Moi University on Thursday launched a research centre that is aimed at improving the quality of education by focusing on research capacity, innovation and building a strong network with other universities.
This was done during the first Centre of Excellence for Educational Methodologies and Management (CER-MESA) conference held in the institution that is aimed at promoting advanced research in Africa.
Eight students from the country were awarded scholarships to study in Germany during the occassion.
It was presided over by the director of Deutscher Akademischer Austauch Dienst (DAAD), Dr Helmut Blumbach, Uasin Gishu County Governor Jackson Mandago and a representative from the Ministry of Education.
The project has been lauded as important in enhancing quality research for established scholars, students and academicians at large.
"The key pillars to this project are research, capacity building and teaching," said Prof Bernd Siebenhuner, one of the project leaders.
The event was also attended by different delegates and partners from different countries including Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa and Germany.
The Centre of Excellence project is funded by Moi University in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan, University of South Africa, University of Oldenburg, Uganda Management Institute and University of Dar es Salaam.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University Prof Nathan Ogechi thanked the partners for their effort to bring the project in the institution.
"I am very grateful to our partners for entrusting us with this project. As one of the leading universities in this region, we will ensure that we achieve global goals in as much as scientific research is concerned," Ogechi said.