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[h=5]Friday, March 21, 2014[/h] [h=1]Varsity students may roam region[/h]
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More by this Author Students in East Africa will have a chance to study at any university in the region under a new plan, a conference heard on Friday.
Degrees and other qualifications from the universities will also be recognised in the five East African member states.
There are more than 200 universities in the region with about one million students.
The conference heard that a method for assessing quality, accrediting courses and harmonising degrees was being developed.
This would allow students to transfer credits through mutual recognition of courses.
Lecturers would also be able to easily move from one university to another and conduct joint research.
These were the highlights of the fifth regional conference of university vice chancellors and rectors organised by the Inter-University Council for East Africa.
Opening the conference at the Sun N Sand resort in Kilifi, Cabinet Secretary for East Africa, Commerce and Tourism Phyllis Kandie urged the council to speed up the setting up of the framework.
Mrs Kandie said harmonising academic courses would enable graduates to work anywhere in the region and realise the objectives of the Common Market Protocol.
The secretary-general of the East African Community, Dr Richard Sezibera, called for uniform tuition fees.
He complained about low enrolments, saying only 10 per cent of eligible students were enrolled in East African universities yet much more were leaving high school.
Council executive secretary Prof Mayunga Nkunya highlighted problems facing universities in the region, including poor funding, lack of research and graduate unemployment.
He called for more support from governments and other groups.
The chairperson of the inter-university council, Prof Mabel Imbuga, called for more private sector support in improving standards and research and innovation.
Nation Media Group chief executive Linus Gitahi underscored the need for ranking universities to promote competition, ensure quality and provide learners with a chance to make informed career choices.
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- Degrees and other qualifications will be recognised in all East African states
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More by this Author Students in East Africa will have a chance to study at any university in the region under a new plan, a conference heard on Friday.
Degrees and other qualifications from the universities will also be recognised in the five East African member states.
There are more than 200 universities in the region with about one million students.
The conference heard that a method for assessing quality, accrediting courses and harmonising degrees was being developed.
This would allow students to transfer credits through mutual recognition of courses.
Lecturers would also be able to easily move from one university to another and conduct joint research.
These were the highlights of the fifth regional conference of university vice chancellors and rectors organised by the Inter-University Council for East Africa.
Opening the conference at the Sun N Sand resort in Kilifi, Cabinet Secretary for East Africa, Commerce and Tourism Phyllis Kandie urged the council to speed up the setting up of the framework.
Mrs Kandie said harmonising academic courses would enable graduates to work anywhere in the region and realise the objectives of the Common Market Protocol.
The secretary-general of the East African Community, Dr Richard Sezibera, called for uniform tuition fees.
He complained about low enrolments, saying only 10 per cent of eligible students were enrolled in East African universities yet much more were leaving high school.
Council executive secretary Prof Mayunga Nkunya highlighted problems facing universities in the region, including poor funding, lack of research and graduate unemployment.
He called for more support from governments and other groups.
The chairperson of the inter-university council, Prof Mabel Imbuga, called for more private sector support in improving standards and research and innovation.
Nation Media Group chief executive Linus Gitahi underscored the need for ranking universities to promote competition, ensure quality and provide learners with a chance to make informed career choices.