Meru Universty of Science and Technology International Conference (MUSTIC)
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<p><strong>MUSTIC</strong> is a prestigious annual event organized to provide a global platform for academia, researchers, industrialists, innovators, and students to share their research findings and innovations. The conference focuses on providing innovative interventions for Sustainable Development.</p>Meru Universty of Science and Technologyen-USMeru Universty of Science and Technology International Conference (MUSTIC)CONFERENCE PROGRAMME - 2025
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<p>The 4th Meru University of Science and Technology International Conference on INNOVATIVE RESEARCH FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT: Addressing Global Challenges and Sustainable livelihoods<br />Meru, 25th to 27th June 2025</p> <p><strong>OUTLINE</strong><br />KENYA NATIONAL ANTHEM..................................................................... 2<br />EAST AFRICAN ANTHEM............................................................................ 3<br />ITALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM.................................................................... 4<br />VICE CHANCELLOR’S WELCOME NOTE .................................................... 5<br />GUEST LIST.................................................................................................... 6<br />SESSION CHAIRS .......................................................................................... 8<br />RAPPORTEURS............................................................................................... 9<br />UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT BOARD..........................................................10<br />CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE .................................................10<br />CONFERENCE SUB-THEMES ........................................................................12<br />PRE-CONFERENCE AND CONFERENCE PROGRAMME SUMMARY............13<br />PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAMME (SUMMARY) ...........................................14<br />PRE-CONFERENCE DETAILED PROGRAMME ...............................................15<br />AGRICULTURE & PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES.........................................15<br />EDUCATION & BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS ..............................................17<br />HEALTH SCIENCES & NURSING .....................................................................19<br />ENGINEERING & ICT.........................................................................................22<br />CONFERENCE PROGRAMME (SUMMARY)......................................................24<br />CONFERENCE OPENING CEREMONY..............................................................25<br />PARALLEL SESSIONS .........................................................................................26<br />THEMES 1 & 2: AGRICULTURE & PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES..................26<br />THEMES 3 & 4: BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS & EDUCATION ........................29<br />THEMES 5 & 6: NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES...............................................32<br />THEMES 7 & 8: ENGINEERING & ICT.................................................................35<br />THEME 9: PRECISION AGRICULTURE................................................................38 </p>Conference MUSTIC
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2025-06-232025-06-2341VICE CHANCELLOR’S WELCOME NOTE
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<p>Ladies and gentlemen,<br><strong>Warm Greetings and Shared Purpose</strong><br>To our distinguished guests, researchers, faculty, students, community partners, and champions of progress: a heartfelt<br>welcome to MUSTIC 2025. It is an honor to open this pivotal gathering, where brilliant minds unite under a theme that defines<br>our mission: Innovative Research for Community Empowerment. This is not merely a slogan it is our shared commitment to<br>ensuring knowledge transcends academia and becomes a catalyst for tangible, grassroots transformation. Your presence reaffirms our collective resolve to place communities at the heart of discovery.</p> <p><strong>The Imperative of Empowerment-Driven Innovation</strong><br>True innovation demands more than technical novelty; it requires purpose. Our theme challenges us to direct creativity and rigor toward solving real-world struggles health inequities, economic fragility, climate vulnerability, and digital exclusion. Empowerment is not charity; it is the co-creation of tools, agency, and resilience with communities, enabling them to shape their own futures. Research must be rooted in deep listening, cultural humility, and collaboration. In an era of complex global challenges,<br>this community-centered approach is not just relevant—it is urgent.</p> <p><br><strong>MUSTIC 2025: A Crucible for Change</strong><br>This conference is designed as a dynamic platform for this vital work. Through pioneering research showcases, panels with community leaders, and interactive workshops, we will explore how interdisciplinary innovation spanning technology, social sciences, environment, and humanities drives measurable empowerment. MUSTIC 2025 is more than a forum: it is a launchpad for partnerships that translate ideas into scalable, sustainable action. Here, academia and community wisdom converge to ignite solutions that uplift.</p> <p><br><strong>Our Call to Collective Action</strong><br>As we begin, I urge every participant: engage boldly. Listen intently to community voices. Seek unconventional collaborations. Ask not only “Is this research novel?” but “Who does this empower, and how?” Together, let’s design research that transforms lives and places agency where it belongs—within communities. The potential here is profound. I am confident that MUSTIC 2025 will spark connections, ideas, and actions that build empowered, resilient futures.</p> <p><br><strong>Prof. Romanus Odhiambo, Ph.D.</strong><br><strong>Vice Chancellor</strong><br>Meru University of Science and Technology</p>Romanus Odhiambo
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