RISSEA INSTITUTE, MOMBASA AND LAMU

RISSEA training is designed as a single part-time or full time course, consisting of four modules . Modules last a  maximum of ten weeks. A formal certificate will be issued to each participant on completion of the full course or module. During this time, they are taught Swahili history and development, grammar, literature and culture. They are also exposed to first hand experience of Swahili environment. Excursions are organized for the students to visit old Swahili settlements like Jumba la Mtwana Ruins, Shimoni caves. Wasini Island, Gede ruins, Takwa ruins among others. The RISSEA teaching staff is made up of qualified Swahili native speakers of the language.

The four modules to be covered include:

• Swahil language
• Swahili culture
• Swahili literature
• Swahili history and identity

SOAS students at Lamu Campus

The institutes also strives to form collaboration with other institutes or Universities to enhance its mandate of training and research. Research affiliations and private tuition to researchers and students respectively has put RISSEA into the world map of academics. The University of London, through the School of Oriental and Africa Studies(SOAS) signed a memorandum of understanding with RISSEA, where the SOAS students come to RISSEA for their "Year Abroad Programme" to learn Swahili. The first batch of students came to RISSEA in 2005 consisting of 9 students and 2010 is the sixth year SOAS is sending students to RISSEA.

Jumba la Mtwana ruins