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The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) is a regional inter-governmental organization established in 1980 by the three East African Partner States (Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) with the aim of facilitating contact between the universities of East Africa, providing a forum for discussion on a wide range of academic and other matters relating to higher education, and helping maintain high and comparable academic standards. The IUCEA exists to facilitate, coordinate and promote sustainable and competitive development of universities in the region by responding to the challenges facing higher education, and helping universities to contribute to meeting national and regional development needs through its various activities more ...

Whats New...

As one of the major events undertaken to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the East African Community, the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) held a number of symposia at the New Africa Hotel-Dar es Salaam on 28th and 29th October 2009 more...

  VicRes receives a Total of of Sek 100m (USD 12.5Million) for the Period 2009 – 2012
The Lake Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes) received a total of Sek 100 Million equivalent to 12.5 Million US Dollars for Phase III  (2009- 2012). The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) and the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) signed the agreement in January,  2009. more...

  Training of  2nd Cohort (Course B) Quality Assurance Coordinators
A second cohort of quality assurance coordinators from 25 universities in the 5 Partner States (Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda), underwent the Quatliyy Training in Germany in September 2008 and in East Africa, through the same cycle of activities as for the Course A. The universities in Course B are 8 each from Tanzania and Uganda, 7 from Kenya, and one each from Rwanda and Burundi as indicated, more...

UPCOMING EVENTS
:: Workshop on Establishment of East Africa Network for Research Excellence
    Date: 22 - 23 Feb 2010, Kampala, Uganda

:: East African Quality Assurance Coordinators and Chairs Regional Workshop
    Date: 1-4 February 2010, Nairobi, Kenya
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     Deadline: 22nd February 2010

 
Our Projects

The IUCEA is partnering with seven European institutions in a collaborative project aimed at creating, developing and strengthening a social sciences and humanities research network bringing together scholars and institutions from the European research area with colleagues and partner institutions from a number of eastern African countries. Read on


The Lake Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes) is a regional research initiative that offers research grants in various disciplines related to promotion of poverty eradication and sustainable livelihood and natural resources management within the Lake Victoria Basin.Read on ...


The East African Regional Programme and Research Network for Biotechnology, Biosafety and Biotechnology Policy Development (BIO-EARN) aims at meeting the challenges of wider biotechnology, and realizing the potential of the associated techniques under local conditions in Eastern Africa. Read On ...

DAAD co-operates with the IUCEA in the allocation of funding each year to IUCEA's African Staff Exchange Programme with respect to teaching assignments, courses and seminars to which credits are allocated. Read on ..

 

 

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