July 7, 2006

East Africa to Crack Down on Unaccredited Universities

By WACHIRA KIGOTHO

Concerned that a growing number of students are enrolling in poor-quality private universities and diploma mills, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda are working together to develop more stringent oversight of their higher-education systems.

Last month higher-education officials from the three countries met in Nairobi, where they agreed to establish a regional accreditation and quality-assurance system, and to be more aggressive in shutting down unaccredited institutions. Now, each country

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