The focus in this Office is to build the profile of the Nelson Mandela-AIST within and outside the university in research and teaching through:
- Cooperation:
- Defining focus countries within East Africa, AISTs Network and other specific regions
- Establish “strategic partnerships” with chosen universities
- Maintain and Extend contracts with foreign institutions
- New agreements will only be signed if there is a REAL interest in co-operation (department – faculty – university level)
- Management of contracts and relations with various partners
- Outgoings:
- Campaign to promote study abroad programs for NM-AIST students
- Promote researchers undertake joint research projects with abroad universities
- Internationalisation at home:
- Internationalisation of curriculum
- Improvement of both research facilities and environment at international level
- Incomings:
- mproving and further expanding the service for international students and researchers
- Building internal structures and changing the mind set: Working together with the faculties and central facilities
- Marketing and fairs:
- Participating in International higher education fairs (together with IUCEA universities and other regional collaborators)
- Promoting exchange programs
- Students
- Staff