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LINKAGES DIRECTORATE.
OVERALL QUALITY OBJECTIVE: To strengthen and expand collaboration and partnership with industry and other organisations.In this regard, the directorate has been making links with different esteemed reputable institutions globally.
PREAMBLE
Linkages Directorate is one of the four (4) directorates in the division of research production and extension. The Directorate
has been fulfilling one of the mandate stipulated in the university statues. The Directorate has been coordinating all the
collaborative activities that the university has been engaging in. Collaboration activities involve linking the university with
other institutions for mutual benefit which are varied. These range from research, consultancies, industrial exposure, joint
academic programmes, faculty exchange, capacity building, just to name but a few. In this regard, therefore the Directorate
has the responsibility of developing instruments necessary for establishing the necessary framework under which the
different parties work. The instruments drawn include, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Memorandum of
Agreement (MoA) and Financial memorandum (FM).
Basing on the type of collaboration, the organization can be grouped into.
Universities and academic institutions
Research, Development & Technology Transfer
Donor Bodies
JKUAT COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS
A. COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITY
S/NO
Institution Collaborating department/college
Collaborating activities
1. AFRICAN ADVANCED/LEVEL TELECOMMUNICATION INSTITUTE, NAIROBI
ICSIT Areas: Cisco training by allowing JKUAT to be the Regional AcademyAchievements: JKUAT offering Cisco to the following institutions: KU, Maseno;
2. BERLIN-NAIROBI EXCHANGE FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Areas: Student exchange between JKUAT and Germany universities, workshop and conferences
3. BOURNE MOUTH UNIVERSITY ,UK ICSIT Areas: Research and development; Capacity Building; Exchange of staff/students, enhance computer science in JKUAT.Achievements: Joint JKUAT IT Degree Curriculum revision work on going; One ICSIT staff pursuing PhD training in Bourne from May 2010.
4. DENVER UNIVERSITY, USA ITROMID Areas: Staff/ Student exchange, R&D
5. KADUNA POLYTECHNIC, NIGERIA NAIROBI CBD Areas: Post graduate training in entrepreneurshipAchievements:38 students in Masters in Entrepreneur ,launch of a P.H.D program in February 11, 2011
6. KAISERS LAUTERN UNIVERSITY, GERMANY
MECHANICAL SCIENCE FACULTY
Areas: Research, staff and student exchange
7. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, USA FS&T Areas: Training/student exchange; capacity building; exchange of scholars/scientists and information.Achievements: Reciprocal visits by Dr. Mathara and Dr. T. Cable; proposals developed on Models for University.
8. LA SAPIENZA, ITALY ICSIT & STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
Areas: Exchange of visits by scholars-Mr. Antony Joseph Kiroe-MSc in space science, Participation in research programmes-initiating space science project, Sharing of scientific information, study meetings and seminars.
9. LUBECK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCE, GERMANY
SABS Areas: Master of Science Health Management, E-learning.Achievements: Did not start.
10. MAKERERE UNIVERSTY, UGANDA FOOD SCIENCE& TECHNOLOGY
Areas: Staff/ student exchange, R&D
11.1
NAGOYA UNIVERSITY, JAPAN HORTICULTURE
Areas: Exchange of visits by scholars; Participation in joint research programmes; Sharing of scientific information.Achievements: Nerica rice joint project for producing new rice varieties cable of resisting semi-arid conditions is ongoing(2009-2012
12.4.
OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY, JAPAN FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
Areas: Research, development and student exchange and exchange of faculty and staff.Achievements: visit by 9 professors to attend JKUAT scientific conference in Nov 2010, visit by 2 JKUAT (Dr. Mugai, Mrs.Ngamau)Researchers in Aug. to Sep 2010 for joint research on soil stress and rice endophytes.
13.1
OSLO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, SWEDEN
SABS Areas: Exchange of visiting researchers and lecturers, joint research, teaching and laboratory facilities, graduate, under-graduate training, establishment of new educational programmesAchievements: 5 teaching staff postgraduate at Masters level have graduated. 2 ongoing master’s level. 3 ongoing PhD level.
14.1
PENNSYLVANNIA STATE UNIVERSITY , USA
RPE BEED
Areas: Exchange of visits by scholars, Participation in research programmes, Sharing of scientific information.Achievements: water well drilling rig at low cost (2010), steam engine generator project, student exchange annually from PSU to JKUAT.
15.1
K.S. RANGASAMY, COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, INDIA
FACULTIES OF ENGINEERING
SCIENCE SHRD ICSIT
Areas: Research and development; Capacity building; Exchange of staffAchievements: JKUAT Mechatronic Dept. staff had a study visit to KSRT between Jan- April 2010; KSRCT five staff scheduled to teach at JKUAT between May – August 2010.
16.3.
UNIVERSITY OF READING, UK FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Areas: Teaching, research, staff and student exchange.
17.9.
UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND, UK ICSIT Areas: Master of Science IT Management; Master of Science IS engineeringAchievements: Joint training beneficial to both institutions has been going on since 2004.
18.
UNIVERSITY OF WEST CAPE SOUTH AFRICA
BOTANY Areas: R&DAchievements: Joint research in Biodiversity funded by NCST started in 2010.
19. DEUTSCHE SAMMLUNG VON MIKROORGANISMEN AND ZELLKULTURE, GERMANY.
Botany Areas: Training and research collaboration, conservation and use of microbial diversity and joint workshops.Achievements: Project forwarded for funding by GMBF of Germany.
20. MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY, HALFAX CANADA CoHRED
SABS
Areas: Research, Staff and students exchange
21. UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND (UPEI), CANADA
Faculty of Science, CoHRED & SABS
Areas: Nursing, Business and science Staff exchange, academic publications and scholarly information.
22. MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY Areas; International Conference Organisation.
23. GOLLIS UNIVERSITY, SOMALILAND Engineering college and faculty of human resource development
Areas; capacity building, consultancies and offering JKUAT programs.
24. UNIVERSITY OF ABOEKUTA, NIGERIA,
Faculty of Science, CoETEC, CoHRED
Areas: Research, Staff and students exchange
25. CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THE EARTH INSTITUTE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
College of Engineering
Areas: Urban development,
26. UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY, GHANA
College of Engineering
Areas: Capacity development, Curriculum development, Staff Exchange
27. UNIVERSITY OF YOUNDE 1, CAMEROON
AA Areas: Academic programmes, Faculty exchange, Research activities, Sharing of physical facilities.
28. VLAAMSE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE RAAD (VLIR) KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
JKUAT Areas: Common bean project.
29. LAPPERANTTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, FINLAND
BEED Student exchange, short course at JKUAT, one short course held in 2009 on waste water technologies. 3 Msc students spent a month at LUT in 2009/2010.
30. STUTTGART UNIVERSITY of APPLIED SCIENCES
GEGIS Research, Staff and Students exchange
31. CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITYPRIFYSGOL FETROPOLITAN CAERDYDD
JKUAT Research, Sharing of Information, development of team spirit.
32. UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGIA, MALAYSIA
JKUAT Research, Staff exchange
33. ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHTECTURE, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND CITY DEVELOPMENT, ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY
JKUAT Training, Students exchange
34. ASHIKAGA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, JAPAN
JKUAT-IEET Energy
35. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK
JKUAT Research, Staff and students exchange.
36. LANZH OU- MoA signed on JKUAT Research, Staff and students Exchange
37. MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
JKUAT Capacity Building, Project Management
38. UNIVERSITY OF NEW CASTLE, UPON TYNE, NJALA UNIVERSITY, KWAMEH NKRUMAH, KASSEL, STELLENBOSCH, PRACTICAL ACTION, CONSULTING LIMITED AND ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION FOR AFRICA.
BEED/JKUAT project management
39. THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, ADO –EKITI, NIGERIA
JKUAT Offer JKUAT Programmes
40. TAITA TAVETA,UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
JKUAT Research, Project implementation
41. UNIVERSITY OF SOMALIA JKUAT/SHRD Capacity Building, Academic Programmes, Exchange of staff and students, Research, Joint Publications.
42. SAVANNAH INSTITUTE JKUAT/SHRD Capacity building, Short Courses.43. YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY JKUAT Japanese Language Course44. COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY, ZAMBIA JKUAT Research, Staff exchange45. CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY JKUAT Research, Staff exchange
46.F
FLENSBURG UNIVERSITY ,GERMANY
JKUAT- ICSIT Curriculum Development,Staff Exchange, Joint Research and material exchange
47. KOREA MARITIME UNIVERSITY JKUAT/ COLLEGE OGF ENGINEERING
Research, Staff Exchange, capacity building
48. SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF JKUAT/Faculty Research, Joint project
AGRICULTURE IN NITRA (SUA) Of Agriculture49. UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA JKUAT Students exchange, Staff exchange,
Academic material exchange, Curriculum development, Joint internship, Credit transfer, Joint Research Programmes
50. UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA JKUAT Exchange of faculty staff, Joint research, Joint supervision of students, Examination of undergraduate, seminars and conferences, sharing of facilities
51. THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, NIGERIA
JKUAT Exchange of faculty staff, Joint research, Access to external funding, Joint seminars and Conferences, joint supervision of students
52. SAVANNA UNIVERSITY , SOMALIA JKUAT Offering Academic programmes, research work, and Faculty exchange
53. UNIVERSITY OF VENDA, SOUTH AFRICA
JKUAT- BEED capacity building, Exchange of Post graduate students, staff, administrators , Research proposal writing, Sharing of knowledge and skills in areas of biotechnology.
54. SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
JKUAT- BOTANY
Research, innovation and technology development, Sharing of Physical facilities, students and staff exchange, institutional capacity building, technology transfer, outsourcing, and short courses.
55. EGYPT-JAPAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (E-JST), EGYPT)
JKUAT- COETC chemical and petrochemicals, Staff and students exchange, Research, Capacity building, sharing of facilities.
56. FLENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
JKUAT-SCIT Communication network for public, industry and authorities, Research /knowledge database, Students education Training, Technology transfer and SMES support.
57. WARSAW UNIVERSITY JKUAT- COETEC, Mechanical
Joint Research in the field of fuel cells, power generation, staff and students exchange, joint applications for research funding, joint publications from research co operations.
58. JYVASKYLA UNIVERSITY JKUAT-SABS Exchange of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, Faculty / researcher exchange, Joint Research Projects and academic activities .
59. SAPIENZA UNIVERSITA DI ROMA, ITALY
JKUAT- MECHANICAL
Exchange of faculty and staff members, graduate and undergraduate students,Joint research projects, Exchange of documentation, scientific information and publications, interactions through meetings, seminar, development of joint courses.
60. UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA JKUAT -SABS Sharing of physical facilities, Institutional capacity building Staff exchange and attachment, research, innovation and technology development
61. SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
JKUAT Research in Agriculture, technology, and innovation, Training workshops, seminar and extension services inhuman animal health and ecosystem,
62. STICTHTING NHL MARITIME INSTITUTE WILLEM BARENTSZ
JKUAT-COETEC Exchange of knowledge, expertise and experiences, capacity building, students exchange creation of international Msc shipping Innovation for students in the Nautical, marine engineering and ship building field,
63. YEUNGNAM UNIVERSITY, KOREA JKUAT- Link between rural technology and innovation projects of JKUAT and research and education projects in Yeungnam University to share Saemaul Development and development and economic development experiences, support for rural development technology
64. BOTHO UNIVERSITY JKUAT Students and staff exchange including administrators, Joint research, teaching and learning, External examinations both at under and postgraduate , Joint workshops and meetings,
Curriculum development, Joint students initiatives.
65. UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS AND OTHERS
JKUAT-GEGIS Joint research on integrating Hydro-Climate Science into policy decisions for climate-Resilient infrastructure and livelihoods in East Africa.
66. MACEWAN UNIVERSITY, CANADA Faculty of Chemistry
Training, staff and students interactions and exchange of experiences and information.
67. KENYATTA UNIVERSITY CoETEC Research, innovation and technology development, Sharing of Physical facilities, students and staff exchange, institutional capacity building and technology transfer.
68. UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE AND STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
SOBEE project research, workshops, consultation, exchange of scholars/scientists and information.
69. FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY CoETEC Joint research projects and exchange of information on research activities and publications. Offering scholarships to Kenyan students.
70. MOI UNIVERSITY CoETEC Joint research and product development
B. COLLABORATIONS FOR RESEARCH $ DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
S/ NO
INSTITUTION COLLABORATING DEPARTMENT
COLLABORATING ACTIVITIES
1. AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ADC), NAIROBI
Agriculture faculty
IBR
Areas: Commercialization of Research and Development activities, Joint Development Research projects.
2. ATHI RIVER MINING COMPANY, NAIROBI
Civil Engineering (SMARTEC)
Areas: Research and Outreach activities
3. ATHI WATER SERVICES BOARD, NAIROBI
BEED, CIVIL, ICSIT, GEGIS, IEET
Areas: Project being planned.Project Management/Staff and student exchange/Research, Innovation and Development.Achievements: JMC appointed. JKUAT completed Environment and Satisfaction Survey project.
4. CENTRAL ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION AND KENYA DAIRY PROCESSESSORS ASSOCIATION
R.P.E (Production)
Areas: Dairy farming project in central Kenya funded by Kilimo Trust for Ksh. 5.6MAchievements: Dairy value chain study mapping completed and report submitted to donor; Proposal on improvement of dairy farming in Central Kenya approved by Kilimo for Ksh. 30M
5. ECOTACT, NAIROBI IEET Areas: Project Management, Staff and Student exchange, Research, Innovation and DevelopmentAchievements: Project on making fertilizer using human Urine ongoing:
6. INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH (ICRAF), NAIROBI
Botany BEED Gegis Civil,
construction & Environment Eng
Areas: Capacity Building/Sharing of equipment and other facilitiesAchievements: PRESA project. In 2009, 4 postgraduate students and 2 BSc. students were involved. Student attachmentsMSc students projects. Two projects on payment for Ecosystem services were completed.
C. COLLABORATION WITH DONOR BODIES
S/NO INSTITUTION1. RUFORUM FACULTY OF
AGRICULTUREFunding agricultural research.
2. BASCO PAINTS SABS Areas: Annual awards to best three students in each Department in SABS and Civil Engineering; students’ attachments.Achievements: Awards given each year since 2005/06 academic year.
3. KITI, NAKURU (Ministry of Industrialisation)
SOMMME AreasR&D in foundry, capacity building, training programs
4. JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA)
Physics AreasTo promote rural electrification using renewable energy,
5. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA) NIGERIA
HORTICULTURE Areas: Funding sorghum research.
6 ALLIANCE BIOSCIENCE MLS Areas: Capacity building in Biosafety,Biosafety Labs construction.
7 INSTITUTE OF RENEWABLE ENERGYSYSTEMS IRES AT FACHHOCHSHULE STRALSUND,
IE ET
Areas: Energy and Capacity building
UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, STRALSUND , GERMANY
8 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES College of Engineering
Areas: Capacity building, Engineering technologies.
9 AFRICAN NETWORKS FOR AGRICULTURE,.AGROFROESTRY AND EDUCATION (ANAFE)
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
Areas: Research, Internship for students. Research and publications.
10 MEDIAMAX University Areas Capacity Building.11 MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIALISATION UNIVERSITY Areas: Nairobi Industrial Park12 KENYA COCONUT DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY UNIVERSITY
13 KWETU HOME OF PEACE UNIVERSITY/RPE Areas: Agricultural Activities14 MINISTRY OF HEALTH (KITALE
HOSPITAL) COHES Areas : training.
15 MUTI INVESTMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
RPE EXTENSION Areas: Technology Transfer, Training
16 RUIRU CHILDREN SUPPORT PROGRAMME
RPE- EXTENSION Areas: Technology Transfer, Training
17 KENYA BUREAU OF STANDARD JKUAT Areas: Capacity Building, Research
18 TABAKA MISSION HOSPITAL JKUAT- Areas: Capacity Building, Research
19 UN-HABITANT JKUAT/ Sabs Areas: Capacity Building , Project Implementation
21 KALOMBA CONSULTING SYSTEMS JKUAT Areas: Consultancy22 CENTURION SYSTEMS LIMITED JKUAT Areas: Staff training and
students certification , Staff exchange, Students attachments, Research and in n ovations, Consultancies,
curriculum development, Institutional capacity building.
23 WORLD GREENING JKUAT/ Students club.
Areas: Environment
24 GENERAL ELECTRIC JKUAT/ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Areas: Students attachment, Career development, Seminar and technology transfer.
25 KEROCHE FOUNDATION JKUAT Areas: Students attachment, capacity development.
26 iHUB JKUAT, NITP Areas: Development of NITP27. WASTE ELETRIC , ELETRONIC
AND EQUIPMENT JKUAT Areas: management of E waste.
28 WINDLE TRUST, UNHCR, AND JKUAT
JKUAT Areas: Students sponsorship
29 NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY AND KENYA FEDERATION OF MASTER BUILDERS.
JKUAT- SABS Areas: capacity building, Research and short courses.
29 KENYA NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS (KNUT)
JKUAT-SCIT Areas: Capacity building, Research, short courses.
30 KENYA UNION OF POST PRIMARY EDUCATION
JKUAT-SCIT Areas: Capacity building, Research, short courses. Post graduate programmes.
31 NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION JKUAT Areas: Short courses, Joint Research and training, Institutional capacity building, joint proposal for funding, exchange programme for staff and students.
32 ENSIVAGE MULTIMEDIA JKUAT Areas: Capacity building,
Research Communication systems.
33 AFRICA FINANCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
JKUAT Areas: Finance sourcing and up-scaling of University projects
34 NUMERICAL MACHINING COMPLEX (NMC)
JKUAT- COETEC Areas: Project management, sharing of physical facilities, Capacity building, Staff and students exchange, exchange and dissemination of information, students training and attachment.
35 EASTERN AFRICA GRAIN COUNCIL JKUAT, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
Areas: capacity building, Conference organization, Research
36 KENYA WATER INSISTUTE (KEWI), LIVING WATER AFRICA REGION (LWAR)
JKUAT-WARREC, Areas: Drilling Technology, Project planning, implementation and management, Capacity building, resource mobilization, staff exchange and attachment.
37 BUILDERS OF HOPE JKUAT-SABS (URBAN CENTRE)
Areas: Exchange of information, networking, capacity building, Technical assistance, consltancies.
38 BURA RANCHING (DIRECTED AGRICUTURAL) CO.LMTD
JKUAT Areas: Donation of 1500 hectares of land, capacity Building, Exploit Agricultural potential in Taita –Taveta County, Staff exchange and attachment, provide training on business skills, research,
Technology transfer Intellectual property governance
39 KENYA PORTS AUTHORITY (KPA) CoETEC Research, training, innovation technological development and commercialisation and marketing in the areas of engineering and technology and related fields.
40 THE NATURE CONSERVANCY (TNC) WARREC Creation of opportunities and applying strategies for JKUAT to offer expertise and services for demand-driven training, research, planning, dsign and implementation of various projects.
41 SINO-AFRICA JOINT RESEARCH CENTER, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
SAJOREC Usage of botanical garden infrastructure and scientific equipment in the sajorec headquartes by scientists to conduct various research projects in the lab.
42 WORLD BEST FRIEND-NGO and EMCAST INC.
SCIT Training, mentorship and technical advice for business start-ups.
Note:1. Collaboration with the middle level colleges has not been included in this list.2. The university is following the renewal of some of the collaborations which have expired.
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