th feb 2024) hosted an international conference on The Role of Women In Diplomacy'. The conference explored the impact of women-led efforts in enabling the realization of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
