ADEFSA- I-UMEME: UPHF travels to Kenya to finalize project and initiate ongoing collaboration
Strengthening skills and internationalization: the SU and UPHF project draws to a close
The UPHF traveled to Kenya to carry out two closing missions for the ADEFSA- I-UMEME (1) project, the aim of which is to respond to the imperative of acquiring professional knowledge in electrical risk management, but also to support the University of Strathmore in the development and consolidation of its internationalization strategy.
These missions, carried out at the end of February, finalize the I-UMEME project and follow the visit of the University of Strathmore in September 2024 for the 4th workshop of the internationalization component.
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The program includes several meetings and presentations:
- The installation of an electrical cabinet with the help of Messrs Joseph Munvihano, Nicolas Lardenois and Baudouin Dillmann.
- A global presentation of the results of the project, ending in April 2025
- Exchanges with various vice-presidents, professors and training directors, from the University of Strathmore, on possible new collaborations,
- The 5th internationalization workshop with the Partnerships and Internationalization department and faculty representatives.
Control cabinet testing: a major step forward for training courses
Thanks to the I-UMEME project, SU, represented by Mr. Joseph Munvihano and Mr. Baudouin Dillmann on the electrical side, was able to acquire an electrical cabinet and make the necessary modifications prior to its commissioning. Mr. Nicolas Lardenois checked the installation, ensured its conformity and powered it upWith this intervention, the University's commitment to the development of technical skills takes concrete form. It also marks an important step in the enhancement of training provision at the University of Strathmore (SU).
In total, across all the electrical actions, there are 5 engineers from the WISEe association trained in B1V-B2V-BR clearances, 68 students certified in B1V and around 40 additional students in B2V
A workshop to evaluate the results of the project and its future
The second mission carried out by the Pôle de Relations Internationales took the form of a workshop aimed at finalizing the deliverable of this internationalization component; recommendations on the international strategies of each of the establishments and avenues for collaboration in the short and long term.
Discussions explored ways of optimizing the current project, as well as identifying new perspectives.
This workshop concludes a series of five that have been set up and run jointly by the two international departments, and which have brought together some fifteen participants from SU and UPHF as well as external players.
The mission concluded with a visit to the French Embassy in Kenya and Somalia, as well as the Alliance Française de Nairobi.
.These two missions once again illustrate UPHF's willingness to share and also testify to its ambition to support academic institutions in structuring their training courses and their internationalization strategy, thus confirming its proven role as a player in international higher education.
(1) The I-UMEME project, coordinated by UPHF, is a project funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) under the ADESFA (Appui au Développement de l'Enseignement Supérieur Français en Afrique) call for projects. ADESFA projects aim to support academic cooperation initiatives between French and African establishments, to keep pace with the upscaling of existing African training provision.
The objectives of the I-UMEME project are to respond to the need to acquire professional knowledge in electrical risk management through the development of a teaching kit, provided by the IUT's Electrical Engineering and Industrial Computing department, as well as to support the University of Strathmore in the development of its internationalization strategy.