Kenyan Universities on the UP

Hamster255 · 2018-03-22T09:17:55+00:00

Yale University Signs MOA with KWS & KALRO in War against Tsetse Fly Diseases Yale University President Peter Salovey (right), Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) Deputy Director Dr. Felister Makini and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Deputy Director Dr. Samuel Kasiki exchange copies of the agreement after signing the Memorandum of Understanding on Friday. Yale University, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), and Kenyan Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) today signed a memorandum of agreement in a collaborative partnership to fight tsetse fly diseases. The scientists from the three parties will carry out collaborative research to establish a thorough understanding of the biological and ecological factors that drive the spread of tsetse fly diseases. “Tsetse fly transmitted diseases have plagued human and animal health in tropical Africa, causing devastating epidemics and limiting agricultural and economic prosperity,” President Peter Salovey, Yale University stated. “In Kenya, the human disease is under control although some risks remain in the national parks which are important for tourism.” The scientists from Yale and KALRO will implement their findings through creating an effective policy framework of monitoring systems including the development of relevant outreach materials, exchange programs, and technical capacity development and technology transfer to improve tsetse fly and disease management in Kenya. On the other hand, KWS will promote the partnership by allowing access to tsetse flies while benefiting from the training offered. The MOA is in line with KALRO’s mandate of promoting, streamlining, coordinating, and regulating all aspects of research in agriculture and livestock development as well as promoting the implementation of research findings and technologies in the country. The Public School of Health, Yale University, has contributed significantly to environmental sanitation, arbovirus research, vector-borne disease control, cancer, and polio. Strathmore Business School Is Set To Join the Global Network for Advancement Management Strathmore Business School will join the Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM), to become the first school to join the network in East Africa. GNAM is a network of leading business schools that is focused on educating global leaders. Strathmore joins other business schools that recently joined the network such as SDA Bocconi School of SDA Bocconi School of Management, Bocconi University, in Milan, Italy and UNSW Business School in Sydney, Australia. The network consists of 32 schools on 6 continents. “The network is a commitment by Yale Business School to Strathmore Business School students to pursue a Masters in Advanced Management (MAM), a 9-month program exclusively designed to exceptional MBA graduates from the Global Network who aspire to become global leaders in business and society. The partnership is also aimed at strengthening the links between the two universities through the Yale Tsai Centre for Innovative Thinking and Strathmore Africa Data Analytics Centre,” the media release states. The Global Network takes advantage of network efficiencies, new technologies, developing strong institutional and personal relationships, and operating with minimal bureaucracy to transform students and member schools. “It is a pleasure and honour to join the Global Network for Advanced Management, a network of leading business schools, bridging the worlds of culture and economics through sustainable learning networks,” said Strathmore Business School Dean Dr George Njenga. Every member school brings in unique academic strengths and perspectives for the benefit of all participants. The new Global Network members illustrate geographical expansion and a strategic advancement for the network. SDA Bocconi School of Management offers students a gateway to manufacturing, design, and fashion industries in Italy while UNSW Business School offers students across the Global Network a gateway to Australia’s record-breaking economic growth and opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. “I warmly welcome our three new Global Network member schools. Support for adding these three standout schools was unanimous. All current members represented at our 12th Deans and Directors Meeting in Hong Kong felt that the three new member schools will enhance the opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and alumni across the network, and we look forward to including them in our programs and initiatives,” said Yale School of Management Dean and Global Network Chair Edward A. Snyder.

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Start date Mar 22, 2018

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