Picture Diary: The Director-General’s Familiarisation Tour of HEIs

Higher Education Authority (HEA) Director-General, Prof. Stephen Simukanga, went on a familiarisation tour of sampled Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and proposed HEIs dotted across the country. The tour took him to Lusaka, Southern, Central and Copperbelt Provinces, visiting seven (5) HEIs and 2 proposed HEIs.

The tour allowed the Director-General to be part of and witness how the inspectorate conducted verification of academic learning programmes and academic staff, online library facilities/resources, compliance certificates from local authority, technological facilities, and physical infrastructure such as Library, Classrooms, Computer Laboratory, Accommodation, Sanitation and Recreation facilities.

The tour took place from 20^th to 24^th February, 2023.

The Director-General visited the named institutions on the indicated dates:

Kafue Institute of Health Sciences – Monday, 20^th February, 2023
Twin Palm University – Monday, 20^th February, 2023
Proposed Jamodha University College – Tuesday, 21^st February, 2023
Paglory University – Wednesday, 22^nd February, 2023
Proposed Citizen University College – Thursday, 23^rd February, 2023
Zambia University College of Technology (Zambia ICT) – Friday, 24^th February, 2023
Northrise University – Friday, 24^th February, 2023

In the picture, Prof. Simukanga gets a tour of the skills laboratory of the college. (L-R) Mr. Suzyo Soko, Senior Inspector – Institutional Audits; Mr. Gift Sitali, Principal and Chairperson of Kafue College of Health Sciences and Research; Prof. Simukanga; an instructor; and, Dr. Orleans Mfune, Manager – Standards, Research and Institutional Audits.
In the picture, the late Dr. Vitalicy Chifwepa, Director – Quality Assurance, and Mr. Soko confer during the tour of Kafue Institute of Health Sciences.
The Director-General tours Twin Palm University
The Director-General and his team tour the dormitories of Twin Palm University
Prof. Simukanga gets a tour of the proposed classrooms from Dr. James Hamoonga. In the picture, the Director-General peeps inside one of the classrooms. (L-R) Dr. Martin Mushumba, HEA Senior Programme Accreditation Officer; Mr. Suzyo Soko, Senior Inspector – Institutional Audits; Mrs. Elizabeth Namonje Hamvumba, Manager – Programme Accreditation; Dr. Hamoonga; Prof. Simukanga; Dr. Vitalicy Chifwepa, Director – Quality Assurance; and, Dr. Ngoma Namanje, Registrar, proposed Jamodha University College.
In the picture, Prof. Simukanga and the late Dr. Chifwepa discuss alternative routes to getting around faster in Mazabuka after touring proposed Jamodah University College facilities
During the tour of Paglory University, Prof. Simukanga gives opening remarks. Listening on are the Vice-Chancellor and Board Chairperson of the HEI, Mrs. Patricia K. Machuta and Mr. Godrich Machuta, respectively.
The HEA Team and the representatives from Paglory University pose for a picture following a successful meeting.
The late Dr. Chifwepa reads the signage of the proposed university college. The proposed university college has been advised to change the signage to be in line with the provisions of the Law.
Dr. Kafula Mubanga, Proposed Citizen University College Board Chairperson, leads the HEA team on a tour of the campus. Citizen University College has since been registered as an HEI, with registration No. HEA/150.
The Director-General is welcomed to Zambia’s first technical university college registered under the provisions of the Higher Education (Amendment) Act, 2021. Zambia University College of Technology (Zambia ICT)
The Director-General tours the technical university’ college facilities. Zambia University College of Technology (Zambia ICT)
Dr. Moffatt Zimba (R), Vice-Chancellor, Northrise University gives the Director-General a tour of the campus’ hostels.
HEA’s Corporate Communications Officer, Mr. Birbal Boniface Musoba, walks with the Director-General during his tour of Northrise University Campus.