Commission for University Education
{{Short description|Agency of the Government of Kenya}}
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|agency_name = Commission for University Education
|nativename = CUE
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|formed = {{Start date and years ago|2012|df=yes}}
|jurisdiction = Government of Kenya
|headquarters = Red Hill Road, Gigiri
Nairobi, Kenya
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|chief1_name = Chief executive officer
|chief1_position =
Prof.Mike Kuria
|parent_agency = Kenya Ministry of Education
|website = [http://www.cue.or.ke/ Homepage]
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The Commission for Higher Education is an agency of the Government of Kenya, regulated by the Commission for University Act No. 42 of 2012 established by the Kenyan Parliament, that is mandated to plan, monitor, regulate, modify, improve and communicate policy to stakeholders, regarding university education in Kenya.{{cite web|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/news/education/CUE-ponders-radical-proposals-to-transform-higher-education/2643604-4545468-10ika8uz/index.html |title=CUE ponders drastic proposals to transform higher education |newspaper=Daily Nation |
date=5 May 2018 |access-date=10 February 2019 |last=Wanzala |location=Nairiobi}}
Location
The headquarters of the Commission for University Education, are located at Red Hill Road, (off Limuru Road), in the Gigiri neighborhood of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya.{{cite web|url=http://www.cue.or.ke/index.php/about-us/vision-and-mission |title=Commission for University Education: Contact Us |publisher=Commission for University Education |
date=2019 |access-date=10 February 2019 |author=Commission for University Education |location=Nairobi}} The geographical coordinates of the agency's headquarters are 1°13'35.0"S, 36°47'55.0"E (Latitude:-1.226389; Longitude:36.798611).{{google maps|access-date=10 February 2019 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B013'35.0%22S+36%C2%B047'55.0%22E/@-1.2265213,36.7985627,55m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-1.2263889!4d36.7986111 |title=Location of the headquarters of the Commission for University Education, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya}}
History
CUE is governed by the Commission for University Act No. 42 of 2012, as amended.{{cite web|date=2019 | url=http://www.cue.or.ke/index.php/about-us/vision-and-mission | publisher=Commission for University Education |author=Commission for University Education |title=Commission for University Education: Who We Are |access-date=10 February 2019 | location=Kampala}}
Overview
CUE's main role is to license new universities and other institutions of higher learning in Kenya. Accreditation may be provisional or permanent, and is revocable at the sole discretion of CUE. The agency is also responsible for monitoring the performance of the institutions that it licenses, to ensure that they maintain the standards, if satisfactory, and remedy those aspects, where improvement is needed. The commission is governed by a five-person Commission Board, chaired by the Commission Secretary, who also serves as the chief executive officer of the government agency.{{cite web| url=http://www.cue.or.ke/index.php/about-us/organisational-structure |title=Commission for University Education: Organisational Structure |publisher=Commission for University Education |author=Commission for University Education |
date=2019 |access-date=10 February 2019 |location=Kampala}}{{cite web|newspaper=Daily Nation | url=https://www.nation.co.ke/news/education/Ministry-pushes-for-radical-reforms-in-universities/2643604-4938046-ld2thsz/index.html |title=Ministry pushes for radical reforms in universities |access-date=10 February 2019 |last=Wanzala |
first=Ouma |location=Kampala}}{{cite web| url=https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Varsities-set-to-know-fate-on-lecturers-rule/1056-4891458-15qujgiz/index.html |title=Varsities set to know fate on lecturers rule |newspaper=Daily Nation | date=12 December 2018 |access-date=10 February 2019 |first=Ouma |last=Wanzala |location=Nairobi}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.cue.or.ke/ Website of Commission for University Education]
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Category:Regulatory agencies of Kenya
Category:Higher education in Kenya
Category:Organizations established in 1985