Yale University president Peter Salovey (centre). file PHOTO | NMG
Yale University president Peter Salovey is set to sign deals
with Kenyan food and medical research agencies, along with the Mara
Conservancy, during his visit to Nairobi mid this month.
The
Ivy League US varsity Thursday said that Prof Salovey’s stay in Nairobi
will involve visits to the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri),
Kenyan Agricultural Research Organisation (Kalro), National Museums of
Kenya and the Mara Conservancy.
The Yale president is
expected in Kenya on March 14-16, marking the first ever visit by a
senior official of Yale since it was founded in 1701. Ghana will be his
first Africa stop, before heading to Nairobi.
“In Kenya
they will be convening a symposium on Power of Partnership in
Strengthening University Research. It will be co-hosted with the African
Academy of Sciences,” the organisers said in a statement.
Kenya
leads Africa in annual student admissions to Yale, where Central Bank
of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge graduated with a PhD in economics.
Kenyan
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o is yet another prominent alumnus of the
university, having earned her Master’s degree in acting from the
institution.
Yale has a partnership with Strathmore
Business School through their common membership to the Global Network
for Advanced Management – a respected group of 32 leading business
schools across the world.
The network aims to fuel innovation through collaborations.
“They
will also co-host a town hall on ‘Leadership and Impact’ with
Strathmore University as they welcome Strathmore Business School to the
Global Network for Advanced Management the first network member from the
East Africa region,” the statement reads.
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