• Michigan State University Visiting Scholar gives fresh insights on redesigning agricultural hand tools to Egerton University

    The Faculty of Agriculture was honored to host Dr Susan Wyche from Michigan State University (MSU) for a one-week visit to Egerton University that ran from 1 to 8 March 2022. Dr. Susan held a public lecture for staff and held a 3-day training workshop on “Considering Human-Centered Design (HCD) in Development Research” to students from diverse backgrounds including in Computer science, Agronomy and Engineering disciplines at CMRT building, Njoro Main Campus.

  • Youth Entrepreneurship: Universities and Youth conversation

    Exploring Africa's Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

    African countries are experiencing exponential growth in the youth population. However, economies are not creating new wage-earning jobs fast enough to absorb the growing workforce.

  • Egerton University Faculty Awarded the 'Transforming Institutions Strategic Funding' by the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP)

    Egerton University is proud to announce two grantees of the 2022-2023 Transforming Institutions Strategic Funding by the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP). The award, granted to Dr. Benard Odhiambo Oloo (Faculty of Agriculture) and Prof. Josiah Ouma Omolo (Faculty of Science) will seed institutional transformation projects which will support AAP members and partners to participate in sustainable, equitable, and research-driven partnerships that transform lives. 

  • Transforming Institutions Strategic Funding - Q&A

     

    The Alliance for African Partnership is now accepting proposals for the Transforming Institutions Strategic Funding Program. Successful applicants will receive up to $20,000 in seed funding to develop international strategic partnerships with universities, institutions of higher education and research, and/or organizations in the public or NGO sectors.

    AAP will be hosting a virtual Q&A session on

    Friday, Feb 2 at 8 - 9am EST 

    This session is open to anyone interested in submitting a proposal or learning more about the Transforming Institutions program.

    Be sure to register to attend below.
    REGISTER

    More about the call for proposals:

    AAP seeks proposals from consortium members and their partners for activities which directly address AAP's pillar to transform institutions to be better able to participate in sustainable, equitable, and research-driven partnerships that make a broader impact on transforming lives. Travel can include any of the following—within Africa, to Africa from external locations, to the US, or to other locations outside of Africa.

    • Exploratory Projects?to support initial-stage partnership development. This funding is meant for new partnerships that have not previously worked together 
    • Proposal Development Projects?to support partners to develop a proposal in response to a specific funding opportunity 
    • Pilot Workshop Projects?to support short-term training activities or workshops 

    Proposed projects should focus specifically on institutional and capacity strengthening. This could include projects that: aim to reinforce institutional strengths; contribute to individuals’ capacity strengthening, which will lead to institutional strengthening; plan for the creation of new units or institution-wide initiatives; and/or pilot new approaches to support research, teaching, or outreach that can be scaled up across the institution(s).

    Proposals that address at least one of the following focus areas will receive priority in review:

    • student success
    • financial management systems
    • diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
    • science communication 

    Submissions are due by March 1, 2024 

    To learn more about the program, including how to apply, visit:  https://aap.isp.msu.edu/funding/transforming-institutions-call-proposals/transforming-institutions-2024-call-proposals/

  • African Futures Virtual Dissemination Workshop

    The Alliance for African Partnership (AAP) would like to invite you to join the African Futures Scholars for their virtual Dissemination Workshop to share the work that they have done while at Michigan State University (MSU).

    Register Here To Attend 

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  • Capacity Building Workshop on Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research set for next week at Egerton University, Kenya

    Esteemed scientists, researchers and experts from across the globe will convene at Egerton University on the 16th and 17th of August for the Capacity Building Workshop on Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research for African Universities and Research Institutions. The event marks a pivotal moment in advancing scientific knowledge and innovation in genetic engineering and biotechnology on the African continent.

  • Coil Faculty Fellows Program - Africa

    Pioneered by the SUNY COIL Center ..

    To Register online click coil

     

  • Alliance for African Partnership Hosts Forum at Egerton University on Climate and Policy

    Egerton University recently hosted the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP) partners engagement forum, an event that brought together experts from various African and international institutions to address pressing environmental issues and the role of research in policy formulation.