Orientation of 1st years student 2023/2024

The Department of Economics and Development studies team organized an afternoon orientation session for the 1st year students (2023/2024) of Economics and Statistics on Thursday, 28th September 2023. There were about 400 1st year students present taking Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Economics and Statistics. They were accompanied and joined by various University of Nairobi students’ associations’ leadership. They had talks from the departmental Chair (Dr. Martine Odhiambo Oleche), various thematic heads, Student’s Leadership team (UNSA, UNARSA and ECOSA).

Professor Hikmet Gunay

Hikmet Gunay is a Professor at the University of Manitoba, Canada; a Distinguished Professor at Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, China; and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Nairobi.  He holds a PhD in Economics, and MSc in Mathematics from the University of Iowa. He specializes in Industrial Organization, Game Theory, and Microeconomics. His research includes social learning among consumers and firms,  and auctions.