AFRICAN CONNECTIONS

2024 Summer Study Tour and Focus on Africa Seminar

In partnership with The Co-operative University of Kenya (CUK) , The AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Educational Fund, Inc. (ACREF) is organizing a sixteen-day cross cultural, intergenerational study tour in Kenya - East Africa's most vibrant economy.

The program will run from August 8th to August 24, 2024 - with an optional excursion to Zanzibar (United Republic of Tanzania) from August 24 to August 28.

It is anticipated that participants will include U.S. and East Africa based undergraduates, graduate students, mid-career professionals and recent retirees – all sharing and learning from each other.

The one of a kind program offers exposure to leaders in Kenya’s public health, technology, transportation, energy, cultural and political sectors.

Instructors:

Dr. Denis Kamau Muthoni, The Co-operative University of Kenya (CUK)
Senior Lecturer of Supply Chain Management (CUK)
Director, Board of Postgraduate Studies (CUK)

Melvin H. Cox
Lecturer, Merrill College, The University of California, Santa Cruz¹
President, The AFRICAN CONNECTIONS Research and Education Fund, Inc.

Program Design:

Tour Highlights:

Guest Lectures:

Public Health
Media, Technology and Education
Transportation and Tourism
Energy
Culture in Education

APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 7, 2024

PROGRAM DETAILS:

Program Overview - (.pdf edition)

Zanzibar Extension - (.pdf edition)

Online Registration and Payment Form

Please Note:

In Nairobi, the group will be housed at the Co-operative Retreat and Conference Center at CUK. Visits to several of Kenya’s most popular tourist destinations, including the Nairobi National Park, the port city of Mombasa , Eldoret, Kisumu and Naivasha, are included in the itinerary.

The study tour will include an orientation presented by EDU Africa, a basic Swahili language and intercultural competence workshop, a welcome dinner at The Carnivore (an internationally famous Nairobi eatery) and interactions with local families.

Please Address All Questions To:

ACREF Communications Team

[email protected]

+1 831 440-7002

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¹This study tour is neither sponsored by nor affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC).

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