Staff

The DAAD Regional Office in Nairobi was 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.: +254 733 929 929 / Mobile +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

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 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)

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 “Leadership for Africa” Scholarship Programme, In-Country/In-Region Programme Tanzania, TGCL, Ethiopia, Student Advisory

Email: lasmotheydaad.de

Tel.: +254 787 015 299

Charity Mugure Tongoi

Programme Officer for the “Leadership for Africa” Scholarship Programme and In-Country/In-Region Programme Sudan and Uganda; German Master Scholarship Programme, Student Advisory

Email: tongoidaad.de

Tel.: +254 733 929 929

Jules Oliver Onyango