University of Bath's 'Readcycle Bath' scheme expands to Kenya

Study in UK: 'Readcycle Bath' is an initiative of the University of Bath that has the aim to encourage students to read, study and share books for global good and it is done by providing engineering and management books to other countries' universities.

The University of Bath has started an initiative to encourage students in Nigeria to read, study and share books. The latest is, this initiative is now spread to the Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya.

Under this, the University of Bath is providing books to Nigerian universities and Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya to encourage them to study books on management and engineering.

While commenting on this expansion, Dr Teslim Bukoye, Associate Professor in the School of Management said he is happy to have been able to extend this support to the Moi University and he hoped that the project will be able to reach out to others also. Dr Bukoye is also the University of Bath’s Director of International Exchanges.

He said, “Kenya is a significant step but we would like to grow this project to encompass other countries in Africa, Asia, Caribbean and the Middle East - we are currently seeking more funding and support."

Professor Abraham Mulwo, Dean of the School of Information Sciences at Moi University, said, “Readcycle’s support will enrich our resources and contribute to the education and development of our students and faculty. The donated books will be instrumental in expanding the scope of our curriculum, facilitating research, and nurturing the intellectual growth of our students and faculty.”

“This donation represents more than just a collection of books; it symbolizes a partnership between our institutions in fostering academic excellence and promoting knowledge sharing,” added Professor Mulwo.

The idea came while clearing extra books at university

Dr Bukoye said that they found this idea when they were clearing out their old offices' stuff and found that many new editions of engineering and management books are no longer being used.

“I thought, how wonderful if we could collect these and ship to universities and students who could benefit from them. These are not old books – often management and engineering textbooks are re-issued regularly with small changes – so their contents remain valid. I put out a call to my colleagues and their response was marvellous – we have already shipped hundreds of management and engineering textbooks to Nigeria and I am confident we can do more,” he said.

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