The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is a grant aided institution established under the Higher Education Act No. 4 of 2013, to ensure quality of de¬livery of services by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The HEA began its operations in 2015.

Mandate: “To coordinate, regulate, supervise and monitor standards of higher education in Zambia.”

Vision: “To be an efficient and effective higher education regulatory agency which will bring forth a quality higher education system which is well coordinated, acces¬sible, equitable, responsive and relevant.”