New IUC programme with Technical University of Mombasa in the Kenyan media
TUM rolls out Sh844m project to boost health, blue economy
The Technical University of Mombasa has started implementing a multi-faceted project that seeks to promote health, innovation, entrepreneurship, technological advancement and the blue economy.
The project, funded by Vliruos to the tune of €5.5 million (about Sh844.7 million), will be implemented over 10 years.
Vliruos is the leading funding organisation for scholarships and partnerships between academics from Flanders and partner institutions in Africa, Latin America and Asia, with a focus on global sustainable development.
Marc Heijde, the Afya Moja project coordinator, said this is a unique project compared to many others, which usually last three to five years.
He is from Ghent University in Belgium.
“We are working at different levels. The programme aims to work on health systems and the blue economy, and to develop engineering solutions to support these two scientific themes, while also having a gender-inclusive approach at the level of the whole university,” Heijde said.
Read the entire article in the Kenyan newspaper Star
