CHE - Disseminating information about higher education

To meet the needs of various stakeholders, information about the state of the South African higher education system is provided on the Council on Higher Education (CHE) website, through its publications and Resource Centre, and at workshops and seminars.

CHE website
Information about South African higher education is provided on the CHE's web pages and can be accessed via these links:
- Higher education overview
- CHE publications

Publications
The CHE publishes reviews of higher education, the results of research undertaken, and papers for discussion. CHE publications are distributed free of charge by our Resource Centre and can be obtained from the librarian. Our publications include:
- The Higher Education Monitor
- Kagisano (higher education discussion series)

Resource Centre
The Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate maintains a Resource Centre that supports the information needs of the CHE and of researchers in higher education. Researchers who would like to make use of the resource center are welcome to contact the librarian.

Workshops and seminars
The Directorate runs workshops and seminars to announce research results and to invite comment on pertinent issues.

CHE COLLOQUIUM: IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE SUCCESS

Improving success at the undergraduate level remains one of the key challenges in South African higher education. As part of our ongoing efforts to understand and improve students' success, the CHE invites you to participate in a colloquium, Improving undergraduate success, including a keynote address by Professor George Kuh, Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education and Director, Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University.

Friday 22 May 2009
9:30am to 2:30pm
NRF Auditorium, Meiring Naudé Road, Brummeria, Pretoria
(Map available from http://www.nrf.ac.za/contact/mapfromsouth.stm)
Seats are limited, please contact Miss Tshepi Aphane on 012 392 9173 or

This colloquium forms part of the South African Survey of Student Engagement (SASSE) project being run in conjunction with Student Development and Success at the University of the Free State and is intended to stimulate debate in the sector. The programme for the event and further details are available at http://www.ufs.ac.za/checolloquium.