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Dr. Patrick Owoche

Partnerships that turn into research and mobility

I led Linkages and International Affairs at Kibabii University from 2019 to 2025 and have built working links across Africa, India, Europe and Asia.

What I do

  • Institutional internationalisation strategy and policy
  • Student and staff mobility, including funded exchange programmes
  • Virtual exchange and digital internationalisation
  • University visibility, rankings and partnership development
  • Higher-education policy and governance

Evidence

  • Coordinator, Linkages and International Affairs, and policy-committee chair, Kibabii University (2019 to 2025)
  • Graduate of the DIES Management of Internationalization programme, Leibniz Universität Hannover (2020 to 2021)
  • Co-PI, Erasmus+ Global Mobility partnership with NLA University College (Norway) and Moi University
  • National Treasurer, IAESTE Kenya (since 2022), the international internship exchange network
  • Virtual Exchange Academy certificate (2024)
  • Adjunct Professor, Chandigarh Engineering College; Visiting International Faculty, Chandigarh University; faculty development at Amity University; guest lecture at Iloilo Science and Technology University, Philippines (2024)
  • Papers: student mobility procedures manual (2021); social dynamics in programme selection (2024)
  • Supervised and examined work on university web visibility and Google Scholar presence

Partners I have worked with

Leibniz Universität Hannover; NLA University College; Moi University; Chandigarh Group; Amity University; Iloilo Science and Technology University; IAESTE.

Journeys behind the practice

International teaching, doctoral research, conferences, faculty development, internationalisation training, consortium work and Erasmus+ mobility, each backed by an invitation or confirmation letter from the host or organiser.

  1. May 2017Salzburg, AustriaIFITT Doctoral Summer School with ISCONTOUR, Fachhochschule Salzburg — presented ongoing PhD work
  2. January 2018Jönköping, SwedenENTER2018 eTourism Conference (IFITT)
  3. July 2022Chandigarh, IndiaInternational Faculty Development Programme, Chandigarh University — Resource Person
  4. September 2024Hannover, GermanyDIES Management of Internationalisation, 10-Year Jubilee — Leibniz University Hannover, DAAD, HRK
  5. September 2025Rotterdam, NetherlandsUNIHUBS consortium meeting and training — Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
  6. April 2026Bergen, NorwayErasmus+ Partner Days — NLA University College

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SDGs and collaboration ideas

  • SDG 4
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 17
  • Mobility models for institutions with limited funding
  • Virtual exchange at scale for Global South students
  • Turning partnerships into joint research and publications

Let us build something together

Whether you are a funder, a university looking for a partner, or a doctoral applicant, I would like to hear from you.

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