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    IN PICTURES: Winter School Opens as HEA Takes Quality Assurance into the AI Era

    The Higher Education Authority (HEA) last week officially opened the 2026 Winter School Capacity Building Workshop for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) at Chrismar Hotel in Livingstone. The […]

    From Student Records to Procurement: ZAMREN Shows HEIs What Digital Operations Can Look Like

    The Zambia Research and Education Network (ZAMREN) has demonstrated how digital systems can help Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) strengthen operations, improve efficiency and support quality assurance. ZAMREN […]

    AI Must Assist, Not Replace, Quality Assurance Judgement

    The central messages from the keynote presentation at the 2026 Higher Education Authority (HEA) Winter School Capacity Building Workshop was that artificial Intelligence can support higher education […]

    Quality Assurance Must Start Inside Institutions, Says Dr. Mushumba

    The Higher Education Authority (HEA) Director – Quality Assurance, Dr. Martin Mushumba, has challenged Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to build quality assurance as an internal culture, not […]

    “Curriculum Must Carry Higher Education into the Digital Age” – Dr. Mushumba

    Higher Education Authority (HEA) Director – Quality Assurance, Dr. Martin Mushumba, has urged Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to begin using curriculum as a practical tool for digital […]

    Digital Transformation Is No Longer Optional, Professor Chinsembu Tells HEIs

    Higher Education Authority (HEA) Director-General, Professor Kazhila C. Chinsembu, has called on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to embrace digital transformation and artificial intelligence as part of strengthening […]

    HEA Opens Winter School to Put Quality Assurance at the Centre of AI and Digital Transformation

    The Higher Education Authority (HEA) has opened its 2026 Winter School Capacity Building Workshop for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), with a clear message that quality assurance must […]

    “Academic Criminals Have No Place in Higher Education” – Professor Chinsembu

    The Higher Education Authority (HEA) Director-General, Professor Kazhila C. Chinsembu, has described individuals who deliberately misrepresent themselves as professors as academic criminals, warning that such conduct amounts […]

    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 […]

    More Than an Exhibition: Visit HEA at Africa Public Service Day 2026

    If you are planning to visit the 2026 Africa Public Service Day (APSD) commemorations at East Park Mall, make sure the Higher Education Authority (HEA) stand is […]

    EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – MULTIPLE POSITIONS

    The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is a statutory body established by the Higher Education Act, 2013. The mandate of the Authority is to regulate and monitor standards […]

    Friday Focus: Lights, Camera, Higher Education!

    Sometimes the work of communicating higher education takes you in front of the cameras, quite literally. Yesterday, Thursday, 4th June, 2026, Higher Education Authority (HEA) Corporate Communications […]