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Cocktail reception at the German ambassador's residence in Kenya

 

 

On the occasion of the DAAD Annual cocktail, German Ambassador to Kenya, Ms. Margit Hellwig-Bötte, Kenyan Higher Education Minister Prof. Margaret Kamar and Dr. Martina Schulze from DAAD Head Office in Bonn, Germany, awarded 68 DAAD scholarships to young scientists from the Africa region.

Together with ambassador Margit Hellwig-Bötte, the DAAD Regional Office for Africa organised a cocktail reception on 16 November 2011 at the German ambassador's residence in Nairobi, Kenya. The reception is a popular part of DAAD Africa's annual programme and therefore considered the highlight of the year. Among many DAAD Alumni who by now are committedly engaged in research, lecturing and higher education management in Kenya, representatives of German organisations in Kenya, German media and other partners of DAAD are welcome guests every year. For a few years now, the event has in addition been used as an opportunity to award scholarships to newly selected scholarship holders. This year, 68 young promising scientists from the region had their awards handed over to them by Prof. Margaret Kamar and the German ambassador. Apart from the In-country, In-Region, Postdoc and GoK/ DAAD PhD scholarship holders, Dr. Dan Masiga (ICIPE) was acknowledged as an "Honorary DAAD Alumnus."

4th call for PhD scholarship applications to Germany

KENYA-DAAD Postgraduate Training Programme 2012-2013

 

Application deadline: 15 March at the National Council for Science and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya

For teaching staff members of public and private universities in Kenya


For more information, click here or further on our website

Call for applications: PhD Proposal Writing Workshop

 

on Thursday, March 8, 2012 (Part 1), and
on Thursday, June 7, 2012 (Part 2) in Nairobi

 

We urge prospective DAAD scholarship applicants to consider their participation in this workshop!

However, participation in this workshop is NOT A REQUIREMENT for a PhD scholarship application.

Training offered by highly experienced Kenyan and German academics with follow-up on progress on second day of the workshop


· No fees, but applicants cater for own accommodation, transport, meals
· Number of participants limited


E-Mail applications only with the following documents/ information:


- A research abstract (max. 300 words in word format) of the PhD project to be undertaken
- scanned electronic copy of the Master’s certificate (degree not older than 6 years)
- At which German university do you want to do your PhD (and why), OR contact of a potential supervisor in Germany/ Graduate school


Applicants still awaiting examination of their Master’s thesis must provide a scanned electronic copy of the letter of submission from the university.


Application deadline: Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at noon


Send applications to Ms. Anja Bengelstorff, Programme Officer, bengelstorff@daadafrica.org


Participants from last year’s workshop cannot be considered again.

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Important notice: Online appointments for visa applications at German Embassy Nairobi

Citizens of Kenya who wish to apply for a visa to Germany, MUST book an online appointment well in advance to submit their visa application before coming to the embassy personally.

Those online appointments can be made through the embassy's website

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