Egerton University recently hosted its third Human-Centered Design (HCD) training program, aimed at fostering cross-cultural collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship among its students.
The program, which involved around 40 participants, was designed to equip students with the skills to develop innovative technology solutions addressing global challenges in areas such as health, energy management, and local music support.
Dr. Susan Wyche, who led the initiative alongside Drs. Miriam Charimbu and Paul Kimurto, emphasized the program's impact.
"Our goal is to empower students to think creatively and design solutions that are both innovative and practical," said Dr Wyche.
On her part, Dr Charimbu who is the coordinator of the program at Egerton University explained, "This is a key program for our master's students to acquire research skills necessary for both academic and real life commercialization of ideas from Technology, Agriculture, Security, Education and so much more."
Chris Kasabach from the Watson Foundation, who assisted with the training, added, "It's been a rewarding experience to see students learn how to commercialize their ideas effectively."
The four-day workshop, supported by a Mozilla Foundation award, concluded with student teams presenting their final prototypes, showcasing their innovative approaches to real-world problems.
"It's been a multimedia presentation and an immersive program that orients our students with modern research skills," Said Prof. Paul Kimurto, Director, Agro-science Park, Egerton University.
By Kurian Musa
Communications Officer
Directorate of Marketing and Resource Mobilization
