The Commission for University Education (CUE) is a body corporate established by an Act of Parliament, Universities Act, No. 42 of 2012 as the successor to the Commission for Higher Education (CHE) which was established under Universities Act Cap 210B of 1985. The Commission was established to make better provisions for the advancement of quality university education in Kenya, which entails regulating and accrediting universities and universities academic programmes, among other functions.