Research Collaborations

Centre of Excellence for ICT in East Africa

Objective

CENIT@EA is a regional innovation hub that provides the skills for the digital transformation in East Africa. It builds on the following three pillars:

• Needs-driven and applied master’s programme in Embedded and Mobile Systems (MSc EMoS)
• Regional partnerships and dialogue between academia, the private and public sector to drive innovation in the EAC
• Upskilling of ICT professionals, unemployed graduates and university staff to meet the needs of the digital transformation

Project Partners

Carl von Ossietzky Oldenburg University, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Hochschule Mannheim, University of Technology and Arts of Byumba, Nelson Mandela African Institution of of Science and Technology, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DaaD), Inter-University Council For East Africa (IUCEA), East African Community, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development