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Uganda Alumni hosts workshop on mastering systemic reviews for SDGs in Jinja, Uganda

The Association of Ugandan-German Alumni (AUGA) hosted a workshop on mastering systematic reviews for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Jinja, Uganda, from July 23 to 25, 2025. Over 35 alumni and 15 non-alumni attended the workshop at Spark African Hotel, which focused on various aspects of systematic reviews, including the anatomy of systematic reviews, protocol registration, and conducting comprehensive advanced literature searches.

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DAAD Alumni hold workshop on AI and Emerging Technologies at DeKUT

On the 24th of July 2025, DAAD Kenya, under the invitation of the DAAD Kenya alumni, was at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT), where DAAD officials paid a courtesy call to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Eng Peter Muchiri, who alluded to the continued collaborative spirit between DeKUT and Germany.

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Euro Film Festival: DAAD presents scholarship and funding opportunities to Germany

On the 15th of July 2025, DAAD Kenya, under the invitation of the European Union, had the opportunity to promote studying in Germany as well as the scholarship and funding opportunities that students can access during the event dubbed Euro Film Festival at Kabarak University in Nakuru, Kenya.

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DAAD hosts an Open Day for Kenyans seeking funding opportunities to Germany

DAAD Kenya held an Open Day on the 11th of July 2025, at our office at Madison Insurance House, Community Area, Upper Hill. Our visitors made the event a huge success, demonstrated by the interest they showed in the discussions and Q&A sessions through the day regarding DAAD funded opportunities.

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DAAD Conducts Successful Second Proposal Writing Workshop at Masinde Muliro University

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.

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DAAD Conducts first PhD Proposal Writing Workshop in Uganda—Upcoming Session Scheduled!

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

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A Global Journey Awaits: DAAD welcomes new students heading to Germany

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.

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Federal President Steinmeier honours the DAAD

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.

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The DAAD is Celebrating100 Years of Change by Exchange

The DAAD is Celebrating 100 Years of Change by Exchange

In 1925, the DAAD was founded as a student initiative to enable students at German universities to spend time abroad. Today, 100 years later, the DAAD, as an association of German universities and their student bodies, is the world's largest organisation for the promotion of international academic exchange.

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Europe meets Kenya: Promoting Global Connections and Study Opportunities

With the support of the European Union, DAAD Nairobi, the Delegation of the European Union to Kenya and representatives of EU Member States organized a two-part event with the aim of strengthening academic bridges between Europe and Kenya. The event started with a networking event under the theme “Bridging Borders”, followed by the highly anticipated Study in Europe Fair.

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