Commission for University Education

The Commission Board led by Chairman Prof. Chacha Nyaigotti-Chacha, Senior Management led by the CEO/Commission Secretary Prof. Mwenda Ntarangwi and consultants in a retreat at Maanzoni Lodge in Machakos County, from 23rd to 27th May 2022. The retreat focused on implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning System aimed at enhancing efficiency in service delivery
Commission Secretary/ CEO Prof. Mwenda Ntarangwi and Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (K-AIST) Project Manager Dr. David Watene of Ministry of Education held a consultative meeting with the Korean delegation at the Commission Offices in Gigiri on 31st January 2022, to discuss Accreditation status of a newly established institution to be set up in Kenya. The Korean delegates included Poong Hyan Seong, So Yang Kim and Rona Bae from Korea-AIST. The team is in the Country to assess the construction progress and accreditation of the proposed K-AIST academic programs. The institution is being constructed in Konza City and is expected to be complete in September 2023.
A Kenyan delegation from CUE, HELB, UFB, KUCCPS, the State Department for University Education and Research and public universities visited their counterparts in Pretoria and Cape Town to learn more on how data across all the agencies is shared and used to make key decisions in higher education across the country. The team is here seen with the vice chancellor of the University of Pretoria (seated second left) whose institution hosted the delegation.
From Left to Right: Commissioners Eng. David Onyango, Dr. Elizabeth Muli, Darius Mogaka Ogutu, John Mose Prof. Anne Muigai, Prof. Chacha Nyaigotti-Chacha, Senior Counsel Lucy Kambuni and Prof. Mwenda Ntarangwi during the Board and Senior Management retreat held at Whitesands Sarova in Mombasa from 21st -23rd October 2021 to review the the Commission's Strategic Plan.
Commission Board and Senior Management retreat held at White sands Sarova in Mombasa from 21st -23rd October 2021 to review the Commission's Strategic Plan.
A group photo of Universities Stakeholders attending the sensitization and Career guidance for KCSE students held on Monday 15th November 2021 at Kenyatta University. The forum was officially opened by the Principal Secretary , State Department of University Education and Research Amb. Simon Nabukwesi(3rd left). In attendance were Commission Secretary/CEO Prof. Mwenda Ntarangwi (first row left) and KUCCPS CEO Dr. Mercy Wahome(first row - second right ) among other dignitaries.

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The Commission for University Education (CUE) is a body corporate established by an Act of Parliament, Universities Act, No. 42 of 2012 as the successor to the Commission for Higher Education (CHE) which was established under Universities Act Cap 210B of 1985. The Commission was established to make better provisions for the advancement of quality university education in Kenya, which entails regulating and accrediting universities and universities academic programmes, among other functions.

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