Ideas are everywhere. Let's build them.

IEC JKUAT is a student community turning ideas into projects, businesses and solutions that matter.

Join IEC arrow_forward What we do expand_more
Innovation Entrepreneurship Leadership Community

200+

Members

30+

Projects

20+

Events / yr

IEC JKUAT members at a club event

What is IEC?

A student movement. Not a lecture.

IEC JKUAT isn't a class you sit in. It's a space where students from every discipline at JKUAT come together to experiment, build things, solve real problems and grow beyond their degree.

Whether you have a startup idea, a skill you want to apply, or you're still figuring out what you're about — there's a place for you here.

IEC award handover in front of the club banner

What we do

Six ways to show up.

01 construction

Build

Turn an idea into something people can actually use. Prototypes, MVPs, real products.

02 emoji_events

Compete

Hackathons, innovation challenges and competitions. Represent JKUAT, win things, prove what you've got.

03 school

Learn

Workshops, founder talks and practical sessions on things your lecturers won't cover.

04 hub

Connect

Meet students, founders, mentors and professionals. Your network will matter more than your GPA.

05 record_voice_over

Lead

Take responsibility. Organise events, run projects, and grow into the kind of person others follow.

06 public

Impact

Build solutions that address real problems around us. Not just for the marks.

IEC members group photo Recruitment desk activity Members cutting a celebration cake Members in IEC polos Members with the IEC backdrop Members signing up at the desk Members by the IEC banner Members seated at a club event Members in white IEC polos IEC desk at a campus event IEC branded celebration cake Members showing IEC wristbands Cake-cutting celebration IEC recruitment desk on campus IEC branded pen IEC polo shirt IEC branded mug IEC 2026 diary IEC wristbands IEC award handover

The IEC journey

From idea to impact.

01

Discover

Find problems worth solving. Ask questions. Look around. The best ideas start with noticing something that doesn't work.

02

Create

Sketch it out. Brainstorm with others. Shape a vague idea into something that has a direction.

03

Build

Work with a team. Make something tangible. A working prototype beats a perfect plan every time.

04

Test

Get feedback from real users. Break it. Fix it. Learn more in a week of testing than a semester of theory.

05

Launch

Take your project beyond the classroom. Into the real world. Into the hands of the people it was built for.

Who can join?

You don't have
to be a techie.

Designer Engineer Business student Developer Artist Agriculture student Health Sciences Law student Still figuring it out

"Great ideas rarely come from one discipline."

— IEC JKUAT

What's happening?

Upcoming events

All events arrow_forward
sync

Loading events…

01

Have an
idea?

Great. Let's find out if it's worth building. IEC gives you the people, tools and environment to take it seriously.

Join IEC arrow_forward

02

Don't have
an idea?

Also great. IEC isn't only for people who already have startups. It's for students who want to explore, experiment, meet people and figure out what they're capable of.

Join IEC arrow_forward

You just need curiosity.

Ready?

Ready to build
with us?

Open to all JKUAT students. KES 200 per semester. Fill in your details, then complete activation via M-Pesa.