The Inter University Council For East Africa

Governance and Structure of the IUCEA

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In order to conduct its business effectively, the IUCEA is made up of the following Governance Structures:


The Annual Meeting 
The Annual Meeting is the Apex Governance Organ of the Council. It consists of the following:
  • The Secretary General of the East African Community.
  • Permanent Secretaries responsible for Higher Education.
  • Public/Private Corporate Members.
  • National Councils/Commissions for Science and Technology
  • Private Sector.
  • Heads of the Councils/Commissions for Higher Education
  • Senate Representatives.
  • Representative from International Organizations.
  • Vice-Chancellors/Principals of of both Public and Private IUCEA member universities

The Executive Committee comprises of the EAC Secretary General, Permanent Secretaries of Ministries responsible for Higher Education and Vice-Chancellors of Public and Private Universities.

The IUCEA Secretariat: The Secretariat is the executive organ of the Council and operates under the Executive Secretary assisted by the Deputy Secretary. The other fully fledged Units are Academic Affairs, Accounts, Projects and Programmes, Human Resources and Administration, Corporate & Public Relations, Information Communication & Technology and Internal Systems Control. The Head Quarters of the Council is located in Kampala, Uganda. In September 2006, the IUCEA Governing Board approved the IUCEA Five-Year Rolling Strategic Plan for the Period 2006/2007/ to 2010/11.

The Rolling Strategic Plan

  • The main Goals of the Rolling Strategic Plan address:-
  • Legal and Management Framework
  • Human Resources Management
  • Physical Infrastructure
  • Publicity and Marketing
  • Financial Sustainability
  • Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Leadership and Management Capacity of Member Universities
  • Strategic Regional and Research Programme
  • Inter-University Co-operation
  • Application of ICT and Networking of Member Universities
  • Regional Higher Education Quality Control and Assurance
  • Internationalization of Higher Education and Research in East Africa
  • Gender Balance and Mainstreaming

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