University Partnerships and Qualifications

Unicaf collaborates with recognised universities in the UK, the USA and Africa to provide access to higher education programmes through flexible learning arrangements.

Degrees offered through these partnerships are awarded by the respective partner universities, in accordance with their applicable degree-awarding authority and academic quality assurance requirements.

Recognition of qualifications for employment, professional registration or further study may vary between countries and regulatory authorities. Prospective students are encouraged to check any specific recognition requirements relevant to their intended use of the qualification before enrolling.

Unicaf University in Zambia and Unicaf University in Malawi are now proudly listed in the International Association of Universities (IAU), WHED portal (World Higher Education Database). All the universities included in this portal are officially accredited or recognised higher education institutions.

In collaboration with UNESCO, the portal serves as a unique online reference tool that provides authoritative information on recognised higher education institutions (HEIs) around the world, systems and credentials. Since its foundation in 1950, the IAU has been mapping the higher education landscape as one of its central tasks.

This is another significant milestone for Unicaf University that adds even greater value to its credibility as a leading provider of online, quality higher education.

The IAU number for Unicaf University in Malawi is IAU-024352 and for Unicaf University in Zambia, it is IAU-028638.

Accreditation

Unicaf University is a licensed university in Malawi and Zambia and is also approved to recruit students in Kenya.

Unicaf University in Zambia is accredited by the Higher Education Authority (HEA). Unicaf University in Malawi is accredited by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). Unicaf University campuses in Zambia and Malawi are also accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC) as Independent Higher Education Providers.

Information for Regulators and Recognition Authorities

Unicaf is a Cyprus-registered education services and technology company that collaborates with recognised universities in the international online delivery of their degree programmes. Unicaf is not a university or degree-awarding institution in Cyprus and does not offer qualifications within the Cypriot higher education system.

Under formal collaborative academic agreements, Unicaf acts as a teaching and learning delivery partner, providing online learning infrastructure, appropriately qualified academic staff operating under the approval and oversight of the relevant awarding university, and academic, administrative and student support services.

The partner universities are the sole awarding institutions and retain ultimate academic responsibility for programme design and approval, academic standards, assessment regulations, quality assurance, external examining and the conferral of degrees. Teaching, learning and agreed assessment-related activities undertaken through Unicaf are subject to the awarding universities’ academic governance and quality assurance arrangements.

Programmes are delivered online to internationally based students and lead to qualifications awarded by the respective partner universities, not to Cypriot higher education qualifications. Unicaf’s registration in Cyprus does not, in itself, indicate that these programmes are offered as part of the Cypriot higher education system.

Regulatory and recognition authorities seeking clarification are encouraged to contact the relevant awarding university regarding academic standards, quality assurance and the status of awards. Unicaf will cooperate with the awarding university and competent authorities in providing information concerning its teaching and learning delivery responsibilities and the operation of the collaborative arrangements.

Memberships

Unicaf University is a member of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and as a member of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) the University is working towards making high quality education accessible for all. 

The University is a full member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), the world’s oldest international University network established in 1913 in the UK.  The Association provides avenues for collaboration and cooperation among members in developing and sharing good practice for international higher education.

Unicaf University is a signatory of the UN’s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative. It is committed to transforming its teaching, research in support of universal values of sustainability, responsibility, and ethics.

Unicaf organisation is a member of the European Distance and E-Learning Network – EDEN.

Unicaf University in Zambia and Malawi are also proud members of the following networks, amongst others: the Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA), Association of African Universities (AAU), The Association to Advance collegiate School of Business (AACSB), The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).