The directorate was tasked to offer technical support to the joint Phytochemicals Textile & Renewable Energy (PTRE) Incubation Center and Higher Education Partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa Programme (HEPSSA) Virtual Entrepreneurial Bootcamp that was held on Wednesday, 25th - Thursday, 27th November 2020. The Bootcamp was conducted online (virtual) via Zoom meeting platform where a number of a candidates took part in the online event.
Moi University under the Africa Center of Excellence II in Phytochemicals, Textile & Renewable Energy (ACEII-PTRE) Project applied for the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) call in collaboration with other partners and won the award of the grant US $ 25,0000 to host an Incubation Center. It targets to strengthen capacity in Education excellence, development impact, establishing partnership with industries, innovation and transfer of technology and supporting business incubation up-to commercialization stage. The Incubation Center (IC) shall transform ideas into products through:
- Research and incubation,
- Excellent training,
- Mentorship and offering necessary infrastructure,
- Services and resource support