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Members of the department of Linguistics and languages at the 4th African Pragmatics conference held at the University of Dschang Cameroon on 25th and 26th February 2026
4th African Pragmatics Conference , Cameroon
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 12:53

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

The 16th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium (NISA) on Aug. 29, 2023 to Sept. 1, 2023, 4th floor of the University of Nairobi Towers
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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call for papers
CALL FOR PAPERS - WORLD CONGRESS OF AFRICAN LINGUISTICS 11 - NAIROBI
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 - 09:10

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

Team Integrity swearing in group photo
Team Integrity, the new Faculty leaders
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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By catherine.agoya on Mon, 01/15/2024 - 15:57

Are you interested in Learning Swedish?

The Online Swedish platform functions as a virtual Swedish language department within the Department of Linguistics and Languages at the University of Nairobi. The department offers online Swedish language courses with guest professor Robert Melwitz. These courses are free of charge for students, teachers, and staff of the University of Nairobi. The lessons are conducted in both English and Swedish. Those who wish to enroll can do so via the platform’s homepage:

Courses begin on 1 June 2026 (20:00–22:00 Swedish time / 18:00–20:00 EAT)

Register here: https://onlineswedish.org/university/

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