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KENYA SEMINAR
Areas of current activity and opportunities for cooperation
Intro for the discussion
Brussels, 11 September 2014
Mapping of North interest/ expertise and identifying opportunities for cooperation:
1. Thematic areas
2. Partner institutions/ geographic areas
3. Cooperation modalities
North Seminar: objectives
1. Interviews
2. Discussion round
3. Desk study
• VLIR-UOS cooperation 2003-2014
• Other Flemish academic cooperation
• Kenyan Development priorities
• ODA Belgium
• Main donors
How?
1. VLIR-UOS Cooperation 2003-2014
• Projects• Scholarships
VLIR-UOS cooperationProjects 2003-2014
Partner institutions
1 Moi University
2 University of Nairobi
3 Kenyatta University
4 Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute
5 Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
6 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
7 Kenya Medical Research Institute
8 Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
9 Technical University of Kenya
JKUAT
KARI
KMFRI
KEMRI
KU
MMUST
MU
TU-K
UoN
VLIR-UOS projects 2003-2014VLIR-UOS projects 2003-2014
VLIR-UOS cooperationProjects 2003-2014
Project modalities
Type Number Budget (€)
IUC 2 8.549.771
TEAM 6 1.620.007
SI 5 230.051
RIP 2 199.992
Crosscutting 16 760.272
ICT Infrastructure 1 200.000
Total 32 11.560.092
VLIR-UOS cooperationProjects 2003-2014
Thematic areas1 ICT
2 Health
3 Agriculture
4 Aquatic ecology
5 Engineering
6 Industry development
7 Marine sciences
8 Food security
9 Aquaculture
10 Natural resources management
11 Statistics
VLIR-UOS cooperationICP-PhD Scholarships 2003-2014
Partner institutions1 Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute
2 Kenyatta University
3 Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
4 Kenya Medical Research Institute
5 National Museums of Kenya
6 Pwani University College
7 University of Eldoret
8 ICRH
9 Meru University of Science and Technology
ICRH
KARI
KMFRI
KEMRI
KU
MUST
NMK
PU College
UoE
Scholarships 2003-2014ICP-PhD Scholarships 2003-2014
VLIR-UOS cooperationScholarships 2003-2014Scholarship types
PhD
ICP-PhD 18
VLADOC 8
Project scholarships 58
Short term
ITP 40
KOI 42
REI 166
Other scholarships 31
Project scholarships 17
Study
ICP 155
Project scholarships 54
Total 589
VLIR-UOS cooperationICP-PhD and VLADOC Scholarships 2003-2014
Thematic areas1 Aquatic ecology
2 Biotechnology
3 Health
4 Agriculture
5 Aquaculture
6 Biology
7 Urban development
2. Other Flemish academic cooperation
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, UHasselt, UGent, UAntwerp and KU Leuven
Partner institutions additional to VLIR-UOS partners
1 Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology
2 Technical University of Mombasa
3 Catholic University of Eastern Africa
4 Egerton University
5 Kenya Wildlife Service
6 Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, UHasselt, UGent, UAntwerp and KU Leuven
Thematic areas additional to VLIR-UOS cooperation
1 Mathematics
2 Pharmaceutical sciences
3 Computional linguistics
4 Biomedical sciences
3. Kenyan development priorities
Importance of well developed economic infrastructure in transforming Kenya into a globally competitive economy
Competitiveness includes being well linked to neighboring countries to boost trade
Importance of delivering modern infrastructure services to rural areas to boost incomes and social welfare
Provision of better housing and provision of improved water sources and sanitation to Kenyan households
4. Official Development Assistance Belgium
ODA Belgium 2013 (€)Governmental cooperation
- Loans from state to state 6.106.984
Non-governmental cooperation
- NGO's (MSF, VSF, VIA) 1.151.046
- VVOB 444.637 - VLIR-UOS 701.870
- ITG 28.680 - Africalia 143.883 - Other (e.g. labor union IFSI) 65.817
Multilateral cooperation (UNHCR) 55.804
Conflict prevention/ preventive diplomacy (Transparancy International Kenya)
40.000
Interest rate subsidies 4.438.091
Flemish government - Water sanitation (Kitanda vzw) - Climate change (UNDP)
115.546
Other local governments (provinces/ municipalities) - Agriculture/ water supply/ education/ health
62.334
TOTAL 13.348.496
5. Main donors and kick-off for discussion
THEMES SUB-THEMES EU UN World Bank
AU, AFDB, SADC
SIDA JICA USAID
FOOD SECURITY Agriculture, rural development, aquaculture, cattle x x x x x x x
BIODIVERSITYWildlife and aquatic life protection, mangrove protection, management of natural parks
x
ECONOMY
Private sector development and competitivity, industry development x x x x x
Roads and infrastructure (telecom, standards in construction, energy …) for economic development
x x x x x
HEALTH Human Health (HIV, antibiotic resistence, tuberculose ...) x x x x x
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Research and university development (univ and research policies, incl. statistics for research)
x
ICTICT in education (E-learning & other) and information management (library) and culture
x
What are your priorities for the Kenya strategy in terms of:
1. Thematic areas
2. Partner institutions/ geographic areas
3. Cooperation modalities and generic needs for HE cooperation with Kenya
Discussion: 3 questions
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Herman DielsProgramme Officer [email protected]