Higher Education Authority of Zambia

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Higher Education Authority
AbbreviationHEA
Formation2015
Director General
Stephen Simukanga
Website www.hea.org.zm

The Higher Education Authority (HEA) of Zambia was established under the Higher Education Act No. 4 of 2013 [1] in order to provide quality assurance, regulation of private and public higher education institutions and registration of private higher education institutions.

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The mandate of the Authority is to coordinate, regulate, supervise and monitor standards of higher education in Zambia. [2]

History

The authority was established in 2015.

Governance

The authority is made up of a board, forming three committees:

Registered Private Higher Education Institutions (HEIS)

Public Higher Education Institutions

References

  1. "The Higher Education Act No. 4 of 2013". National Assembly of Zambia. 2013-02-13. Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. "About Us". www.hea.org.zm. Retrieved 2020-05-28.