Yale University president Peter Salovey’s stay in Nairobi will involve visits to the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri), Kenyan Agricultural Research Organisation (Kalro), National Museums of Kenya and the Mara Conservancy.
Yale University president Peter Salovey is set to sign deals with Kenyan food and medical research agencies, along with the Mara Conservancy, during his visit to Nairobi mid this month.
The Ivy League US varsity Thursday said that Prof Salovey’s stay in Nairobi will involve visits to the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri), Kenyan Agricultural Research Organisation (Kalro), National Museums of Kenya and the Mara Conservancy.
The Yale president is expected in Kenya on March 14-16, marking the first ever visit by a senior official of Yale since it was founded in 1701. Ghana will be his first Africa stop, before heading to Nairobi.
“In Kenya they will be convening a symposium on Power of Partnership in Strengthening University Research. It will be co-hosted with the African Academy of Sciences,” the organisers said in a statement.
Kenya leads Africa in annual student admissions to Yale, where Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge graduated with a PhD in economics.
Kenyan Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o is yet another prominent alumnus of the university, having earned her Master’s degree in acting from the institution.
Yale has a partnership with Strathmore Business School through their common membership to the Global Network for Advanced Management – a respected group of 32 leading business schools across the world.
The network aims to fuel innovation through collaborations.
“They will also co-host a town hall on ‘Leadership and Impact’ with Strathmore University as they welcome Strathmore Business School to the Global Network for Advanced Management the first network member from the East Africa region,” the statement reads.
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