Harmonization of Higher Education in East Africa

Abstract

The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) is a strategic institution of the East African Community (EAC) responsible for coordinating the development of higher education and research in the region. After having been recognized as the surviving institution of the former EAC (1967 – 1977) responsible for coordinating the networking of university institutions in the region, since the re-establishment of EAC in 1999 IUCEA has assumed a broader role as a building block for the achievement of sustainable socio-economic development and regional integration of the EAC region. In that regard, the current mission of IUCEA focuses on the promotion of strategic and sustainable development of strong higher education systems and research for supporting East Africa’s socio-economic development and regional integration. The goal of IUCEA is to be able to respond to the expectations of the EAC Partner States in terms of higher education institutions producing high-level human resources and research output that can promote and sustain socio-economic development and regional integration.