More Kenyan marathon runners banned for doping
Rael Kiyara, the winner of this year’s Hamburg Marathon in April has been banned by the Kenyan Anti-Doping Agency (KADA). She had been accused of Read More
Month: October 2012
Kenyan with HIV, gets visa on Humanitarian grounds
The Court in Würzburg granted the Kenyan an Aufenthalterlaubnis on Humanitarian grounds. The Kenyan had gone to court to protest being kicked out of Germany Read More
Man from Kenya caught trying to smuggle money into Germany
The 47 year old man travelling from Kenya was caught at the Frankfurt airport trying to smuggle €183,000. The money was hidden in his sport Read More
Masters in International Health Berlin
A one year Masters program aimed at doctors from all over the world to experience a real hands on training in Germany. The program focuses Read More
16.02 Get a German Bachelor or Masters in 12-18months
ProSALAMANDER (Programm zur Stärkung ausländischer Akademiker/innen durch Nachqualifizierung an den Universitäten Duisburg-Essen und Regensburg) is a new Programm financed by the Mercator foundation. The program has just started with the first students Read More
Finding Internships from Kenya
So you’re just about to graduate and you’re only left with the internship. You’d like to use the opportunity to gain experience and if possible Read More
African Science Day in Frankfurt am Main
With this year’s theme as “State and Violence in Africa”, the African Development Initiative (ADI) e.V. would like to invite you to this year’s African Read More
16.11 Schlumberg Scholarships call for applications 2013/2014
The schlumberger foundation faculty for the future program, launched in 2004, awards fellowships to women from developing and emerging economies to pursue phd or post-doctoral Read More
Criteria people use when choosing a Uni
1. The city This is one of the major factors because it has a lot ingrained in it. Some of the issues that help choose Read More
Thief steals van only to find bodies in it
On a very very light note, a thief found a packed van in Berlin and decided he had found his dream car deciding to steal Read More
Entitlement to Royalty
For a long time as Africans we’ve carried a sense of entitlement to AID, to pity, to wealth, to respect etc. As Africans we’ve continued Read More
Nuru getting his 2nd operation
Remember Nuru? The maasai boy in Salzburg, who’s here to gain his hearing (Read his story here). Twice a week Nuru goes to hospital where they Read More
Kenyan breaks a record in Cologne
There was a marathon in Cologne today. Thank you Mary for representing. Our very own won and broke the record. Alfred Kering came first 2:07:37 followed by Read More
Precious Girls’ Student shares about her trip to Germany
Read a recollection from a Kenyan student who spent 4weeks in Germany as one of the four PAD scholars. She writes about the cities she Read More
Alternatives to the Wirtschaftsprüfer Exam
The exam has been deemed to be one of the hardest exams ever in Germany with only less than 50% qualifying in their first try. Read More
Essay on Role of standards in the Kenyan economy wins the DIN/ISO competition
Mr. Amwayi Omukhweso William, winner of the 2012 ISO/DIN essay contest This year’s competion involved writing an essay based on the topic: “How do ISO Read More
Njenga the Film Maker and his Star, Wangeci
Meet Wangeci and Helmut or as others call him, Njenga or The white Kikuyu. I bet some of you have watched Wangeci’s videos on youtube Read More
Young Environment Envoy from Kenya named
Beverly Kendi Nkonge (2nd L) and Mwanyuma Hope Mugambi (2nd R), Bayer/UNEP Young Environmental Envoys 2012 with Franz Labuschagne (R), Managing Director, Bayer East Africa Read More
Do students want to and can they stay after their studies?
A survey involving 6200 international students in Germany, France, Sweden and the UK had these results. Students who majored in Engineering and Sciences were more Read More