Catholic University of Eastern Africa
| Motto | "Consecrate them in the truth" |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1984 |
| Chancellor | Prof. Justus G. Mbae |
| Vice-Chancellor | Fr. Pius Male Ssentumbwe |
| Location |
Nairobi, Kenya Coordinates: 01°21′05″S 36°45′25″E / 1.35139°S 36.75694°E |
| Website | Homepage |
Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) is a multi-campus university in Kenya.
The main campus of the university is located in Langata, a southwestern neighborhood of the city of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of the university main campus are:1°21'05.0"S, 36°45'25.0"E (Latitude:-1.351389; Longitude:36.756944).
The University campus is also the host of IBM Research Africa offices.
CUEA was founded on 3 September 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 programmes in Theology, as authorized by the Congregation for Catholic Education, Vatican City (cf. Prot. N. 821/80/34), 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).
In 1989, the Institute obtained the "Letter of Interim Authority" as the first step towards its establishment as a private university. After three years of intensive negotiations between the Authority of the Graduate School of Theology (CHIEA) and the Commission for Higher Education, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences was established. The climax of the negotiations was a granting of the Civil Charter to CHIEA on 3 November 1992. This marked the birth of the university as a private institution. The Institute rebranded as the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, in 1992.
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