DeKUT and the Technical University of Applied Sciences, Wildau (TH, Wildau) have had an ongoing collaboration for 10 years. The collaboration began with the implementation of the “Bridging the Gap through Intercultural Engineering Transposition (BriG-IT Project)”. The project was launched in 2013 in TUAS, Wildau officiated by the President of TUAS, VC DeKUT Prof. Eng. P. N. Kioni and witnessed by the Kenyan Ambassador in Germany.
The achievements of this collaboration have been as follows:
- A Double Degree Master programme in Mechanical Engineering.
- Student exchanges: This project facilitated exchange of 16 students from DeKUT to TH, Wildau and 6 students from TH, Wildau.
Ms. Vanessa Gering- TUAS MSc Student in the DeKUT Institute of Food Bioresources Technology Lab
Mr. Tanui (PhD student) & Mr. Kamande (DeKUT MSc Student) in Material Engineering Lab in TH Wildau
Hassan Langat, PhD student of DeKUT during his 3rd research stay at TUAS to finalize his experimental work under supervision of Prof. Herzog
- Joint Research, Co-Supervision and Publications.
The collaboration enabled joint research activities including co-supervision and publications
Picture from right to left: Vice chancellor Prof. Eng. Peter N. Muchiri, Hassan Langat, Ag. Chancellor and Council Chairman Dr. James Kariuki, The Principal Secretary, State Department for Energy, Mr. Alex K. Wachira
Other Joint Publications included:
FURTHER COLLABORATIONS
Prof. Michael Herzog (back, center) during the 6th DeKUT International Conference on Science, Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship with other guests from Japan, Germany and South Africa.
Prof. Peter Muchiri, Vice Chancellor DeKUT visit in TH Wildau to discuss further cooperation also with industrial partners like IVU traffic technologies (left: chairmen Prof. Sonntag)
DeKUT was represented during the Sustainable Mobility Summer Academy took place at the Technical University of Wildau (TH Wildau), from 2 to 13 September 2024. The theme of the two-week international, interdisciplinary event was "Towards Tomorrow's Mobility: Pathways to sustainable mobility in the metropolitan area Berlin-Brandenburg" and focused on Mobility Hubs and sustainable mobility. DeKUT was represented by Dr. James Wakiru, Senior Lecturer and Ms. Aisha Twahir, Civil Engineering student.
Civil Engineering Student of DeKUT, Aisha Twahir Hussein Kassim participate at Sustainable Mobility summer Academy in Wildau, Dr. James Wakiru from DeKUT contributed as a lecturer.
Dr. James Wakiru (right) Participants during a boat tour
Final ceremony
Dr. Ann Kirugumi, Head International Office DeKUT and Dr. Mecha (University of Nairobi) visiting TH Wildau and Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research in the frame of DIES internationalization course in Berlin
