African institutions launch student credit transfer system

Graduation.

A graduation ceremony at Egerton University, Kenya.  PHOTO | FILE

University students in Africa can now transfer credits through the African Credit Transfer system (ACT) that was created to bring African institutions of higher learning closer and promote free movement of students across the continent.

Currently, higher education systems on the continent are too diverse to support student transfer from one region to another or from one institution to another, resulting in lack of recognition of university degrees. This has constrained academic integration and mobility of students across the region.