ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

EASTERN AFRICA JSPS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The first assembly of the Eastern Africa JSPS Alumni Association.

The Eastern Africa JSPS Alumni Association was launched on the 30th July 2007 at the JSPS Nairobi Research Station Office.

Re-invitation BRIDGE Fellowship

Objectives

(a) To promote scientific exchange and research collaboration between Japan and Eastern African countries, in all fields of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.
(b) To develop a network and encourage scientific cooperation amongst the Association’s members.

Membership

Currently, the association is comprised of 52 members (at the month of July 2016). The countries represented are Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia. We expect that all former fellows of JSPS Postdoctoral fellowship, the former fellows of JSPS Invitation fellowship (both Long-term and Short-term), and any other persons who have been supported under JSPS programs in the Eastern Africa region (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Burundi) will join the alumni. Kindly contact the secretariat for registration.

Executive Committee Members

＊July 2007 – Nov 2011

Chairman – Prof. Shaukat Ali Abdulrazak
Secretary – Dr. Hassan Karakacha Were
Treasurer – Prof. Francis Mutiso Mathooko
Member – Prof. Walter Odhiambo Oyawa
Member – Prof. Alexander Kigunzu Kahi

＊Nov 2011 -Mar 2017

Chairman – Prof. Shaukat Ali Abdulrazak（National Committee for Science, Technology and Innovation, Kenya）
Secretary – Dr. Andrew Kalyebi（National Agricultural Research Organization, Uganda）
Treasurer – Prof. Francis Mutiso Mathooko（South Eastern University Collage, Kenya）
Member – Dr. Dereje Abera Ayalew（Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia）
Member – Dr. Mohamed Yakub Janabi（Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania）

＊Mar 2017 –

Chairman – Dr. John J. Makangara（University of Dodoma）
Secretary – Prof. Tarekeign Tadesse（Addis Ababa Science and Technology University）
Treasurer – Prof. Joseph M. Keriko（Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology）
Member – Dr. Emma Mbua（National Museums of Kenya）
Member – Dr. Andrew Kalyebi（National Agricultural Research Organization, Uganda）

Articles of the Association
Kindly click link above to view the Articles of the Association.

We wish to express special appreciation to Miss Chigusa Ogaya of JSPS Tokyo Office for her initiative  and tireless effort in bringing our alumni into existence.

Activities of JSPS Alumni Association in Eastern Africa

2007:

• The launch of the Eastern Africa Alumni Association (30^th July 2007)
• Venue:JSPS, Nairobi Research Station
  Facilitators:Ms Chigusa Ogata from JSPS,Tokyo Office and Mr.Itsuhiro Hazama, Director, JSPS,Nairobi Research Station.
  Executive Committee Members:5
• The 2^nd Executive Committee Members’meeting (27^th November 2007)

2008:

• The 3^rd Executive Committee Members’meeting (12^th February 2008)
• Seminar on Research Opportunities in Japan (28^th March 2008)
  Venue:Japan Information Cultural Centre Hall
  In conjunction with: the Embassy of Japan, JICA and JSPS,Nairobi Research Station
  Participants: 46 professionals
• The 4^th Executive Committee Members’meeting (16^th June 2008)
• The 5^th Executive Committee Members’meeting (23^rd October 2008)

2009:

• The 6^th Executive Committee Members’meeting (6^th March 2009)
• JSPS EA Alumni Meeting In TANZANIA (20^th March 2009)
• JSPS EA Alumni seminar “Fostering Research Leaders of Our Time” (25^th March 2009)
• The 7^th Executive Committee Members’meeting (15^th May 2009)
• The 8^th executive committee members’ meeting (10^th September 2009)
• Prof. Shaukat Ali Abdulrazak, executive secretary of the Kenya National Council for Science and Technology (NCST) and chair of the Eastern Africa JSPS Alumni Association, paid a courtesy visit to JSPS president Prof. Motoyuki Ono (6th October)
• The 9^th executive committee members’ meeting (23^rd October 2009)
• The 10^th executive committee members’ meeting (5^th February 2010)

2010:

• The 11^th executive committee members’ meeting (13^rd July 2010)
• JSPS publicity meeting at Kenya Methodist University, Nairobi Campus (27^th October 2010)
• JSPS Publicity meeting at Kenya Methodist University, Meru Campus (26^th November 2010)
• JSPS Publicity meeting at Makerere University (4^th February 2011)
• JSPS Publicity meeting at University of Zambia (11^th February 2011)
• The 12th executive committee members’ meeting (4^th March 2011)

2011:

• The 13^th executive committee members’ meeting (11th July 2011)
• JSPS publicity meeting at SEUCO, Kitui (11^th August 2011)
• The 14th executive committee members’ meeting (5th September 2011)
• The 15th executive committee members’ meeting (31st October 2011)
• The 1st Eastern Africa JSPS Alumni Association General Assembly (3rd November 2011)

2012:

• The 16^th executive committee members’ meeting (4th July 2012, Nairobi)
• The 17th  executive committee members’ meeting (21st January 2013, Kampala, UGANDA)
• Workshop on Crop Science & JSPS Publicity (22nd January 2013, Co-organized by NARO-NaCRRI, Namulonge, Kampala)
• The 18th  executive committee members’ meeting (16th March 2013, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA)
• Workshop on Academic Affairs, Science and Technology & JSPS Publicity (15th March 2013, Co-organized by Addis Ababa University of Science & Technology, Addis Ababa)

2013:

• The 19th  executive committee members’ meeting (2nd July 2013, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA)
• Workshop on Academic Affairs, Science and Technology & JSPS Publicity (3rd July 2013, Dar es Salaam)
• The 20th  executive committee members’ meeting (22nd January 2014, Mombasa, KENYA)
• Workshop on Academic Affairs, Science and Technology & JSPS Publicity (23rd January 2014, Pwani University, Kilifi, KENYA)

2014:

• The 23rd executive committee members’ meeting (20th June 2014, Kigali RWANDA)
• Eastern Africa JSPS Alumni Association Rwand Sensitization Workshop(20th June 2014, Kigali RWANDA)
• The 24th executive committee members’ meeting (31st October 2014, Nairobi, KENYA)
• The 25th executive committee members’ meeting (19th March 2015, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA)

2015:

• The 26th executive committee members’ meeting (11th November 2015, Nairobi, KENYA)
• The 27th executive committee members’ meeting (11th March 2016, Nairobi, KENYA)

2016:

• The 2nd EAJSPS Alumni Association General Assembly (22nd JULY 2016, Nairobi, KENYA)


The 2nd Eastern Africa JSPS Alumni Association General Assembly2016


 
• The 28th executive committee members’ meeting (9th March 2017, Nairobi, KENYA)

※　Chronology based on Japanese Fiscal Year, which is April to March.