Officials from the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education are set to travel to Zambia to evaluate the quality and credibility of academic programmes, following reports that more than 5,000 Zimbabwean students are studying medicine there. ZIMCHE Chief Executive Officer Kuzvinetsa Dzvimbo announced the move during an engagement with students at Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE), saying the initiative is aimed at safeguarding academic standards.

Harare, Zimbabwe – February 22, 2026 – The Higher Education Examinations Council (HEXCO) has officially referenced its National Qualifications Framework (NQF) to the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF), a move set to harmonise Zimbabwe’s education and training standards with regional and continental benchmarks.