1. KENYA SEMINAR Areas of current activity and opportunities for cooperation Intro for the discussion Brussels, 11 September 2014

2. Mapping of North interest/ expertise and identifying opportunities for cooperation: 1.Thematic areas 2.Partner institutions/ geographic areas 3.Cooperation modalities North Seminar: objectives

3. 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?

4. 1.VLIR-UOS Cooperation 2003-2014 Projects Scholarships

5. VLIR-UOS cooperation Projects 2003-2014 Partner institutions 1Moi University 2University of Nairobi 3Kenyatta University 4Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute 5Kenya Agricultural Research Institute 6Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 7Kenya Medical Research Institute 8Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology 9Technical University of Kenya

6. JKUAT KARI KMFRI KEMRI KU MMUST MU TU-K UoN VLIR-UOS projects 2003-2014

7. VLIR-UOS cooperation Projects 2003-2014 Project modalities TypeNumberBudget (€) IUC28.549.771 TEAM61.620.007 SI5230.051 RIP2199.992 Crosscutting16760.272 ICT Infrastructure1200.000 Total3211.560.092

9. VLIR-UOS cooperation Projects 2003-2014 Thematic areas 1ICT 2Health 3Agriculture 4Aquatic ecology 5Engineering 6Industry development 7Marine sciences 8Food security 9Aquaculture 10Natural resources management 11Statistics

10. VLIR-UOS cooperation ICP-PhD Scholarships 2003-2014 Partner institutions 1Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute 2Kenyatta University 3Kenya Agricultural Research Institute 4Kenya Medical Research Institute 5National Museums of Kenya 6Pwani University College 7University of Eldoret 8ICRH 9Meru University of Science and Technology

11. ICRH KARI KMFRI KEMRI KU MUST NMK PU College UoE Scholarships 2003-2014 ICP-PhD Scholarships 2003-2014

12. VLIR-UOS cooperation Scholarships 2003-2014 Scholarship 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

14. VLIR-UOS cooperation ICP-PhD and VLADOC Scholarships 2003-2014 Thematic areas 1Aquatic ecology 2Biotechnology 3Health 4Agriculture 5Aquaculture 6Biology 7Urban development

15. 2.Other Flemish academic cooperation

16. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, UHasselt, UGent, UAntwerp and KU Leuven Partner institutions additional to VLIR-UOS partners 1Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology 2Technical University of Mombasa 3Catholic University of Eastern Africa 4Egerton University 5Kenya Wildlife Service 6Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team

17. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, UHasselt, UGent, UAntwerp and KU Leuven Thematic areas additional to VLIR-UOS cooperation 1Mathematics 2Pharmaceutical sciences 3Computional linguistics 4Biomedical sciences

18. 3.Kenyan development priorities

19. 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

20. 4.Official Development Assistance Belgium

21. ODA Belgium 2013 (€) Governmental cooperation - Loans from state to state6.106.984 Non-governmental cooperation - NGO's (MSF, VSF, VIA)1.151.046 - VVOB444.637 - VLIR-UOS701.870 - ITG28.680 - Africalia143.883 - Other (e.g. labor union IFSI)65.817 Multilateral cooperation (UNHCR)55.804 Conflict prevention/ preventive diplomacy (Transparancy International Kenya) 40.000 Interest rate subsidies4.438.091 Flemish government - Water sanitation (Kitanda vzw) - Climate change (UNDP) 115.546 Other local governments (provinces/ municipalities) - Agriculture/ water supply/ education/ health 62.334 TOTAL13.348.496

22. 5.Main donors and kick-off for discussion

23. THEMESSUB-THEMESEUUN World Bank AU, AFDB, SADC SIDAJICAUSAID FOOD SECURITY Agriculture, rural development, aquaculture, cattle xxxxxxx BIODIVERSITY Wildlife and aquatic life protection, mangrove protection, management of natural parks x ECONOMY Private sector development and competitivity, industry development xxx xx Roads and infrastructure (telecom, standards in construction, energy …) for economic development xxxx x HEALTH Human Health (HIV, antibiotic resistence, tuberculose...) xx xxx EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Research and university development (univ and research policies, incl. statistics for research) x ICT ICT in education (E-learning & other) and information management (library) and culture x

24. 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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