Raouf Shawky: the father of photogrammetry at UoN

T his is a description of Raouf Shawky Rostom, Professor of Photogrammetry, and father of the Department of Geospatial and Space Technology at the University of Nairobi. Born in 1938, in Cairo, Egypt and brought up as an Egyptian Coptic Orthodox, Raouf , now 74 years old was educated in Cairo and joined the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University, graduating in 1959 with a B.sc degree in Civil Engineering. Because he was at the head of his group, the faculty decided that he should get a government scholarship to study for a Ph.D in the Soviet Union.

DVC AA meets with college administration

DVC AA Prof. Julius Oeng'o (right) with Prof. Gitau Ayub (dean School of Engineering) during the meeting.

The DVC AA Prof. Julius Ogeng’o met with the college principal, chairs of departments and Web Champions at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences boardroom. The meeting was aimed at reviewing the college performance and to boost the morale of Web Champions.

The DVC highlighted the importance of their work to the University and urged them to continue working hard in order to boost the performance of the university.

Hand over luncheon for UNSA

The college of Architecture and Engineering held a luncheon today to mark the transition between the new and outgoing student leaders. In her opening remarks, the assistant dean of students Ms Kuria Nyawira wished the outgoing team all the best in their future endeavors and asked them to be people of integrity and honor.