Moi University,  the second oldest university in Kenya, is the newest Vi affiliate member. Along with core member, the University of Nairobi, Moi is also the second institution representing the country in the Vi network.

Located in Eldoret, 300 km away from the capital Nairobi, Moi's aim is to preserve, create and disseminate knowledge through teaching and research, and work with the government and the private sector for the betterment of society.

The first contacts with the university were established in January, thanks to Willy-Marcel Ndayitwayeko, a Burundian academic who participated in a Vi professional development workshop October, 2011, and is now pursuing his PhD studies in Kenya. These contacts quickly led to the understanding that cooperation would be of interest to both parties.

The fifth study tour for Vi’s Russian university members gathered 56 students and 9 lecturers in Geneva March 26-30, for a week-long training programme around international trade, investment and development issues.

More than 130 students and lecturers from Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Colombia gathered for a videoconference presentation on the euro-zone crisis March 20. 

The presentation was delivered by Alfredo Calcagno, Head of the Macroeconomic and Development Policies Branch in UNCTAD's Division on Globalization and Development Strategies.

After participating in several Vi videoconferences and study tours as a guest of our Russian members, the North-West Institute has joined the Virtual Institute today, bringing the number of Vi university members in the country to five.

The Institute, located in St. Petersburg, aims to train experts for all levels of public administration in the country - central regional and local - so that they acquire thorough knowledge of economics, law, management, political and social sciences.

In November 2011, the Vi member in Mozambique since 2006, Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), asked the Vi for assistance in finding lecturers for its Master's programme in International Trade Law. 

The fourth edition of this bilingual (Portuguese-English) programme was scheduled for February-November 2012. UEM was looking for lecturers who could teach a wide range of international legal and economic issues: international economics; economic policy; trade policy; international financial markets; international trade law; regulations and markets; trade in agriculture; trade in goods; GATS and TRIPS; regional integration; trade remedies; dispute settlement; and research methods.

After a competitive selection, the university chose three lecturers from among the Vi members to teach in their Master's programme.