THE UGANDA HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK
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NCHE Engages Vice Chancellors on Proposed Upper Secondary Curriculum
On 18th June 2026, the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), in collaboration with the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC), convened a consultative meeting with Vice Chancellors of universities to discuss the proposed Upper Secondary Curriculum Framework. In her opening remarks, the Executive Director of NCHE, Prof. Mary J. N. Okwakol (center, below), emphasized that [...]
NCHE hosts a successful Higher Education Week in Gulu
The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) hosted this year’s Higher Education Week in Gulu City from 23rd to 28th March 2026. This marked the third edition of the event to be held outside Kampala, following the second edition in Mbarara City in 2025 and the inaugural edition in Mbale City in 2024. The week-long [...]
Minimum standards for implementing Competence Based Education & Training in Uganda
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NCHE holds a Consultative Workshop on the New Regulations for Private Universities and ODAIs
The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) convened a consultative workshop with the Chairpersons of Councils and Vice Chancellors of private universities and Other Degree Awarding Institutions (ODAIs). The workshop, held on 18th February 2026 at the NCHE Secretariat, discussed the proposed Regulations for the Establishment and Governance of private universities and ODAIs. The Executive…
NCHE convenes a consultative meeting on Competence-Based Education Reforms
The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) convened a stakeholders’ validation meeting on 23rd January 2026 to review the draft minimum standards for the implementation of Competence-Based Education (CBE) in higher education institutions. The meeting was held at Makerere University’s Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium and was attended by Vice Chancellors, Principals of tertiary…
NCHE Signs MoU with PSFU for Enhanced Collaboration
The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) signed a Memorandum of Association with the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) aimed at strengthening collaboration between the two institutions. The ceremony took place at the NCHE Secretariat on 9th December 2025 and was witnessed by staff from both institutions. The two institutions agreed to collaborate in four [...]
NCHE Stands United Against Gender-Based Violence
The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) remains steadfast in its commitment to advancing Gender Equality and Equity in alignment with the Constitution of Uganda, Vision 2040, the National Development Plan (NDP) IV, the East African Community Vision 2050, Africa Agenda 2063, and global commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) particularly SDG 5, which [...]
Call for Application for KDU Global Partial Graduate Scholarship for Self-Sponsored East Africans at Kyungdong University Global
I. Introduction The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) is an institution of the East African Community (EAC)responsible for the coordination of higher educational development and research in the EAC region. Themission of IUCEA is to encourage and develop mutually beneficial collaborations between and among themember universities, governments, and other organisations, both public and…
1st Regional Ministerial Conference on the East African Common Higher Education Area (EACHEA)
Uganda hosted the 1st Regional Ministerial Conference on the East African Common Higher Education Area (EACHEA), from 9th to 11 September 2025, at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala. The Conference was jointly organized by the Forum of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of National Councils and Commissions for Higher Education in East Africa Community and the Inter-University Council [...]