Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Links to official site: www.cuea.edu
Year of Establishment: 1984
Type of Establishment: [Public/Private] Private
Brief History:
CUEA was founded on 3 September in 1984 in Nairobi Kenya as a Graduate School of Theology, under the name the Catholic Higher Institute of Eastern Africa (CHIEA). The Institute was founded by the regional ecclesiastical authority known as Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA). The member countries of AMECEA are: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Initially, CHIEA offered two-year Licentiate/MA programmers’ in Theology, as authorized by the Congregation for Catholic Education, Vatican City effective 2 May 1984. On 3 September of the same year, it was officially inaugurated by the Right Reverend Bishop Medardo Mazombwe, the then Chairman of AMECEA. On 18 August 1985, it was formally opened by Pope John Paul II. In 1986, the Graduate School of Theology started negotiations with the Commission for Higher Education in Kenya to establish the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA).
Current Vice Chancellor: Rev. Dr. Pius Rutechura
Student Population: 500
Campus: Langata Campus and City Centre Satellite Campus
Courses offered:
Undergraduate Degree Courses
- Arts
- Arts Geography)
- Arts History)
- Arts (Philosophy)
- Arts (Religious Studies)
- Arts in Philosophy in Anthropology
- Arts in Philosophy in Economics
- Arts in Philosophy in Political Science
- Arts in Philosophy in Sociology
Postgraduate Diploma Course
- Education
- Planning and Management of Development Projects
Masters Courses
- Arts (History)
- Arts (Philosophy)
- Arts (Religious Studies)
- Business Administration
- Business Administration, Electronic Commerce Entrepreneurship
- Business Administration, Financial Management
- Business Administration, Human Resource Mng.
- Business Administration, Marketing Management
PhD Courses
- Doctorate in Sacred Theology
- PhD in Curriculum Studies
- PhD in Educational Administration and Planning
- PhD in Educational Research and Evaluation
- PhD in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics
- PhD in Mathematics, Pure Mathematics
- PhD in Mathematics, Statistics
- PhD in Religious Studies
- PhD of Philosophy in Philosophy