East Africa Hub
Scaling The Education Collaborative’s impact through a regionally-focused model
Building regional capacity across East Africa
Started in August 2021, the East Africa Hub brings together The Education Collaborative partner institutions based in Eastern Africa. Starting with 9 institutions, the maiden regional hub of The Education Collaborative is hosted by Rongo University.
Through the regional hub model, The Education Collaborative looks to provide a context-specific blueprint for success through shared experiences from exemplary universities.
8
Members across the regions
28
Higher educational institusions in engagement with the Education Collaborative
450,000+
The East Africa hub is estimated to impact over 454,720 students within the decade.
Message from our Director
As a Collaborative, we are aware that higher-ed institutions, whether universities or technical or vocational institutions, can push the much-needed human capital to create the development we need on the continent.
So, we operationalize our work through the different regional hubs to achieve the impact we need; East, West, Francophone, and Central. This way, we can work across the continent, and also work within the hubs that we find ourselves in.
Lizzie Chongoti, Regional Director, East Africa Hub
Leveraging regional hubs
The diversity in African higher education creates a unique context for institutions across the continent. As such, driving impact and addressing challenges in each requires a unique approach. Through the regional hub model, The Education Collaborative looks to provide a blueprint for success through shared and relatable experiences from exemplary universities.
Learn how we engage our hub members
Post Convening Grant
The Education Collaborative set up a post-convening grant to provide participating institutions with support to implement insights gleaned from convenings into actual projects.
This grant initiative provides funding support to institutions driving change on the continent with their initiatives
System's Change Program - Employability
Kepler College and Strathmore University are collaborating institutions in the 18-month systems transformation process designed to fundamentally develop the components and structures of key systems that drive employability outcomes in higher education institutions (HEI).
Upcoming Events
2023 East Africa Hub Convening
This year’s convening will take place from October 5th-6th in Kampala, Uganda.
Anchored on the theme, Accelerating Entrepreneurship and Graduate Employability for Regional Development, this two-day convening aims to foster collaboration, share knowledge, and inspire innovative approaches in higher education within the East African region.
News from around the Hub
Inaugural East Africa Convening champions entrepreneurship and graduate employability
76 higher education executives, administrators, and regulators from across East Africa participated in The Education Collaborative’s inaugural East Africa hub convening, engaging one another on improving educational outcomes and scaling quality within the region.
Starting with East Africa, the Education Collaborative looks to scale impact across the continent
Starting with the East-African hub, the Collaborative plans to roll out four regional hubs by 2025 driven by higher education leaders who will coordinate the region’s transformation.
Building a growing network of impact-driven institutions
Over the past couple of years, through the Education Collaborative initiative, we have been working to build the foundational structures of a network of institutions dedicated to exemplary higher education in Africa.
Member Institutions
Leveraging resources from the June Convening
This post-convening grant is an initiative that provides funding support to institutions driving change on the continent with their initiatives. Projects should aim at implementing specific solutions to identified structural challenges, leading to positive system changes towards improving student-centered development. Learn about the exciting projects that EA Hub institutions are currently working on;
Riara University, Kenya – Developing a work-readiness program and aligning curricula to job market needs
Cavendish University, Uganda – Building a career-development digital platform to help with internship listing, job supervision, and skills development
Davis College, Rwanda – Piloting a dual-learning model for 40 students in their Hospitality and Tourism Management program
Strathmore University, Kenya – Building the entrepreneurship capacity of 25 community-based headteachers and 25 women micro-entrepreneurs in a local community
University of Embu, Kenya – Developing a twelve-month entrepreneurial program to develop Innovative, Design, Enterprising, Agility and Leadership (IDEAL) skills among university students
Click below to learn more about the Post-Convening Grant.
Spearheading Critical Programs for Growth
The Systems Change Program – Employability is an 18-month systems transformation process designed to fundamentally develop the components and structures of key systems that drive outcomes in higher education institutions (HEI).
Kepler College and Strathmore University play leading roles in the SCPE, coordinating participating institutions, driving programming and supporting participating institutions towards implementation