East African architects plan to harmonise their practice, education and training across the region in two years despite Tanzania’s delay in signing the pact with the rest of the member sections.
This is according to Wycliffe Waburiri, chairperson of the Architects Chapter of the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK), which is a member of the 111-year-old East Africa Institute of Architects (EAIA).
The institute brings together member organisations from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda to create a community of architects under the respective associations. Waburiri said this recently during an annual East Africa Institute Council Meeting of the EAIA in Arusha Tanzania.
The meeting reviewed the institute’s five-point strategic plan and took stock of progress made.
The plan proposes to among other things ensure the full participation of all 13 countries of the East African Community (EAC).
“It also plans to increase EAIA revenue to cover all institute business and activities, increase EAIA brand visibility and awareness; harmonise architectural practice across the region as well as harmonising education and training for architects across the region by 2027,” said Waburiri.
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The institute also resolved to evaluate the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) to find out why it has not worked as envisaged when it was signed in 2011.
The MRAs are formal agreements between architectural regulators in various jurisdictions to mutually recognise the architectural credentials and qualifications of their registrants. They provide a path for them to obtain registration across participating jurisdictions.
The council also approved the Board of Practice and Ethics’ budget proposal, which will among other things, enable it to facilitate its observer missions during professional examinations across the region. To realise a wider reach and impact of the EAIA President’s Award, it was suggested that a bursary scheme be created instead of the students’ competition.
Source: The Standard
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