Candidates for EASTRIP China TVET Scholarship Pre-Selected for Academic Year
The Inter University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), in collaboration with the World Bank and the People’s Republic of China, has announced a list of pre-selected candidates for the EASTRIP China TVET Scholarship for the academic year 2024/25. Since its inception in the 2020/2021 academic year, the EASTRIP China TVET scholarship has supported selected TVET […]
World Bank Vice President Commends KIHBT for Advancing Skills Development and Youth Empowerment through EASTRIP Project
KIHBT was recently honoured to host, Ms. Mamta Murthi, Vice President of Human Development at the World Bank, as she engaged with the achievements and progress of the EASTRIP project and its beneficiaries. Accompanying her were Eng. Joseph Mbugua, the Permanent Secretary of the State Department for Roads, Dr. Esther Mworia from the TVET sector, […]
EASTRIP Invests Over USD6 Million in ICT Infrastructure for Ethiopian Polytechnic Colleges
In an effort to advance digitization and enhance digital skills in Ethiopia, the Ministry of Labor and Skills, through the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), recently handed over ICT equipment and infrastructure worth USD6 million to 10 polytechnic colleges in Ethiopia. The handover was part of the efforts by the […]
EASTRIP Project Team Commend Arusha Technical College for Impressive Progress in Construction
Leaders of the East African Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), from the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) and the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology of Tanzania, recently paid a visit to the Arusha Technical College Kikuletwa Campus. The purpose of the visit was to conduct an inspection of the ongoing […]
Kenya Coast National Polytechnic Progresses in Construction of Regional Marine Transport and Port Logistics Centre
The construction works at the Maritime campus are in week 62 with 65% of the construction works done. The campus has three main facilities namely the Maritime Centre, Catering Centre and the STCW pool. Water reticulation works are also ongoing to ensure adequate provision of water in the Maritime campus. The contactor, Chinajiangxi International Limited […]
DIT Mwanza Inspires Next Generation of Female Scientists During Women and Girls in Science Week
Women and girls in science from the Dar Es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), Mwanza Campus, recently visited Biru and Nganza secondary schools in the Mwanza region to inspire female students to focus on science subjects. This visit was part of the global celebration commemorating the week of women and girls in science, culminating annually […]
KIHBT Promotes Regional Integration through Labour-Based Technology Skills Development for Engineers and Architects in East Africa
KIHBT is currently hosting a group of 21 Engineers and Architects from the East Africa Region. This diverse cohort includes participants from the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Republic of South Sudan who are undertaking a specialized short-term course on Labour-Based Training Technology in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). This partnership […]
East African TVET Leaders Gain Skills in Special Leadership Training Programme in China
Senior managers from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, between participated in a special leadership training programme held in Guangzhou, China from 3rd to 7th December 2023. The training programme was organised by the Guganzhou Technician College (GZTC) in partnership with the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) […]
IUCEA through EASTRIP contributes to development of leather sector in Africa
The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) and the Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI) are working together to support the development of the leather sector in Africa. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IUCEA and ALLPI in October 2023 in Kampala, Uganda. IUCEA is the Regional Facilitation Unit […]
Arusha Technical College to Construct of 1.6-Megawatt Hydropower Plant to support skills training and national development in Tanzania
The Arusha Technical College (ATC) is in advanced stages to begin the construction of a Hydropower Plant with a capacity to produce 1.6 Megawatts of electricity to provide practical skills training to students studying Hydropower Engineering. This is part of USD14.6 million funding from the World Bank through the East Africa Skill for Transformation and [...]