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Dear reader,
The DAAD East Africa Newsletter October Edition is out! Please feel free to peruse through to get wind of the latest news, current calls, and their deadlines, as well as the upcoming web seminars. Have a great read!
The DAAD Nairobi Team
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The first Grimm Prize winner from sub-Saharan Africa is Dr. Kokou Azamade. The 53-year-old teaches in Togo's capital at the German department of the Université de Lomé. In his cooperation and research projects, Dr. Azamede combines approaches from literary and cultural studies with topics that are particularly relevant in the region of West Africa, such as colonial and mission history and related historical transcultural contact situations. As an expert and interdisciplinary cultural mediator, he is also a sought-after interlocutor in the discussion on the restitution of cultural assets from the colonial period, both for African Germanists and historians as well as for European institutions, as his participation in various groundbreaking conferences shows.
Read more about the prize (in German):
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On September 21, 2022, a new Memorandum of Understanding between DAAD and the Inter University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) was signed in a virtual event by the two Secretaries General.
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Every three years, the DAAD opens the Call for Institutions, with which existing and new partner universities in Sub-Saharan Africa can apply to become host institutions. In order to be considered, interested institutions usually go through a quality-based selection process that involves the DAAD and other relevant regional university associations each designating a committee of international peers (university professors) to choose the host universities. The qualified institutions are then accepted for the In-Country / In-Region Scholarship Programme for three funding years.
In response to the most recent call for institutions, which was launched in 2021, a number of host institutions and programmes were chosen to serve as host institutions for three intakes from 2023 to 2025.
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Portrait of the Month: David Kratzert
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The DAAD supports one-year scholarships for study abroad. The program offers German students at Bachelor, Master, or PhD level the opportunity to gain international experience during a longer study period abroad, to pursue individual study interests, and to develop both professionally and personally. With the new campaign "study worldwide - EXPERIENCE IT!" the DAAD promotes stays abroad for German students.
In this Portrait of the month, we met and interviewed David Kratzert, who completed a one-year study abroad scholarship in Kenya. Please read on to find out:
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The DAAD records its first balance sheet around a year and a half after the start of the Hilde Domin programme for persecuted students and doctoral candidates. This scholarship programme for at risk students and doctoral candidates enjoys strong international demand. So far, 135 people have been enabled to go to Germany with a scholarship – most of them from Afghanistan.
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DAAD CALLS FOR APPLICATION |
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Master and PhD In-Country/ In-RegionDAAD In-Country In-Region Scholarship 2023/24!
The Call for the In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme 2023-24 intake is open! In-Country/In-Region scholarships are granted for development-related masters or doctoral studies for individuals who plan to pursue teaching and/or research careers at a higher education institution in Sub Saharan-Africa. Scholarships are provided for high-quality (post)graduate programmes that give students and doctoral candidates excellent training opportunities. Read more about the call, the countries, institutions and study areas covered.
The deadline for application is 9 December 2022 |
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PhD in GermanyDAAD PhD Scholarships to Germany for 2023/24!
The Call for Applications for the 2023/2024 Research Grants to Germany is open! These grants are open to young researchers and prospective Ph.D. students in the Sub-Saharan Africa region who wish to pursue either their doctorate full-time in Germany (Research Grants – Doctoral Programmes in Germany; Kenyan-German Postgraduate Programme) or wish to conduct part of their research within their Ph.D. studies in Germany (One-Year Grants: 7-12 months; Bi—Nationally Supervised Doctoral Degrees: up to 24 months).
The deadline for the online application is 31 October 2022. |
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Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strategies (DIES)Training on Internal Quality Assurance – TrainIQA
TrainIQA is part of the DIES programme (Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strategies) which aims at strengthening higher education management structures in developing countries. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK), the Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA) and the University of Potsdam (UP) are jointly offering the DIES Course “Training on Internal Quality Assurance – TrainIQA” in the SADC region.
The deadline for application is 4 November 2022
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONSThe MuseumsLab 2023
The MuseumsLab programme was developed by the DAAD, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MfN), the Master‘s Programme in Museum Management and Communication at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTW) and the African consultancy group The Advisors.
It consists of a seminar (three modules), residencies at European and African partner museums and a project phase. African und European Museum professionals who have at least two years experience of working in the museum, heritage, or art sector can apply.
The deadline for application is 7 November 2022
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OPEN CALLS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS |
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DAAD OFFERS FOR INFORMATION AND CONSULTANCY |
We have resumed face to face consultation!
After closing our offices to physical visits during the Covid-19 Pandemic, we are pleased to inform you that we have now opened our offices for face-to-face consultations every Wednesday from 10 am to 12 pm EAT. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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Please visit our website regularly to see the available web seminars so as to register. |
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ESB Business School at Reutlingen UniversityStudy truly international in Germany
ESB Business School offers top-ranked undergraduate, graduate and executive programmes in business administration and business engineering (German and/or English), providing a strong network of partner companies and international partner universities all over the world.
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This newsletter has been prepared by:
DAAD Regional Office Nairobi, Madison Insurance House,
3rd floor, Upper Hill Close, P.O. Box 14050
00800 Nairobi
legally represented by Dr. Kai Sicks,
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst e.V.,
Kennedyallee 50, 53175 Bonn
Tel.: +254 (733) 92 99 29
E-Mail: newsletter.nairobi@daad.de
Internet: https://www.daad.or.ke
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Editorial staff:
Beate Schindler-Kovats, Head of DAAD Branch Office Nairobi
Christine Wandolo, DAAD Nairobi
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