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DAAD Nairobi and Ministry of Education in Kenya agree on closer co-operation

At the invitation of the Kenyan Ministry of Education State Secretary (PS) Ambassador Simon Nabukwesi from the State Department for University Education and Research in the presence of the Director of University Education Darius Mogaka Ogutu and his deputy Charles Obiero, a meeting with the German Ambassador to Kenya, Ms. Annett Günther, the cultural attaché at the German Embassy in Nairobi, Ms. Ulla Koos and the director of the DAAD Regional Office in Nairobi, Ms. Beate Schindler-Kovats, took place in the Ministry on 1st March 2022.

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DAAD Regional Office Nairobi with regional responsibility:

RWANDA

This is the first trip of the DAAD Country Director Beate Schindler-Kovats to Rwanda, which has been postponed several times in the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Portrait of the Month: March 2022

Research manager with a DAAD-funded scholarship in the “Development-related postgraduate courses (EPOS)”

Meet Eng. Kizito Ojamoong, a DAAD EPOS Alumnus now working at the EU Delegation in Kenya in the Horizon 2020 program bringing his study experience and expertise to the EU-funded programs and networks.

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DAAD Regional office with Regional Responsibility

DAAD Regional Office Nairobi with regional responsibility: RWANDA

This is the first trip of the DAAD Country Director Beate Schindler-Kovats to Rwanda, which has been postponed several times in the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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DAAD Regional office Nairobi Director meets Daystar University’s DAAD Scholars and Alumni

The DAAD wants to stay in contact with its scholars and alumni even after the scholarship is over. For this reason, the Director of the DAAD Regional Office for Africa Mrs. Beate Schindler-Kovats, took time during her visit to Daystar University for an informal meeting with DAAD scholarship holders and Daystar University alumni. She presented the DAAD's work for alumni and provided information on funding opportunities for DAAD alumni.

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Portrait of the month: February 2022

DAAD supports academic careers with various funding programs

In this portrait of the month we introduce Samuel Kiiru from Kenya, who, through various DAAD scholarships, achieved several qualifications and conducted research at multiple levels:

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DAAD Institutional Visit

University visit at DeKUT in Nyeri

At the invitation of the Vice-Chancellor of Dedan Kimathi University (DeKUT), Professor R. Eng. P. N. Kioni, the DAAD Director of the Regional Office, Beate Schindler-Kovats, visited the University in Nyeri on February 11, 2022.

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Portrait of the Month: January 2022

DAAD Lectureships

DAAD Lectureships are usually set up at the request of a foreign university and in consultation with the Federal Foreign Office. In this portrait of the month you find the experience report of Dr. Rainer Schmidt, DAAD Lecturer at the University of Rwanda from 2016-2021:

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Entrepreneurial Universities in Africa

International Conference by CEPU (Collaboration for Entrepreneurial Universities) and DEpUK ( Developing Entrepreneurial Universities in Kenya), funded by DAAD

DAAD with its funding programme Entrepreneurial Universities in Africa (EpU) aims at the promotion of entrepreneurial thinking, teaching and acting at the partner universities. Also institutional changes in the structures and offerings of the participating institutions are supposed to act as key indicators for the development towards “entrepreneurial universities.

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“Giving back”