{"id":1626,"date":"2020-04-14T18:25:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T18:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/global.kibu.ac.ke\/?page_id=1626"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:10:05","slug":"our-strategy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/global\/our-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1626\" class=\"elementor elementor-1626\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c312ce elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c312ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edcd77f\" data-id=\"edcd77f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2843991 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2843991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ba013b\" data-id=\"1ba013b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec022d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ec022d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"491\">One of Kibabii University\u2019s strategic priorities is internationalisation. This goal is aimed at positioning KIBU as a vibrant and supportive intellectual environment that attracts, connects, and engages scholars and students from diverse backgrounds across the world.<\/p><p data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"664\">The Directorate of Partnerships and Linkages (DPL) provides strategic leadership in advancing the University\u2019s internationalisation agenda. Its key objectives include:<\/p><ul data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"1663\"><li data-section-id=\"u7aqds\" data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"807\">Promoting global partnerships that support research collaboration, staff development, student exchange, and other institutional priorities.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"wbboqs\" data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"988\">Strengthening collaboration with African universities through joint training programmes that contribute to the development of the next generation of academics for the continent.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1r7978q\" data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1304\">Expanding international academic mobility through joint degree programmes, co-supervision of PhD candidates, PhD exchanges, and providing opportunities for doctoral and postdoctoral fellows to gain international exposure, as funding permits. 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