DAAD Kenya - German Academic Exchange Service

The DAAD conducted its second Proposal Writing Workshop this year at Masinde Muliro University and it was a great success! There were fifty aspiring PhD candidates from the natural sciences, engineering, physics, mathematics, social sciences, and humanities.

We are excited to share that our first PhD Proposal Writing Workshop held at Kampala’s Makerere University in late April was a resounding success! We extend our gratitude to AUGA, the Ugandan Alumni association, for the hard work preparing a smoothly executed event, and to the DAAD Alumni who dedicated their time and skills to train prospecting academics. This workshop aimed at supporting prospective DAAD PhD scholarship applicants to Germany in writing promising research proposals, the key application requirement for the scholarship

As is always our custom, the DAAD Nairobi Office was thrilled to meet students who are going to Germany this year for further studies. Nineteen students, sponsored by the PhD in Germany Scholarship Program, and two Masters’ Programmes,  EPOS and the Leadership for Africa (LfA) Scholarship Programs, attended the event.

The DAAD celebrated the highlight of its anniversary year with a festive ceremony at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin on 6 May 2025. Around 500 guests from academia, politics and society, including numerous DAAD alumni, came together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world's largest organisation for international academic exchange.