Credit Accumulation and Transfer System

Before the break-up of the East African Community in 1977, the three East African Countries, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania used to have a common education system with one university (the University of East Africa). With the disintegration of the E.A. Community each country continued to consolidate its own system independent of its neighbours.  The developments that occurred in late 1990s resulted into re-establishment of the Community with a view to eventual political federation. 

TCU in collaboration with other regulatory bodies in East Africa is involved in a project on Credit Accumulation and Transfer System (CATS). The overall objective of this project is the development of  CATS with benefits as follows:

1.      To obtain detailed descriptions of academic courses of study and reach an agreement on the course contents at the East African level. This is expected to introduce transparency in the course of study.

2.       To promote the mobility of students amongst institutions and programmes within the East African region through the use of one credit system representing defined load of work-based on credit hours.

3.       Guarantee value for money in the East African higher education sector when the minimum standards and benchmarks for courses of study have been determined and agreed on by the three regulatory bodies and institutions in the region.

4.      Provide a model of attributing credits that will link diploma awarding (tertiary) institutions with universities in East Africa.

5.      To enable consideration and recognition of work previously done that will promote higher education system. This will reduce inefficiencies in the system.

6.      To facilitate the integration and harmonization of higher education in East Africa.

7.     To link East African higher education with global education systems.

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