News – Foster Project

What global Open Science practice is teaching us about the future of research in Kenya and Tanzania

Through the FOSTER project, partner universities set out to understand what the transformation to Open Science looks like in practice and not just in theory. They explored real institutions that are already implementing it at scale. Five universities in Kenya and Tanzania: Daystar University, Garissa University, St. Paul’s University, the University of Dar es Salaam, [...]

Project FOSTER Dissemination Activity, 21–23 May 2026

[Ljubljana, Slovenia] Within the annual MakeLearn, TIIM & PIConf International Conference, held from 21 to 23 May 2026 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and organized by ISSBS, Slovenia, and its partners, the Erasmus+ project Fostering digital transformation of science in Kenya and Tanzania (FOSTER) was presented to approximately 250 participants, including around 150 onsite attendees and 100 [...]

Dar es Salaam Hosts Open Science Forum as African and European Scholars Call for Inclusive, Collaborative Research Transformation

By Dr. Lydia Radoli: FOSTER Project Communication and Visibility Officer [Dar es Salaam, Tanzania] The second Open Science Forum (OSF2), convened at the University of Dar es Salaam from 23rd to 24th April 2026 under the three-year FOSTER Project Co-funded by the ‘European Union through the ERASMUS + programme’ under the Capacity Building for Higher [...]

University of Dar es Salaam Hosts Key FOSTER Consortium Meeting on Digital Transformation of Science

By Dr. Lydia Radoli, Communication and Visibility Officer FOSTER Project Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Scholars, researchers, and institutional leaders from across Africa and Europe convened in Dar es Salaam between 21–22 April 2026 for the 2nd Consortium Meeting (CM2) of the three-year FOSTER Project, Co-funded by the ‘European Union through the ERASMUS + programme’ under [...]

FOSTER Mobility in Zaragoza Deepens Africa–EU Open Science Collaboration

[From Left to Right] Prof. Rafael Gonzalez University of Zaragoza, Prof. David Kalaba ESAMI, Sergio Salinas Vice Rector Internationalization UNIZAR, Vice Chancellor Daystar University Prof. Laban Ayiro and EU FOSTER Project Coordinator Ms. Grace Mbogo during the mobility in Zaragoza- Spain By Dr. Lydia Radoli: FOSTER Project Communication and Visibility Officer [Zaragoza, Spain] Universities from [...]

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) – Netherlands, hosts Open Science Week, June 16–20

The FOSTER project is transforming the future of science and education in Kenya and Tanzania through digital inclusion, collaborative research, and responsible innovation. VU Amsterdam promotes open science globally and integrates its values into practice. From 16-20 June 2025, they will be hosting Open Science Week with delegates from VU (staff and students), and partners [...]

Project FOSTER – Dissemination Activities, Bangkok, Thailand, 21–24 May 2025

Within the annual MakeLearn, TIIM & PIConf International Conference, held from 21 to 24 May 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, and organized by ISSBS, Slovenia, and its partners, the Erasmus+ project Fostering digital transformation of science in Kenya and Tanzania (FOSTER) was presented to approximately 220 participants—around 140 attended in person in Bangkok, and 80 joined [...]

Advancing Open Science in Africa: Institutional Voices, Emerging Practices, and Ecosystem Strengthening

FOSTER Project Open Science Forum, Edition 1 By Grace Mbogo At the inaugural Open Science Forum held on 24–25 April 2025 in Nairobi, legislative partners, higher education stakeholders, leaders in research, policy influencers, and open science pioneers convened under the FOSTER Project to champion a transformative vision: a contextually grounded Open Science ecosystem for Sub-Saharan [...]