Accreditation & Academic Affiliation
CIS operates within Ghana’s higher education environment and also maintains a documented academic affiliation with the International University of Africa (IUA), Sudan. These are two separate institutional matters. This page explains the College’s current Ghana regulatory and accreditation
status and, separately, the scope of its academic relationship with IUA.
Ghana Regulatory / Accreditation Status
The College of Islamic Studies holds institutional accreditation from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC). The supplied institutional and programme certificates record a three-year accreditation period from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2028, following the decision of 15-16 May 2025
|
Certificate / exact programme inscription |
Reference |
Effective period |
|---|---|---|
|
Institutional accreditation - College of Islamic Studies |
GTEC/IAc/01391 |
1 June 2025 - 31 May 2028 |
|
B.A ISLAMIC CALL (DA'WAH) |
GTEC/PAc/04597 |
1 June 2025 - 31 May 2028 |
|
TAFSEER (QURANIC EXEGESIS AND SCIENCE) |
GTEC/PAc/04598 |
1 June 2025 - 31 May 2028 |
Both programme certificates identify the International University of Africa, Sudan, as the qualification-awarding institution.
Supporting Public Evidence
Public Certificate Display: Authorised by the Executive Secretary.
The file contains the institutional certificate (page 1), Tafseer Certificate (page 2), Islamic Call Certificate (page 3), and the GTEC institutional accreditation letter dated 20 May 2025 (page 4).
International University of Africa (IUA), Sudan
The College’s academic relationship with the International University of Africa (IUA), Sudan was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding approved and signed on 25 June 2011 (27 Rajab 1432 AH). The MOU established a framework for affiliation and academic cooperation between the institutions, subject to the requirements governing the affiliation.
Academic cooperation
- IUA agreed in principle to the project of affiliation, subject to the College meeting the requirements of affiliation.
- The MOU provides for IUA to award academic certificates to College students after completion of all requirements of the affiliation.
- The MOU provides for visiting professors and external examiners, with related arrangements agreed between the parties.
- The MOU provides for technical, academic and administrative support and for distance-learning / higher-studies cooperation under IUA conditions.
Academic Certification
For programmes delivered under the CIS–IUA affiliation arrangement, the website must identify the applicable awarding and certification pathway exactly as supported by the current programme documents. The 2011 MOU states that IUA shall award academic certificates to students after completion of all affiliation requirements. Management must confirm the current programmespecific wording before publication.
Document verification
CIS maintains an academic relationship with the International University of Africa (IUA), Sudan. The relationship is documented in an MoU dated 25 June 2011 (27 Rajab 1432 AH). The GTEC programme certificates separately identify IUA as the awarding institution for the two accredited programmes.
