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Internationalisation & Linkages

The focus in this Office is to build the profile of the Nelson Mandela-AIST within and outside the university in research and teaching through:

  • Defining focus countries within East Africa, AISTs Network and other specific regions
  • Establish “strategic partnerships” with chosen universities
  • Maintain and Extend contracts with foreign institutions
  • New agreements will only be signed if there is a REAL interest in co-operation (department – faculty – university level)
  • Management of contracts and relations with various partners
  • Campaign to promote study abroad programs for NM-AIST students
  • Promote researchers undertake joint research projects with abroad universities
  • Internationalisation of curriculum
  • Improvement of both research facilities and environment at international level
  • Improving and further expanding the service for international students and researchers
  • Building internal structures and changing the mind set: Working together with the faculties and central facilities
  • Participating in International higher education fairs (together with IUCEA universities and other regional collaborators)