Kenya

This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden University College with three different partner universities in Kenya: Kenyatta University, Maasai Mara University, and the University of Nairobi.

Types of mobility:

Staff exchange

Project duration:

2024-2027

Interview

Caroline Archambault, Assistant Professor in Anthropology and Development, will use the ICM grant for cooperation with three different Kenyan partner universities: Kenyatta University, Maasai Mara University and University of Nairobi. Her project is exclusively about the exchange of staff members.

International and cross-cultural exchange in teaching and learning methods

What is the goal of the exchange programme with your three partner universities?
'At Leiden University College (LUC) The Hague, I am not only working as a teacher, but also as Global Citizenship Coordinator. Central to this ICM project is my interest and work on the Ethics of Engagement (in research and teaching).

I want to explore and identify central principles of fair partnership and equal exchange in cross-cultural teaching and learning, and pilot some different forms of exchange.'

Which activities do you wish to carry out with the awarded ICM grant?
'We will carry out 4 workshops: 2 in the Netherlands and 2 in Kenya. These aim at exploring partnerships and developing and disseminating a strategy for reciprocating international, cross-cultural teaching experiences relevant to any Institute and any region. In addition, we will pilot educational innovation exchange as a form of reciprocity. For example, we will explore co-creation of Learning Mindset interventions that facilitate autonomous learning.'

The three participating universities in the south of Kenya.

Why is international cooperation so important within your field of expertise?
'Leiden University’s aim to increase its strategic collaborations and partnerships, especially with partners in the Global South, requires that it takes principles of fair partnerships and equal exchange very seriously. Teachers, researchers, and students are undertaking many innovative approaches to reciprocating these learning opportunities. We want to bring these together to extract fundamental principles and share best practices to strengthen ethics in Global Citizenship education.'

Read this interview and two interviews with other ICM project coordinators on the university website.