The second edition of the International Summer School on Smart Green Infrastructure officially commenced on Monday, July 20, 2026, bringing together 25 early-career researchers from African countries for an intensive 10-day programme focused on renewable energy, climate-resilient agriculture, and sustainable infrastructure. Funded by VolkswagenStiftung, the programme brings together 25 PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows, reflecting its commitment to nurturing the next generation of African researchers and innovators.

On 10 December 2025, three young Kenyan engineers made history at the Palais Wilson in Geneva when their team, DuniAfrika, was named the Global Grand Prize winner of the 2025 IBM Call for Code Global Challenge. Their innovation, LINDA, named after the Kiswahili word for "protect"emerged victorious from more than 29,000 entries worldwide, becoming the first project from Africa and the Middle East to win the competition in its eight-year history.

The University of Nairobi leadership, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ayub Gitau, together with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs), Prof. John Mande, and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Enterprise), joined the University's Afretec team on 9th July 2026 in celebrating 19 students who successfully completed an intensive Embedded Systems training programme at Gearbox.