BRIEF HISTORY

The Institute was established by Mrs. Mweemba S B on 7th May 2014 with registration as a business name under the Registration of Business Names Act (Section No. 16 of 2011 of the Laws of Zambia) and got incorporated as a limited company by shares under the Companies Act No. 10 of 2017 on 25th April 2019 with registration certificate No. 120190003269.

The name West East Institute came from the One Zambia, One Nation motto where Zambia was seen as a twofold region of Western and Eastern. From the Western came West and from the Eastern came East, hence the name West East Institute.

West East Institute was established with the background need to provide tertiary training skills to both pre-service and in-service personnel at Diploma and Degree levels and in line with this, the Institute is actively engaged in research and innovation aimed at improving the education of the country and benefits the community in which it is situated.

The Institution is duly Registered and Accredited by The Teaching Council of Zambia – TCZ under the Teaching Profession Act No: 05 of 2013 with Registration Certificate No: TCZCOP0450187 and The Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority – TEVETA under the TEVETA Act No. 13 of 1998
and the TEVET (Amendment) Act No.11of 2005 with Registration Certificate No: TVA/1107.

The Institution is also an affiliate of the Gideon Robert University, Copperstone University and ICOF Colleges Seminary and Universities.