IUC with University of Nairobi (Kenya)

This IUC was undertaken in the period 1998-2008 with the University of Nairobi (UoN) in Kenya. The evaluation was commissioned by the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) in the framework of its Institutional University Cooperation (IUC) programme and conducted in Kenya in the period 27 January – 5 February 2009. In the 1st phase of the Programme (1998-2002), collaboration focused on the areas of HIV/AIDS and rural health, marine sciences and the establishing of a University-wide computer network. Support was provided for strengthening of teaching and research infrastructure and staff development. In the 2nd phase, the projects in HIV/Rural health (HR) and marine sciences continued while the original networking project was split up into three projects: ICT and Digital Library, Open Learning and Computer Science. The total budget for the IUC with UoN was some € 6.8 million for the period 1998-2007; this budget was primarily used to cover the costs of investments and scholarships as well as operational expenditures.