University of Nairobi's main entrance. PHOTO/JEFF ANGOTE/FILE
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.
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