KENYA SEMINAR

Areas of current activity and opportunities for cooperation

Intro for the discussion

Brussels, 11 September 2014

Mapping of North interest/ expertise and identifying opportunities for cooperation:

1. Thematic areas

2. Partner institutions/ geographic areas

3. Cooperation modalities

North Seminar: objectives

1. Interviews

2. Discussion round

3. Desk study

• VLIR-UOS cooperation 2003-2014

• Other Flemish academic cooperation

• Kenyan Development priorities

• ODA Belgium

• Main donors

How?

1. VLIR-UOS Cooperation 2003-2014

• Projects• Scholarships

VLIR-UOS cooperationProjects 2003-2014

Partner institutions

1 Moi University

2 University of Nairobi

3 Kenyatta University

4 Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute

5 Kenya Agricultural Research Institute

6 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

7 Kenya Medical Research Institute

8 Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

9 Technical University of Kenya

JKUAT

KARI

KMFRI

KEMRI

KU

MMUST

MU

TU-K

UoN

VLIR-UOS projects 2003-2014VLIR-UOS projects 2003-2014

VLIR-UOS cooperationProjects 2003-2014

Project modalities

Type Number Budget (€)

IUC 2 8.549.771

TEAM 6 1.620.007

SI 5 230.051

RIP 2 199.992

Crosscutting 16 760.272

ICT Infrastructure 1 200.000

Total 32 11.560.092

VLIR-UOS cooperationProjects 2003-2014

Thematic areas1 ICT

2 Health

3 Agriculture

4 Aquatic ecology

5 Engineering

6 Industry development

7 Marine sciences

8 Food security

9 Aquaculture

10 Natural resources management

11 Statistics

VLIR-UOS cooperationICP-PhD Scholarships 2003-2014

Partner institutions1 Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute

2 Kenyatta University

3 Kenya Agricultural Research Institute

4 Kenya Medical Research Institute

5 National Museums of Kenya

6 Pwani University College

7 University of Eldoret

8 ICRH

9 Meru University of Science and Technology

ICRH

KARI

KMFRI

KEMRI

KU

MUST

NMK

PU College

UoE

Scholarships 2003-2014ICP-PhD Scholarships 2003-2014

VLIR-UOS cooperationScholarships 2003-2014Scholarship types

PhD

ICP-PhD 18

VLADOC 8

Project scholarships 58

Short term

ITP 40

KOI 42

REI 166

Other scholarships 31

Project scholarships 17

Study

ICP 155

Project scholarships 54

Total 589

VLIR-UOS cooperationICP-PhD and VLADOC Scholarships 2003-2014

Thematic areas1 Aquatic ecology

2 Biotechnology

3 Health

4 Agriculture

5 Aquaculture

6 Biology

7 Urban development

2. Other Flemish academic cooperation

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, UHasselt, UGent, UAntwerp and KU Leuven

Partner institutions additional to VLIR-UOS partners

1 Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

2 Technical University of Mombasa

3 Catholic University of Eastern Africa

4 Egerton University

5 Kenya Wildlife Service

6 Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, UHasselt, UGent, UAntwerp and KU Leuven

Thematic areas additional to VLIR-UOS cooperation

1 Mathematics

2 Pharmaceutical sciences

3 Computional linguistics

4 Biomedical sciences

3. Kenyan development priorities

Importance of well developed economic infrastructure in transforming Kenya into a globally competitive economy

Competitiveness includes being well linked to neighboring countries to boost trade

Importance of delivering modern infrastructure services to rural areas to boost incomes and social welfare

Provision of better housing and provision of improved water sources and sanitation to Kenyan households

4. Official Development Assistance Belgium

ODA Belgium 2013 (€)Governmental cooperation

- Loans from state to state 6.106.984

Non-governmental cooperation

- NGO's (MSF, VSF, VIA) 1.151.046

- VVOB 444.637 - VLIR-UOS 701.870

- ITG 28.680 - Africalia 143.883 - Other (e.g. labor union IFSI) 65.817

Multilateral cooperation (UNHCR) 55.804

Conflict prevention/ preventive diplomacy (Transparancy International Kenya)

40.000

Interest rate subsidies 4.438.091

Flemish government - Water sanitation (Kitanda vzw) - Climate change (UNDP)

115.546

Other local governments (provinces/ municipalities) - Agriculture/ water supply/ education/ health

62.334

TOTAL 13.348.496

5. Main donors and kick-off for discussion

THEMES SUB-THEMES EU UN World Bank

AU, AFDB, SADC

SIDA JICA USAID

FOOD SECURITY Agriculture, rural development, aquaculture, cattle x x x x x x x

BIODIVERSITYWildlife and aquatic life protection, mangrove protection, management of natural parks

x

ECONOMY

Private sector development and competitivity, industry development x x x x x

Roads and infrastructure (telecom, standards in construction, energy …) for economic development

x x x x x

HEALTH Human Health (HIV, antibiotic resistence, tuberculose ...) x x x x x

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

Research and university development (univ and research policies, incl. statistics for research)

x

ICTICT in education (E-learning & other) and information management (library) and culture

x

What are your priorities for the Kenya strategy in terms of:

1. Thematic areas

2. Partner institutions/ geographic areas

3. Cooperation modalities and generic needs for HE cooperation with Kenya

Discussion: 3 questions

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Herman DielsProgramme Officer SouthHerman.Diels@vliruos.be