Nairobi, French varsities in new expansion plan
The University of Nairobi (UoN) has announced a new expansion plan in a deal with a French institute in Bordeaux, France.
The agreement between the UoN and the University of Bordeaux-Montaigne will be formally announced on Tuesday next week in Nairobi.
The two institutions will sign a memorandum of understanding through the president of the French university, Jean-Paul Jourdan, and UoN Vice Chancellor George Magoha.
On Friday, the French embassy in Nairobi said the agreement will strengthen the ties between Kenya and France on education “especially by developing research links, collaboration and cultural exchanges through mutual assistance.”
STUDY COURSES
The deal targets seven areas, including promoting exchange visits for professors, joint research and training based on shared regulations.
The two universities are also expected to organise beneficial conferences and seminars and launch inter-university study courses.
According to information on its website, the University of Bordeaux-Montaigne has about 5,600 students currently in session.
It has 1,800 foreign students and more than 650 instructors. It has been mainly active in international outreach in the Francophone countries, where it has teamed up with more than 230 universities.
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
This will be the second time the UoN is collaborating with an institute from France.
The UoN works with the French Institute of Research in Africa and the Department for Co-operation and Cultural Affairs of the French embassy in Nairobi, to boost the teaching of the French language.
A number of lecturers at the UoN, according to the embassy, have benefited from a joint scholarship program run by the French government to obtain their PhDs at the University of Bordeaux-Montaigne.
Next week, the UoN will launch research publications prepared by the two universities.
