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A highlight of our Kenyan guests’ visit was today’s trip to Müncheberg to visit ZALF (www.zalf.de) and UGT (https://ugt-online.de), a company that emerged from ZALF. There, we had the opportunity to learn about international state-of-the-art applied research in the use of sensor technologies (including IoT) in agriculture. Unfortunately, our two actively involved students, Max and weiterlesen…

The day began calmly, with our guests heading to the university cafeteria for breakfast on their own. At 9 a.m., they met with Dietmar and Max, and together they walked to the IoT lab, which served as the workplace for the day. There, Max presented the subproject he and Tim had been working on – weiterlesen…

After our inspiring visit to Kenya last November, today was finally the day: Dietmar, Tim, and Max, had the pleasure of welcoming our Kenyan friends here in Brandenburg. Visiting us are Professors Alice and Jasper, as well as three students – Naftali, Frederick, and Edgar. In the morning, Tim and Max made our way to weiterlesen…

The day began with a relaxed breakfast at the hotel, during which we discussed the plan for the day. It was a great opportunity to align ourselves in a calm atmosphere and share our excitement for what lay ahead. Right on time, Alice picked us up, and together we headed to MMUST. From there, our weiterlesen…

On Friday, our final day at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), the results of our week came together. After intensive work in specialized groups, the progress made so far was jointly presented and evaluated. This final session was not only an opportunity to reflect on the achievements but also a pivotal moment weiterlesen…

Thursday marked our “midpoint”: Two eventful days behind us, two more ahead. It was the most exciting day so far for everyone—especially for Tim and Max, whom I’m stepping in for today to write this blog post. After the today’s adventures and impressions, they deserve a bit of rest. Let’s go step by step: As weiterlesen…

On the second full day at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), we had the opportunity to further deepen the long-standing partnership between our universities. During a meeting with the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Planning, Research and Innovation, Prof. Charles Mutai, and the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Solomon Igosangwa Shibairo, we presented our project weiterlesen…

Today was our first day at the partner university MMUST. The morning started with our presentations: Professor Wikarski – for us and in the following Dietmar 🙂 – introduced THB and the history of the DAAD-funded cooperation between THB and MMUST, which dates back to 2017. After explaining the objectives of THB’s ELI project, he weiterlesen…

Industry 4.0 has revolutionized automation and digitization in large-scale production facilities – the “steel halls of massive factories.” However, the potential of these technologies extends far beyond traditional industries. Agriculture, especially in regions heavily impacted by climatic challenges, can greatly benefit from IoT technologies. Through the ELI project (English Teaching Increments) at the Brandenburg University weiterlesen…

THB’s current internationalisation project, the ELI Incubator, is being funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) as part of the HAW.International programme from 1.1.2024 – 31.12.2025. This made the Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences one of 16 universities nationwide to be selected for DAAD funding in October 2023. Objectives of the ELI project at weiterlesen…

The Winter School in Kenya took place in Kakamega from February 25th until March 5th, 2023 as the counterpart to the Summer School in Brandenburg in September 2022. At that time, students and lecturers from MMUST visited us. This time, 10 students from all departments, as well as 2 lecturers and 2 academic staff visited weiterlesen…

From 18 to 25 September 2022, a summer school of the Kenya sub-project of Inter3DNA took place at THB. Students and lecturers from THB and MMUST were working together on solutions for three use cases in the fields of agriculture, telemedicine, and energy supply. The summer school was the start of a practice-orientated students‘ cooperation weiterlesen…

After the formal finish of the DAAD-funded ProUniEdu-WeK project at the end of 2021, the partnership between THB, HNEE, HMS on the one hand and MMUST on the other will continue seamlessly: In THB’s internationalisation project called Inter3DNA, which is funded by the DAAD programme HAW.International. More details can be found soon at https://zis.th-brandenburg.de/internationalisierung/projekte/inter3dna-interdisziplinaer-international-interaktiv. Until weiterlesen…

Just in time for the turn of the year, the proceedings of the final workshop in Brandenburg have now been finalised. We hope you enjoy reading it: Directly to the conference proceedings:https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-fhbrb/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/2742/file/0-Tagungsband-2021-12-23-3.pdf With bibliographic information: https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-fhbrb/frontdoor/index/index/searchtype/latest/docId/2742/start/0/rows/1

After a long period of corona-induced abstinence (the last trip to Kenya took place at the beginning of 2020), there is now hope again for a personal reunion with our Kenyan project partners. Starting next Monday, 12 of them will be able to attend the final workshop of the DAAD-funded project ProUniEdu-WeK in person for weiterlesen…