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THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFRICA (ICQAHEA) IN NAMIBIA.   SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT. SEPTEMBER 20-24, 2016.  Dear Colleagues and Friends in Higher…
The Southern African Quality Assurance Network (SAQAN) is pleased to announce that the 3rd Southern African Regional Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education will be organised by the Council on…
The Council on Higher Education (CHE), in partnership with the Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA) is pleased to call on universities to nominate candidates for the…
    Who are those who participate in Higher Education? The participation profile in the South African higher education system has changed drastically over the last 20 years, in terms of race…

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Foreword   The CHE is an independent statutory body established by the Higher Education Act of 1997. Its mandate areas are:     Advising the…
Introduction by the editorsSince the demise of the apartheid order, South African higher education has seen massive changes which have left an…
Scope and purpose of the policy framework   1. This policy framework for teacher education and development in South Africa is designed to equip a…
Executive summaryThis report is a preliminary exploration of the potential of a ‘social compact approach’ for building shared understandings of…