Prof. Isaac N. Kimengi, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic, Research & Extension) on Tuesday 15th February, 2022 received Prof. Sam Muyiwa from Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norway), who paid a courtesy call to the Office of the Vice-Chancellor at the Main Campus. Moi and Norwegian University of Life Sciences won a grant of  NOK 6 million (Kes. 77 Million) to implement staff and student mobility exchange for Masters and Doctoral (Ph.D.) in the fields of Sustainable Energy, Economics, Environmental Science, and Ecology. The project will also support two (2) full scholarships for Moi University graduate assistants to pursue Masters in Norway. The goal of NORPART project is to promote International Scientific and Educational Cooperation in Engineering, Energy, Economics, Environmental Science and Technological fields through strengthening each University's capacity to respond to its Research and/or Training and the facilitation of information exchange between Scholars of the two collaborating Universities. The Project coordinator at NMBU is Prof. Samuel Adaramola and the counterpart at MU is Prof. Augustine Makokha from the School of Engineering. While visiting Moi University for the project inception meeting, Professor Samuel paid a courtesy call on the VC who was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academics, Research & Extension (DVC-ARE) Prof. Isaac Kimengi to discuss further collaborations between MU and NMBU. Read more about the project at https://www.nmbu.no/en/faculty/mina/news/node/44293

Present during the visit was Prof. Charles Lagat (Director,International Programmes, Linkages & Alumni), Prof. Augustine Makokha, Dr. Lucy Rono (School of Business and Economics), Dr. Eric Oyondi (representing Dean, School of Engineering)

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