STEP-S PROJECT AT MKU (2024- 2027)

STEP-S PROJECT AT MKU (2024- 2027)

Research Projects


 Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion – Sustainability (STEP-S) Project

About STEP-S Project: STEP-S: Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion-Sustainability

Partner Institutions:

  1. Leuphana University (Germany)
  2. Mount Kenya University (Kenya)
  3. Godfrey Okoye University (Nigeria)
  4. University of Venda (South Africa)

Funder: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Project Period: 2024-2027

Overall Aim of STEP-S project

  1. To train the university and secondary school students on entrepreneurship as well as mentor postgraduate students in research skills
  2. Project focus: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) + Entrepreneurship opportunities

Institutional Leadership

  1. Leuphana University (Germany) – Lead Institution
  2. Mount Kenya University (Kenya) – Train Undergraduate students
  3. Godfrey Okoye University (Nigeria) – Train Secondary Students
  4. University of Venda (South Africa) – Train Postgraduate students

Achieved Milestones – MKU 2024/2025

  1. One (1) MKU Faculty member – Certified STEP-S Master Trainer (Globally recognized)
  2. Twenty four (24) MKU Faculty members – Certified STEP-S Trainers
  3. Over 150 (MKU staff & students) – Trained on Research Skills
  4. One hundred and twenty two (122) MKU undergraduate students trained on Entrepreneurship (10 students actively engaged in start-ups post training)
  5. Joint Publication – MKU, Leu, GOU & Univen

Future Plans

  1. Entrepreneurship Conference – March 2026 to be hosted at MKU
  2. Expansion of STEP-S to Rwanda & Somalia in collaboration with MKU
  3. Expansion of STEP-S to the community
  4. Introduction of STEP-S to TVET institutions in Kenya

South-South Collaboration/Empowerment

  1. Through Master trainers at each institution: Leuphana – Prof. Dr. Michael Gielnik (Senior Master Trainer), Paul Herrmann (Certified), Janina Peschmann (Certified)
    University of Venda – Dr Anyway Mikioni (Certified) – 2025
    Godfrey Okoye University – Mr Christopher C. Uwakwe (Certified) – 2025
    Mount Kenya University – Mr Bonface Joel Malala (Certified) – 2025
  2. One additional master trainer – MKU, GOU & UNIVEN by 2027
  3. These will enhance African partner universities capacity to conduct TTT workshops to train more STEP-S trainers in respective countries

STEP-S Trainers – 2024

STEP-S Graduation 2024

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