Staff

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