Project kick-off

The 1st coordination workshop for the newly approved DAAD-GIZ-BMZ project "Center of Excellence on ICT for East Africa" (CENIT@EA) took place in Arusha, Tanzania from November 14th to 18th 2017. In addition to the funding institutions, all East African partners attended the workshop. The project coordinator co-hosted the event together with the GIZ (German Corporation for International Cooperation) and defined all relevant project milestones. Other topics included the structure of the Master's Programme, including the regulations, the composition of the Steering Committee, the development of communication structures and the necessary laboratory equipment. During the project meeting from November 30th to December 5th 2017, the curriculum, as well as the selection criteria for awarding scholarships were defined, and the cooperation agreement and marketing strategy were drawn up.