Catholic University of Eastern Africa

The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) is a leading private university whose mission is to produce authentic leaders and upright members of the Church and Society capable of contributing to sustainable development according to God's plan.

CUEA is an instrument of liberation and transformation of peoples in their social, cultural, political-economic, and religious dimensions. It is an academic agent for creating knowledge and producing graduates who are competent leaders for the Church and society.

Vision: To be a world-class University producing transformative leaders for Church and Society.

Mission: To promote excellence in research, teaching, and community service by preparing morally upright leaders based on the intellectual tradition of the Catholic Church.

Philosophy

CUEA is founded on the philosophy of Catholic Higher Education which stresses free search for the whole truth about nature, humanity, and God.

It promotes exploration of every academic discipline, inspired by Him who is The Way, the Truth, and the Life (Jn 14:6).

Our conviction is that the Spirit of the Lord enables human beings - through the development of their intelligence and talent - to find meaning in life.

Core Values

The following are the CUEA core values:

• Witness of Life
• Prayer
• Truthfulness
• Honesty
• Excellence
• Commitment
• Competence

The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in its mission, vision, and philosophy is committed to offering scientific research, holistic teaching, and beneficial community service with integrity to cater to the needs and expectations of its customers and relevant interested parties. It shall develop quality objectives, monitor and review them regularly to ensure suitability. The Management is committed to meeting all legal and regulatory requirements and providing all necessary resources.

The University consistently improves its quality management system in accordance with the ISO 9001 standard taking into consideration the evolving environment. The policy shall be continually witnessed, communicated, understood, implemented, and monitored.

Why study at Catholic University of Eastern Africa

The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), aspires to serve local and international communities by confronting perplexing issues and proposing solutions to some of the great problems facing societies and cultures.

The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in its mission, vision, and philosophy is committed to offering scientific research, holistic teaching, and beneficial community service with integrity to cater to the needs and expectations of its students and relevant interested parties.

As a university CUEA is founded on the philosophy of Catholic Higher Education which stresses free search for the whole truth about nature, humanity, and God. CUEA promotes exploration of every path of knowledge, and is conscious of being preceded by him who is "They Way, the Truth and the Life."

The conviction of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa is that the Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ enables human beings - through the development of their intelligence and talents - to find meaning in life.

Catholic University of Eastern Africa - History

The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), like most other universities, started in a modest way. It commenced as a graduate school of theology known as the Catholic Higher Institute of Eastern Africa (CHIEA).

The Institute (CHIEA) was founded in 1984 by the regional ecclesiastical authority known as the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA). Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia are the member countries of AMECEA.

On 2 May 1984, CHIEA was authorized by the Congregation for Catholic Education, Vatican City (cf. Prot. N. 821/80/34), to offer two-year Licentiate/MA programmes in Theology. On 3 September of the same year, it was officially inaugurated by Rt Rev. Bishop Madaldo 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 towards the establishment of 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.

In 2002, the Faculties of Science and Commerce were established. Then in 2003, the Center for Social Justice & ethics was established.

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