<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">David,<br><br>Who writes this stuff and how do they validate their sources!!!! Eish!!!!<br><br>Nyaki<br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> David Otwoma <otwomad@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> elizaslider@yahoo.com<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:32:03 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [kictanet] One subject, varying quality - We lack an accreditation system for
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">.....universities offer many degrees but their quality and market demand differ......</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Although nearly all universities offer degrees, only the University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and Strathmore have Master’s programmes and only UON and Jkuat teach at doctoral level.</font></div>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial">There is a diminishing number of staff with PhDs in ICT departments. According to Prof Rodrigues, UoN has the highest number of full-time lecturers with PhDs in ICT that stands at eight of 18, while Jkuat has three of six, which is the same number for Strathmore. </font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial">Kenyatta University has nine full-time but none of them have a PhD or an equivalent qualification, while none of the Kabarak’s eight lecturers have a PhD. Two of six of United States International University has doctoral degrees.</font></p>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Many lecturers have no experience as ICT professionals as engineers, software developers or in the emerging area of computer and network security.</font></div>
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<div><span>See <a target="_blank" href="http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316">http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1144017693&cid=316</a> for full story </span><br clear="all"></div>
<div></div><br>-- <br>David Otwoma,<br>Chief Science Secretary,<br>National Council for Science and Technology,<br>Utalii House 9th Floor,<br>Mobile tel: +254 722 141771,<br>Office tel: +254 (0)20 2346915,<br>P. O. Box 5687 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya<br>
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