Egerton University led by its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Isaac O. Kibwage, will participate in the 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), scheduled to take place from 1st to 5th December 2025 in Gaborone, Botswana. Egerton University is among the institutions across Africa implementing the TAGDev 2.0 Program. The AGM is one of the most influential high-level meetings in Africa’s higher education and agricultural innovation calendar, bringing together over 500 participants, including university leaders, policymakers, development partners, private sector actors, researchers, young innovators, and students from across Africa and around the world.

Egerton University  is excited to announce the selection of its second cohort of students under the TAGDev 2.0 program – a transformative initiative in partnership with the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture and Mastercard Foundation.

Egerton University places inclusion at the heart of its mission, recognizing that true transformation in higher education must embrace diversity in all its forms. Through the TAGDev 2.0 Program, the University has deliberately created opportunities for young women and men who are often marginalized, including refugees and differently-abled persons, alongside those from disadvantaged communities.

Today 23rd September 2025, RUFORUM convened Business Development Officers from 14 universities (and their affiliate TVETs)  implementing the TAGDev 2.0 program for an exposure visit at the TAGDev 2.0 Centre hosted at Egerton University, Kenya. The visit brought together participants from Uganda, Kenya, Benin, Morocco, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Malawi, Ghana, and South Africa, who engaged in knowledge sharing, peer learning, and joint reflection on how African universities are strengthening their innovation and incubation ecosystems. Lessons from the visit were aimed at informing actions on how institutions could effectively deliver business development services to students, communities, and industry partners.

Egerton University together with the University of Eldoret, hosted a Joint Orientation for the 2025 cohort of TAGDev 2.0 scholarship beneficiaries. The three-day program, held from September 12–14, 2025, at the CoELIB Centre, Egerton University, brought together 64 first-year students alongside university leadership, facilitators, and alumni.
The orientation was designed as a structured onboarding program to prepare students for academic success while instilling values of entrepreneurship, leadership, and community service. Over the three days, students were introduced to key sessions covering personal mastery, psychosocial support, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, community engagement, and the pursuit of excellence.