HEA Turns ZITF 2026 into a Stakeholder Engagement Hub
The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is exhibiting at the Trade Fair under the Ministry of Education stand, led by the Director-General, Professor Kazhila C. Chinsembu, together with the Director – Quality Assurance, Dr. Martin Mushumba; Senior IT Officer, Mr. Francis Kawesha; and Corporate Communications Officer, Mr. Birbal Boniface Musoba.
HEA has brought stakeholder engagement to the 60th ZITF in Ndola, with the Director-General spending time engaging with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), partners, students, parents, media houses and members of the public.
HEA is exhibiting under the Ministry of Education stand together with other institutions and departments under the Ministry, using the Trade Fair as a practical space for conversation, verification, guidance and direct engagement with stakeholders.
This year’s ZITF theme, “Bridging Markets, Building the Future,” speaks directly to HEA’s work and the Authority’s current interpretation of quality higher education. For HEA, the bridge between higher education and the market is not built by guesswork. It is built by evidence, standards, accreditation, digital transformation, research, innovation and direct engagement with those who teach, learn, employ and regulate.
At the centre of HEA’s exhibition is the National Graduate Survey, which the Authority is presenting as a practical bridge between higher education and the labour market. Through the Survey, HEA is gathering national evidence on graduate outcomes, employability, skills relevance and the extent to which higher education training is responding to what Zambia’s economy actually needs.
Professor Chinsembu has been engaging stakeholders at length, taking time to listen, explain, guide and respond to questions from those who have come through to the stand. From senior institutional leaders to students and members of the public, the Director-General has continued to demonstrate that stakeholder engagement is not ceremonial for HEA, but central to how the Authority fulfils its mandate.
HEA comes to ZITF fresh from a strong exhibition under the Ministry of Education during the Africa Public Service Day commemorations at East Park Mall in Lusaka, where the Ministry made a remarkable showing.
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HEIs, students, parents, guardians, employers, graduates and members of the public on the Copperbelt are encouraged to visit the HEA stand, speak to the Director-General and the HEA team, ask questions, scan the National Graduate Survey QR Code, verify information and learn how quality higher education is being positioned to support Zambia’s future.
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The HEA Team at ZITF: (L-R) HEA Director – Quality Assurance, Dr. Martin Mushumba; HEA Director-General, Professor Kazhila C. Chinsembu; and HEA Corporate Communications Officer, Mr. Birbal Boniface Musoba, at the HEA stand within the Ministry of Education stand. This is the team taking quality assurance, accreditation and stakeholder engagement directly to the Trade Fair.
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