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The task team report on an extended curriculum released
The task team report:  A proposal for undergraduate curriculum reform in South Africa: The case for a flexible curriculum structure has now been released for public comment. Download the full report:…
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CHE comments on draft policy and regulation
As requested by Minister of Higher Education and Training the CHE has commented on: The Draft Policy on Student Housing at Public Universities and the Minimum Norms and Standards Applicable The Draft…
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The revised HEQSF was gazetted on the 2nd of August 2013
View the Government Gazette Vol. 578 Pretoria, 2 August 2013 No. 36721 here:  Publication of the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-framework and Higher Education…
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Latest Publications

Framework for Programme Accreditation
Foreword   The Higher Education Act of 1997 assigns responsibility for quality assurance in higher education in South Africa to the Council on…
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Enhancing the contribution of Distance Higher Education in South Africa
ForewordThe Council on Higher Education (CHE) is an independent, statutory body established by the Higher Education Act of 1997. The CHE’s mission is…
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The Governance of Merger in South African Higher Education
Executive SummaryThe restructuring of the South African higher education system ranges widely across mergers, incorporations, the creation of new…
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Improving Quality in Higher Education: Whose Responsibility?
As the costs of higher education escalate and the struggle intensifies to gain access to higher education and succeed in acquiring a qualification…
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