In June 2014, my alma mater in Germany, the University of Bayreuth, convened its biennial alumni meeting in the former capital of Bonn. Part of the activities involved a stop at the DAAD headquarters, the German education exchange programme widely known for funding higher education globally. In
Africa, we learnt, the partnership between DAAD and Kenya was one of the most productive in the continent with regard to training of doctoral students through scholarships, in country funding and joint sponsorship of students with German universities.