Africa Nazarene University (ANU)
Africa Nazarene University (ANU) opened its doors to the first cohort of students twenty-six years ago. It was a historic moment that had been years in the making, born out of the unwavering faith and vision of our founding mothers and fathers who envisioned a university that would make a unique and distinct contribution to education in Kenya and across the African continent. Theirs was a vision for a university that would extol the values of competency, character, and community, and based on these values, they envisioned a university that would provide a wholistic education to equip graduates with excellent skills, and competences grounded on Christian values and delivered through an interdisciplinary and integrative Christian Liberal Arts curricula.
As you embark on your university education today, many things have changed since those historic moments, and the higher education landscape has also undergone significant transformation and still continues to evolve as it needs to in order to effectively grapple with the complexities of a rapidly changing world. And lest we forget, we have just gone through a vicious and unprecedented period of uncertainty and severe disruptions to higher education, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. There are two lessons that we take from all this.
As you embark on your university education today, many things have changed since those historic moments, and the higher education landscape has also undergone significant transformation and still continues to evolve as it needs to in order to effectively grapple with the complexities of a rapidly changing world. And lest we forget, we have just gone through a vicious and unprecedented period of uncertainty and severe disruptions to higher education, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. There are two lessons that we take from all this.