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This transformative initiative seeks to strengthen engineering education and practice across the region, equipping current and future engineers with the skills, knowledge, and adaptability required to safely drive decarbonisation and digital transitions in the energy and maritime sectors. With a focus on safety, sustainability, and technological adaptability, the initiative is poised to reshape engineering education and practice in East Africa for decades to come.
The project will be implemented over a 5-year period, starting 1st October 2025, envisioning a long-term impact of creating a larger and more diverse pool of skilled engineering graduates and practising professionals who can support safe technological transformation in energy and maritime sectors in East Africa, to foster efficiency, competitiveness and sustainability. Within higher education, the project is set to influence education policies in the area of green energy, blue economy and maritime automation.
The project implementation will be in close collaboration with Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) and the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) through a “Hub and Spoke” model. Also, the project will leverage existing regional partnerships to scale the activities across East Africa, fostering wider impact and regional cooperation in engineering education.
“This grant marks a milestone in shaping the future of engineering in East Africa,” said Eng. Prof. Augustine Makokha, Project Lead and Dean, School of Engineering-Moi University. “By building strong partnerships and focusing on safety, sustainability, and innovation, we aim to prepare engineers who can confidently and safely deal with emerging technologies, complex engineering systems and processes and new engineering risks in energy and maritime sectors.”
Tim Slingsby, Director of Skills and Education at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, said: “Occupational accident data indicates the safety gap between developing economies and the developed world is increasing. Regions like East Africa need more skilled engineers to meet the demands of a growing population, rapid industrialisation, and the transition to fully digitalised and decarbonised industrial processes. Through this new partnership with Moi University, Lloyd’s Register Foundation is helping ensure the East African engineering workforce has the capacity, capability and understanding to ensure our maritime and energy systems remain safe, sustainable and resilient to the effects of climate change for years to come.”
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