Fashion and Design students had an interesting guest learning session through a workshop with Jan Miller and  a team from the British Council East Africa Arts on 28th January,2020. Ms. Miller is a British Council East Africa Arts UK fashion lead  and an international fashion incubation expert. 

The talk was part of a three day Fashion Needs Analysis workshop happening in Nairobi between 29th and 31st January. The needs  analysis talk looked at the importance of undertaking a ''Needs Analysis'' as core support to the regional fashion business.   

A delegation from the University of West Indies, Barbados paid a courtesy visit to the School of Arts and Design. The University of West Indies Pro-Vice chancellor, Prof.Eudine Barriteau  accompanied by staff from the University and the ministry of Foreign Affairs- Kenya held discussions with the Director StAD.

On 17th December 2019, the School received Ms. Cecilia Wandiga, who is a Trustee Board member for Centre for Science and Technology Innovations (CSTI) and also an Assistant Lecturer & Sustainability Coordinator at the UoN African Women Studies Centre. CSTI is a UNESCO Associated Centre registered under the Kenya National Academy of Sciences).

The meeting discussed possible opportunities for collaboration with the Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA), various industry players and colleges with interests in Kenya. This includes: