A team of scholars from Kibabii University, led by Dr. Manasi Echaune, has been awarded a European Union Erasmus+ research grant worth €332,600 (approximately KES 44 million). The grant will support the implementation of a groundbreaking virtual mobility project in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across East Africa and Europe.
The project, titled “East African-European Virtual Exchange for Environmental Conservation and Climate Action” (ECO-ACT), is a collaborative effort involving six universities. These include two European institutions; Cardinal Stefan Wyszy?ski University (Poland) and the University of World and National Economy (Bulgaria) together with other three universities from East Africa: The University of Rwanda (Rwanda), Lira University (Uganda), and the University of Bahr El-Ghazal (South Sudan). The ECO-ACT project is expected to run for three years beginning February 2025.
The overall objective of the ECO-ACT project is to improve management, administrative and instructional capacity of partner HEIs to provide equitable, future oriented, digital and high-quality education on environmental conservation and climate action that promotes inclusiveness, diversity and sustainable growth opportunities.
A key outcome of the project will be the creation of a modular Virtual Exchange (VE) program which will feature collaborative student projects implemented by transnational teams within a virtual learning environment.
In addition to Dr. Echaune, Kibabii University project team includes Prof. Julius Maiyo, Dr. Paul Obino, Dr. Tom Ekisa, Dr. Leunita Makila, and Dr. Nelly Masayi.
Project Team
