Cavendish University – Higher Education Authority https://hea.org.zm Ensuring Quality in Higher Education Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:00:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://hea.org.zm/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cropped-HEA-Logo-Small-32x32.jpg Cavendish University – Higher Education Authority https://hea.org.zm 32 32 HEA Gives Cavendish 6 Months to Remedy Irregularities in School of Law https://hea.org.zm/hea-gives-cavendish-6-months-to-remedy-irregularities-in-school-of-law/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:55:00 +0000 https://hea.org.zm/?p=8691 The Higher Education Authority (HEA) has given Cavendish University until 31st March, 2024, to address irregularities in their provision of law learning programmes at the Higher Education Institution (HEI).

Following an inspection conducted on the HEI which was prompted by complaints from members of the public regarding the use of unqualified lecturers and tutors in the School of Law, HEA has directed Cavendish University to recruit more suitably qualified and experienced academic staff in the School of Law by 31st March, 2024.

HEA will continue listening and responding to every complaint that it receives, and actioning all complaint that warrant actioning by our Inspectorate Team.

In the first 6 months of 2023, of the 2,507 total queries HEA received, the Authority responded to 89.8% within the first hour of receiving them. Further, 92.8% of all queries were responded to within a day.

HEA places a high premium on its communication and interactions with its clients, stakeholders and the general public. Therefore, if you have a complaint or query, you can contact us through our website’s chat system at www.hea.org.zm, or emailing info@hea.org.zm, or calling +260 211 227 084.

Furthermore, you can also reach us through our social media platform using the handle @HEAZambia on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

The Authority continues to remind its clients, stakeholders and the general public that all correspondence with HEA is confidential and any information that is provided is privileged. Thus, the Authority cannot reveal your name unless you so wish.

  • Part of HEA’s Inspectorate Team that visited Cavendish University. (L-R) Mr. Mwansa Kabanda, Acting Programme Accreditation Officer; Miss. Inonge Wamunyima, Inspector – Institutional Audits; Mr. Suzyo Soko, Senior Inspector – Institutional Audits; Mrs. Sepiso Simate Mumbi, Inspector – Institutional Audits; and, Mr. Kabungo Chembe, Inspector – Institutional Audits.
  • Dr. Orleans Mfune (L), Acting Director – Quality Assurance, leads the Inspectorate Team in having a conversation with the representatives from Cavendish University.
  • Mr. Soko (L) speaks during the inspection as Mr. Evans Mwenda, Cavendish University Zambia Quality Assurance Officer, and Ms. Bertha Phiri, Cavendish University Zambia Registrar – Academic, listen.
  • The Cavendish Team takes HEA around the campus.
  • The HEA Team inspects a classroom.
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