Staff

The DAAD Regional Office in Nairobi was established in 1973 and administers DAAD programmes in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan and Ethiopia. The team is responsible for bilateral and regional collaboration in higher education and research and conducts selection committees for DAAD programmes in the region.
Office Hours: Mondays to Fridays, 9 am to 5 pm
Director of the DAAD Regional Office

Beate Schindler-Kovats
Head of the Branch Office
- Telephone: +254 733 929 929 / Mobil +254 725 860 811
- E-Mail: schindler-kovats@daad.de
Representative of the DAAD in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Burundi
Staff of the DAAD Regional Office


Anja Bengelstorff
Programme Officer
- Telephone: +254 780 001 363 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
- E-Mail: bengelstorff@daad.de
Programme Officer for Scholarship Programmes to Germany, Government Scholarship Programmes, German Students in Africa, Student Advisory, Alumni

Programme Officer for Regional Knowledge Management, Marketing, Communication and Public Relations, Website, Social Media, Student Advisory

Programme Officer for the “Leadership for Africa” Scholarship Programme, In-Country/In-Region Programme Tanzania, TGCL, Ethiopia, Student Advisory

Programme Officer for the “Leadership for Africa” Scholarship Programme and In-Country/In-Region Programme Sudan and Uganda; German Master Scholarship Programme, Student Advisory

Programme Officer for the In-Country/In-Region Programme Kenya, African Networks, Student Advisory


Ryne Jirongo
Administrative Assistant, Receptionist, Driver
- Telephone: +254 733 929 929, Mobil: +254 703 459 287
- E-Mail: mudali@daad.de