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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…
The Council on Higher Education (CHE) has observed with deepening concern, the descent of student protests at some of our universities into wanton acts of violence, student intimidation and the destruction of…
Universities have recently been unsettled by student protests that have highlighted the funding challenges facing the higher education sector in its entirety. In response to this, the CHE is organising a…
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The Minister of Education requests the public, national organisations, research and science councils and relevant non-governmental organisations to…
ActTo provide for the National Qualifications Framework; to provide for the responsibilities of the Minister of Education and the Minister of Labour…
Introduction
The Higher Education Act (Act No 101 of 1997) assigns executive responsibility for quality assurance in higher education in South…
Introduction
The political transition in South Africa in 1994 brought a number of direction-setting changes to the policy landscape and…
