The DAAD Regional Office in Nairobi has been established in 1973 and administers DAAD programmes in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan and Ethiopia. The team is responsible for bilateral and regional collaboration in higher education and research and conducts selection committees for DAAD programmes in the region.
Office Hours: Mondays to Fridays, 9 am to 5 pm
Director of the DAAD Regional Office
Beate Schindler-Kovats
Head of the Branch Office, Representative of the DAAD in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Burundi
Email: schindler-kovatsdaad.de
Tel.: +254 725 860 811
Staff of the DAAD Regional Office
Margaret Kirai
Deputy Director, Administration and Finance
Email: kiraidaad.de
Tel.: +254 724 253 230
Jamila Mohamed Shidane
Assistant to the Director, Programme Assistant for the In-Country and In-Region Scholarship Programmes
Email: jamila.mohameddaad.de
Tel.:+254 733 929 929
Vivian Magero
Team Leader for the In-Country and In-Region Scholarship Programmes and African Scientific Networks, Student Advisory
Email: magerodaad.de
Tel.: +254 733 465 720
Anja Bengelstorff
Programme Officer for Scholarship Programmes to Germany, Government Scholarship Programmes, German Students in Africa, Student Advisory, Alumni
Email: bengelstorffdaad.de
Tel. +254 780 001 363 (Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
Elizabeth Waithaka
Programme Officer for the In-Country and In-Region Scholarship Programmes Kenya and Sudan, Student Advisory, Programme Officer for the “Leadership for Africa” Scholarship Program
Email: waithakadaad.de
Tel.: +254 735 860500
Christine Wandolo - Wendo
Programme Officer for Regional Knowledge Management, Marketing, Communication and Public Relations, Website, Social Media, Student Advisory
Email: wandolodaad.de
Tel.: +254 780 001 315
Komivi Mawusime Lasmothey
Programme Officer for the In-Country In Region Programmes for Ethiopia and Tanzania, Student Advisory Service, Programme Officer for the “Leadership for Africa” Scholarship Programme
Email: lasmotheydaad.de
Tel.: +254 787 015 299
Susan Mwangi
Office Assistant, Receptionist
Email: mwangidaad.de
Tel.: +254 771 444 111
Ryne Jirongo Mudali
Administrative Assistant, Receptionist, Driver
Email: mudalidaad.de
Tel.: +254 733 929 929, +254 703 459 287