Conferences and Symposiums
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- Category: Research
- Published on 08 November 2017
Upcoming Conference Past Conferences and Symposiums
Call for Papers | Registration Fee & Deadlines | Travel and Accommodation | Program | Practical Information | Payment Details | Register HERE
The 4th AUA Research Conference, sponsored by the School of Postgraduate Studies, will be held from Thursday, 13 September to Saturday, 15 September 2018 at the Adventist University of Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Click the following link to access the Call for Papers.
Regular: $100
Students: $50
Institutional sponsored employees (five or more): $75
The above fees will only cover the following: a banquet, all conference materials, and proceedings.
Listener's Fee od $50 that will cover lunch, a name tag, the printed program and a certificate of attendance.
Deadlines/Submission
1. Abstract submission (approximately 250 words): 14 March 2018
2. Notification of acceptance: 11 April 2018
3. Submission of full paper: 27 June 2018
Use the subject line “AUA Research Conference” and email your submission to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The submission should include the name of the author (s), affiliation/institution (s), and the paper title.
For more details, please email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Adventist University of Africa.
Please feel free to distribute this information.
Accommodation is available on the University Campus at an affordable rate.
The following are the current rates per day:
- 30 USD/ 3000 KShs for Double (Sharing) Room
- 35 USD/ 3500 KShs for Single, Private Room
- 40 USD/ 4000 KShs for En-suite
- 50 USD/ 5000 KShs for AUA Guest House for One Occupant
- 70 USD/ 7000 KShs for AUA Guest House for Two Occupants
- 85 USD/ 8500 KShs for AUA Guest House for Three Occupants
- 100 USD/ 10000 KShs for AUA Guest House for Four Occupants
Cafeteria Meals Service (on a cash basis) at the following rates per meal:
- Breakfast for 4.50 USD/ 450 KSh
- Lunch for 6 USD/ 600 KSh
- Supper for 6 USD/ 600 KSh
Other accommodation is available in neighbouring hotels at a cost.
Travel to the Campus may be organized with our hospitality team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The program will be communicated closer to the Conference date.
Health Advice
Visitors to Kenya arriving from yellow fever-infested and cholera-infested areas must have valid vaccination certificates. Malaria is rare in Nairobi and the Highlands, but prevalent in the hot and humid low altitude areas around the coast, Lake Victoria and the savannah. Prescribed dosages of malaria prophylactics should be taken two weeks before travel, during your stay in Kenya and continued for two more weeks after your departure.
Clothing
Lightweight clothing and dresses are suitable throughout the year except during the cooler months of June to August, when warmer clothing is advisable.
Driving
Short-stay drivers require only their own valid driving licences, which have to be endorsed at the Road Transport Office in Nairobi, either at Income Tax House (Ngong Road) or Times Tower (Haile Selassie Avenue). An international driving licence is the most convenient. Your travel agent can organize a “carnet de passage” for you, which covers, amongst other things, international driving licence and insurance.
Driving is on the left, and drivers approaching from the right at roundabouts are given priority. Fuel is sold in litres, and distances are measured and marked in kilometres.
If you wish to drive your own car/motorcycle through Kenya, contact the Kenya Revenue Authority for information on the necessary papers you need to produce and the taxes that will be levied.
Currency
There are no restrictions on the foreign exchange you may bring into the country. However, if you wish to take out of the country amounts exceeding the equivalent of Ksh 500,000, you require written authorisation from the Central Bank of Kenya. Defacement of the Kenyan currency is an indictable offence. The unit of currency is the Kenya Shilling. Notes come in denominations of Kshs10, Kshs20, Kshs50, Kshs100, Kshs500, and Kshs1,000. It is recommended that you change your foreign currency only in banks, bureaux de change or authorized hotels.
Visitors should change any surplus Kenyan currency at a bank or bureau de change prior to their departure. Banks making this transaction may wish to see the original receipts issued when the foreign currency was exchanged. Kenyan currency cannot be used for purchases at airport duty-free shops. Major international credit cards are acceptable in many establishments.
Business and Banking Hours
Most banks in the major urban centres have a bureau de change, while hotels are authorised to transact in foreign exchange. Banks are open between 9.00 am and 3.00 pm, Monday through Friday, and between 9.00 am and 11.00 am on the first and last Saturday of the month. Branches of banks at the Jomo Kenyatta and Moi International Airports run 24-hour services.
Offices in Kenya are generally open between 8.00 am and 5.00 pm, Monday through Friday.
Electricity
The electricity supply in Kenya is 220/240 volts 50Hz. Sockets are usually three pins square. It is advisable to ensure that appliances such as videos or battery chargers operating on other voltage have a built-in adapter. It is recommended that you bring your own adapter.
Time
Kenya Kenya Standard Time is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+3). Kenya is in East Africa Time Zone (EAT).
Tipping
Most hotels, game lodges and tented camps include a service charge in their tariff, as do most restaurants, and in such cases tipping is not necessary unless exceptional service inspires a desire to express extra appreciation. Your Kenyan tour operator will be happy to make some suggestion concerning suitable amounts, which vary according to the quality of service rendered.
A. PAYPAL
Using this method will incur extra bank charges of 6 USD. The applicant is therefore required to pay:
- Regular: 106 USD or
- Students: 56 USD or
- Institutional sponsored employees (five or more): 81 USD
- Listener's Fee: 56 USD
Visit the Adventist University of Africa homepage: https://www.aua.ac.ke/
- On the top right corner, click on the DONATE command
- Follow the required steps to pay through PayPal
- After the transaction, insert the unique transaction ID on the PayPal receipt below to proceed with registration
Please enter the unique transaction ID on the Paypal receipt to proceed with registration
B. MPESA
Go to the SIM Toolkit on the phone
Select M-PESA
Select Lipa na M-PESA
Enter the Paybill Business Number 247247
Enter the Account Number 0610294951743
Enter the Amount
- Ksh 10,100 for regular; or
- Ksh 5,100 for a student; or
- Ksh 7600 for five or more employees are coming from the same institution
- Ksh 5100 for a listener to the proceedings.
You should receive an SMS with a unique ID confirming the m-pesa transaction.
Insert the unique ID into the Conference Registration Form when prompted
C. DIRECT FUNDS/BANK TRANSFER
Using this method will incur extra bank charges of 3 USD.
The applicant is therefore required to pay
- 103 USD for regular, or
- 53 USD for a student, or
- 78 USD for five or more employees are coming from the same institution
- 53 USD for a listener to the proceedings.
Scan the bank deposit slip and upload to the Registration Form when prompted.
Deposits and funds transfer should be made to:
EQUITY BANK USD A/C
Bank Code: 068
Branch Code: 061
Bank Branch: Equity Branch - Ongata Rongai
A/C Name: GENERAL CONFERENCE OF SDA (AUA)
ACC No: 0610269069037
Swift Code: EQBLKENA
PAST CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIUMS
Adventist Theological Society (ATS) Symposium
Happened: Thursday 3 May to Saturday 5 May 2018.
Theme: The Trinity and the Bible
Click to view the detailed program.
Adventist Pan African Conference on Dynamic Family Relations
The purpose of this conference was to take a closer look at several family practices in Africa to make sure they are biblically sound or in need of seeking greater realignment with the Bible.
Happened: 1st to 3rd March 2018
Venue: Adventist University of Africa Main Campus, Nairobi, Kenya
Attendees: For African Divisions: Union Presidents and Union Directors of Family Ministries
To download materials on the Pan-African Conference, please click this link.
3rd Annual Research Conference
Happened: 8th to 11th September 2016
Theme: Social Responsibility: The Ethics of Caring for the World We Live In
Venue: Adventist University of Africa Main Campus, Nairobi, Kenya
For more details and resolutions on the Conference, click the following link
2nd Annual Conference
Happened: 26 to 28 March 2018
Theme: Ethical Leadership for the 21st Century
Venue: AUA Main Campus, Nairobi, Kenya
1st Annual Research Conference
Happened: 4th to 6th September 2014
Theme: The Global Ethics Crisis: Implications for the Adventist Church in Africa
Venue: AUA Main Campus, Nairobi, Kenya
The conference attracted over 120 participants from sister universities and institutions across Africa. Approximately 30 theological and empirical papers as well as case studies about ethical issues facing the Church and members in Africa were presented and discussed.
Keynote speakers included Dr. Stephen Bauer, who presented a paper challenging the way we understand ethics in the 10 commandments, Dr. Larry Lichtenwalter, challenged the participants to consider their character as what they are when they are alone, and Dr. Zacchaeus Mathema, who shared his concern that as Africa has moved away from taboos that govern behavior, they have lost their moral compass and entered into an age where anything goes.
