ACTS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) to host the Visiting Fellowship Programme (VFP) under the AfricaLics project. The MoU was signed on 9th February 2022 at JOOUST main campus, Bondo, Siaya County.
The AfricaLics project is funded by the Swedish Development Agency (Sida) as part of the project Enhancing Research Capacity on Innovation and Development in Africa.
The discussions to sign the MoU resulted in the revamping and renaming of an existing program (as an institute or a center), which opens significant opportunities for mainstreaming the R&D anchor, the visiting Fellowship Programme (VFP), and the recently launched Master’s degree programme at the university. The JOOUST management team was delighted to fast-track the formalisation processes needed and to assist in getting this program off the ground.
From Left: Prof. Benard Muok Director of Research Innovation and partnership at JOOUST, Prof. Stephen Agong’ the Vice Chancellor, JOOUST and Dr. Anne Kingiri, Director of Research and Innovation at ACTS during the signing of the MOU.
The AfricaLics visiting fellows programme brings together PhD students from African universities with a focus on innovation and development by increasing the international mobility and level of exposure of the PhD students to international knowledge and the development of a vibrant research community in Africa in this emerging and highly multidisciplinary field. The program allows students to participate in various activities, including mentorships from a diverse array
of African and international scholars, support from the trilateral research chair in Transformative Innovation, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and Sustainable Development (TRCTI), and a combination of pre- and post-activities over a four month study period (in Kenya for 2022 cohort).
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