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About

East African Higher Education Quality Assurance Network

EAQAN is a registered network of quality assurance practitioners in East Africa, operating in accordance with the laws of the East African Community and its member states. Its headquarters are in Kampala, Uganda, at the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA).

Vision

An internationally recognised network of quality assurance practitioners in East Africa.

Mission

To promote, enhance and improve the quality of higher education in East Africa through the implementation of quality assurance activities.

Core values

Commitment · Excellence · Innovation · Integrity · Quality · Transparency

Objectives

  • Foster collaboration and linkages among quality assurance practitioners within East Africa.
  • Promote a culture of quality assurance in higher education in East Africa.
  • Enhance the capacity of quality assurance units in higher education institutions.
  • Collaborate with regional and international quality assurance bodies in capacity building.
  • Promote research into the practice of quality assurance in higher education.
  • Share quality assurance expertise and experiences within the region.
  • Plan and host quality assurance conferences, symposia, workshops and fora.
  • Train and sustain a pool of quality assurance experts in the region.

Membership

Membership is open to individuals actively involved in higher education in the East African Partner States, universities and higher education institutions, national quality assurance networks, and the national commissions and councils responsible for quality of higher education.

Individual registration & subscription

ParticularsUSD
Individual membership fee (one-off registration)100.00
Individual annual subscription fee50.00
Bank charges fee (annual)5.00

Institutional registration & subscription

ParticularsUSD
Institutional membership fee (one-off registration)100.00
Institutional annual subscription fee150.00
Bank charges (annual)5.00
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Executive committee

President

Prof. Paul Muoki Nzioki

Kenya

Vice President

Dr. Lulu Luflenge

Tanzania

Secretary General

Dr. Amaal Kinene Nsereko

Uganda

Finance Secretary

Dr. Jean Bosco Shema

Rwanda

Country Chapter Rep.

Prof. Rachel Akimana

Burundi

Country Chapter Rep.

Dr. Mukirae Njihia

Kenya

Country Chapter Rep.

Dr. Judith Tindimwebwa

Rwanda

Country Chapter Rep.

Dr. Jaha Mulema

Tanzania

Country Chapter Rep.

Mr. Otieno Okoth Ronald

Uganda

Country Chapter Rep.

Dr. Alier Maker Ghai

South Sudan

Country Chapter Rep.

Dr. Abukar Mukhtar Omar

Somalia