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Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 12:53

Members of theDepartment of Linguistics and Languages at the 4th African Pragmatics Conference held at the University of Dschang Cameroon on 25th and 26th February 2026

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 - 12:46

The 16th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium (NISA) will be hosted jointly by the University of Nairobi and the University of Cologne from August 29, 2023 to September 1, 2023 on the 4th floor of the University of Nairobi Towers. The theme of this colloquium is “Linguistic, Sociocultural and

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023 - 09:10

Venue: University of Nairobi Towers, Main Campus, Harry Thuku Road, Nairobi, Kenya 

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 - 16:22

The University of Nairobi held its Faculty and Campus Students Association (FCSA) annual elections. The elections were held virtually on Friday March 25th, 2022.

There were three teams competing for FCSA office in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences FOASS; Team Success, Team Okuz and

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We prepare you for a rewarding lifelong career of your choice!

At undergraduate level, the department offers the following disciplines: Linguistics, German Studies, Arabic, Language and Communication and a Certificate in Chinese Language. New programmes on Korean Studies and Portuguese have also been introduced.

Students enrolled in the department can pursue any of these disciplines and obtain a bachelors degree either by majoring in one or by a combination of a number of them. The Certificate in Chinese Language is a two-semester certificate course.

At post-graduate level, we offer Graduate courses in Linguistics and German Studies. We also offer a Masters Degree in Translation and Interpretation. The Department has a large student population at both undergraduate and post-graduate level spread out in their respective disciplines. Our syllabuses are dynamic and innovative reflecting current market trends. We have a modern computer laboratory for IT needs and a language laboratory for foreign language teaching. The Department boasts of a highly qualified and dedicated pool researchers and very prolific fiction writers.