BA of Chinese program started at the University of Nairobi in 2009. In 2013 Tianjin Normal University and the University of Nairobi signed a MOU about training MA in Teaching Chinese to the Non-native Speakers collaboratively. Now 25 students have graduated successfully and 16 are teaching Chinese in Kenya. In order to promote the program of “Teaching Chinese as a Selective Language in Primary and Secondary Schools”, CIUON tries to introduce Chinese to BE, which has been approved by the Academic Committee of UON, and KICD and the University of Nairobi has signed an MOU on assigning CIUON to assist the program and the curriculum making and the training of the local Chinese teachers.

Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi(CIUON) is the only Confucius Institute in Kenya that offers Chinese language as its undergraduate major. It is fully cooperating with the curriculum standards of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Nairobi to improve and optimize the curriculum system. Students majoring in Chinese will receive a Bachelor degree of Arts after graduation. In addition to basic Language courses, the Chinese major of CIUON also offers Language Lab to create Chinese context and carry out immersive Chinese teaching in a variety of teaching forms. Optimize and improve the construction of the curriculum system for Chinese majors to cultivate more and better Chinese language talents. At the same time, CIUON will work together with the Faculty of Education at the University of Nairobi to optimize the construction of the curriculum system, set up Chinese language subject education courses, make Chinese language subject education as an undergraduate major to train local Chinese teachers, and bring more outstanding talents to Kenya's Chinese education system. Students majoring in Chinese language subject education will graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Education.

Without the support of companies, CIUON couldn’t develop so well. This year, the “Chinese Bridge” was supported by China Telecom and Sinohydro Group Ltd.; Ma Yun’s speech in the University of Nairobi also gained the support from many companies. CIUON participates and assists the activities held by the companies and companies provide many jobs for our students. Many students were recommended to the companies like CCTV, PetroChina, China Electric Construction, AVC, China Road and Bridge, Standard Bank, Jiangxi Hydraulic Construction, China Wuyi, Shandong Chenlu Construction, Dasen Trade. Especially among those recruited by China Road and Bridge program, two of the students become the first Kenya Woman Train Driver, one becomes a conductor on the SGR train, some work for the prolonged part of SGR as translators and managers. Based on the reliability between each other, CIUON and companies work together very happily and effectively.

There are 4 student clubs which are active in various functions especially Chinese Cultural activities year in and year out. Through the activities the students can understand Chinese culture deeply and interpret it in their own way. The clubs like bridge connecting the two cultures and peoples together. The important events the clubs attended in 2017 are: Lantern Festival—performing for the constructors of SGR Railway; Dance Competition in the University Open Day; CI Day performance; New year and National Day Reception Performance held by the Chinese Embassy; Mid-Autumn performance given by Guangdong Art Troupe; The fourth International Cultural Festival; International Trade Week; the 56th Anniversary of Legal consultative organization; the opening ceremony for Kenya Chinese Business Chamber and Kenya Chinese Women Association; Farewell performance for Wang Yong, Special envoy of President Xi Jinping, coming for the Kicking-Off of SGR Railway.

With the fulfilling of the One Belt and One Road Strategy, more and more Chinese enterprises come to Kenya, which speed up the process of Kenya’s industrialization. In 2017, the construction of the two industrial areas is kicked off under the help of Chinese companies and Mombasa-Nairobi SGR railway opened in June. The talented with a certain skill and a certain proficiency in Chinese is badly needed. In order to meet the need of industrialization in Kenya, CIUON plans to introduce Chinese to vocational and professional education, and train the students with “Professional Skills+Chinese”. It has started Chinese courses in Thika Technical College and Africana College of Professionals and plans to have further collaboration with the professional colleges. Meanwhile, CIUON cooperates with the enterprises and organizes talks between the colleges and the enterprises, which will help both the enterprises and the students. The above two colleges belong to African Professional Education Association, and the principal of Africana College of Professionals, Susan, is one of the board member. In one of the activities she said: “Chinese culture brings the new idea for Kenya to develop, which is what we really need.” She is doing her best to influence the other members in the association to make Chinese one of the selective courses in professional education.