The Kenyan Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MoHEST) in collaboration with the International Bureau of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (IB of BMBF) announce a Stakeholders’ Conference on Africa-Europe science and technology cooperation, taking place in Mombasa, Kenya.
Please find the first announcement of the conference enclosed. Details regarding the conference programme and registration will be made available shortly on the conference website.
If you are interested in participating in the conference, please fill in the enclosed Expression of Interest form and send it to the conference secretariat not later than 25 September 2009.
Individuals submitting expressions of interest will then be considered for formal invitations. Please note that due to limited capacity not all received expressions of interests may be considered for a formal invitation. For a limited number of participants financial support may be provided to facilitate the attendance of the conference. The allocation of support has to consider the special character of the conference.
Please note that an Information Day for African institutions about the 7th EU Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7) is scheduled to take place on 9th November 2009 at the same venue as the stakeholder conference. If you are interested in participating in this event, please send an e-mail to: jose.bonfim@fct.mctes.pt
