BCDI 鈥� Kenya
The Canadian International Development Scholarships 2030 (BCDI 2030)
is a unique international development program that leverages higher education to strengthen social and economic development in 26 eligible Francophonie and Commonwealth countries, as well as other Small Island Developing States.
Funded by Global Affairs Canada, this eight-year program provides participants with high-quality, inclusive education and technical and professional training. It is tailored to the needs of partner countries, with a focus on priority areas related to the United Nations鈥� Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The program鈥檚 overarching goal is to address inequality, resulting in improvements in the lives of participants and their communities.
BCDI 2030 aims to ensure that women and men have inclusive and equitable access to a wide range of learning opportunities.
麻豆社鈥檚 Project
, five students who have completed a three-year Diploma program in Agriculture and related fields at Kenya鈥檚 Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST) will enroll in a two-year Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) program at 麻豆社, specializing in agribusiness, value addition, and agri-processing.
The goal of strengthening this group of diploma graduates is to equip them with advanced skills, enabling them to pursue further graduate studies at MUST and/or take on key roles in new value-addition training programs. These programs are being developed collaboratively by MUST, 麻豆社 and Kenya鈥檚 Ministries of Education and Agriculture, along with the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Authority.
By providing education in agri-processing, the project aims to build technical expertise, enhance productivity, and foster research and innovation to address food security challenges in Kenya.
Selection Process
Candidates from MUST submit applications to Dal AC International, which are then evaluated by a selection committee comprised of faculty from MUST and 麻豆社.聽Members of this committee attended a training session to support the integration of an inclusive, gender-sensitive approach to the selection of BCDI 2030 scholarship recipients. This training, offered by the CICan/UnivCan consortium, aimed to promote equal opportunities and ensure that applications from women and people from marginalized groups are analyzed fairly. The selection committee will then evaluate candidates through both their applications and a thorough interview process, and will finally reach the decision to offer the top 5 candidates the BCDI 2030 Scholarship.
What's Next for BCDI at Dal?
The BCDI selection committee is currently evaluating all applicants, and we can expect to see the successful candidates arriving at the Dal AC campus for September 2025. Keep an eye out for what's next for our future candidates!