Mount Kenya University is negotiating possible student exchanges with two US-based institutions.
Senior officials of MKUon Tuesday met their counterparts from Clarke University and the Loras College, both in Dubuque, Iowa, in the US Midwest, for talks.
He spoke during the meeting at MKU’s main campus in Thika.
Exchange programmes give students from both countries an opportunity to switch places and study for a term or two.
MKU chairman Simon Gicharu said the partnerships will nurture students and given them footings in future careers.
“I urge MKU and Loras College Management to develop an MoU as soon as possible. I also urge staff and students of the three institutions to identify joint projects that they can undertake,” Gicharu said.
Gicharu has praised current partnerships the institution has entered, including with Leuphana University, Germany.
In September last year, MCU signed an exchange agreement with Manchester Metropolitan University.
“Since 2018, MKU has received students from Bonn Rhein Sieg University of Germany for three weeks and more are coming in March," Gicharu said.
The programmes are eye-openers for students from Kenya and other counties as they experience new cultures.
"We expect that through joint research and publications as well as international experience, our students will get increased exposure for knowledge transfer,” Chancellor John Struthers has said.
Edited by R.Wamochie
