Portrait of the Month: December 2021

Garissa Master Scholarship Kenya from the DAAD Foundation

The Nairobi office was commissioned by the DAAD-Stiftung at the beginning of 2021 to announce the call for applications for the follow-up scholarship among the “Garissa” alumni. An overwhelming number of 170 alumni submitted their applications via the DAAD portal; in a competitive selection process with interviews, seven scholarships were awarded, three to females. On behalf of the DAAD-Stiftung three colleagues of the DAAD Nairobi met the scholarship holders online a few months after they began their studies and report on their experiences:

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Education Fairs

“Study in Europe” Virtual Education Fair 2021 in Rwanda: Germany as the No. 1 study destination among European countries

On Monday, September 20, 2021 the virtual “Study in Europe” fair 2021 took place in Rwanda with the participation of the DAAD Nairobi, organized by the EU delegation. Eight European member states took part: Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium and Sweden.

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Erasmus+

Sub-Saharan Africa garners 25% share of Erasmus+ 2021-27 budget

The European Union’s international education and training cooperation initiative Erasmus+ program is expected to dedicate the lion’s share of its budget for the next seven years to the Sub-Saharan Africa region.

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Falling Walls Lab

Falling Walls Lab Nairobi Winner

Rogers Githinji Ssekubwa has won the Falling Walls Lab Nairobi 2021 with his “Netflix of Law”, a website providing simplified Kenyan legal content online.

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Außenblick

International perspectives on Germany in times of the Covid-19 pandemic

How is Germany viewed by the world? The DAAD, GIZ and Goethe-Institut have addressed this question together in the study “Außenblick – International perspectives on Germany in times of the Covid-19 pandemic”. From the perspective of science, culture, economics and politics. A particular focus of the study is the corona pandemic, which affects all areas.

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Introducing the winners of the Falling Walls Lab Rwanda 2021

In 2021, the  Falling Walls Lab Rwanda was conducted purely online.

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DAAD funds eight new global centers for climate and health

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Conferences

University-Industry Conference

The University-Industry Conference was part of the joint, DAAD-funded project “Applied Entrepreneurship Academy” (AEA) between Kenyatta University (KU) and Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU). It provided a stage for young innovators who have been trained at Chandaria Innovation & Incubation Centre (CBIIC) with training content jointly developed with HNU.

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DAAD Alumni

DAAD alumnus Dr. Sospeter Njeru on the path to discovering a herbal TB cure

DAAD Nairobi had an opportunity to interview Dr. Sospeter Njeru, now a post-doctoral researcher at Paul-Ehrlich-Institute-Langen (Hessen). This is what he had to say:

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Fellows of the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program 2021

The list of outstanding artists selected to receive Berlin residencies in 2021 is now set:

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