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Cross-Border Higher Education
Description
Cross-border higher education in Kenya is provided through the following channels:
- Collaboration between foreign universities and local universities;
- Collaboration between foreign and post secondary school institutions;
- Distance education through foreign universities: African Virtual University; and
- E-Learning.
The Commission has developed Rules and regulations for cross-border higher education provided through collaboration between foreign universities and local post secondary school institutions. The Universities (Co-ordination of Post Secondary School Institution for University Education) Rules, 2004. However, it is challenge to the Commission to ensure quality in virtual universities and e-learning.
Competent Authority
The Commission for Higher Education is the competent authority (See CHE’s Website: www.che.or.ke):
National Information Centre
Commission for Higher Education (See CHE’s website: http://www.che.or.ke)
The Commission for Higher Education is responsible for university level education in Kenya
Universities Act Cap 210 B of 1985.
- The Commission for Higher Education was established in 1985, among other things, to ensure quality in higher education, with particular reference to university education. It is a body corporate.
- The Universities (Establishment of Universities, Standardisation, Accreditation and Supervision), Rules 1989.
- The Universities (Co-ordination of Post Secondary School Institution for University Education) Rules, 2004.
Other Information
Grading Systems are as follows:
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
- A, A- (distinction/very good);
- B+, B, B- (credit/good);
- C+,C,C- (average);
- D+,D,D- (fair);
- E (poor).
Higher Education
- University Education
- First Class Honours;
- Second Class Honours (Upper division)
- Second Class Honours, (Lower division)
- Pass; and
- Fail. OR
- GPA System (1-4) is used mainly by private universities with foreign origins.
- Pass is C, Fail is D and below: for Medicine and Veterinary Medicine :
- Distinction, Credit, Pass and Fail: for other institutions such as national polytechnics, institutes of technology, etc.
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