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CHE Statement on Xenophobic attacks
The statement of the CHE on the Xenophobic attacks in South Africa. CHE Statement on Xenophobic attacks
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Student Massacre Garissa Kenya
The CHE expresses horror and sadness at the death of 147 students     CHE Statement Student Massacre Garissa Kenya
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Siyaphumelela conference
The 1st Siyaphumelela conference on exploring how data analytics can be harnessed to improve student retention, throughput and success in South African Higher Education takes place 14-15 May 2015. For…
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VitalStats: Public Higher Education, 2012
CHE is pleased to release the latest version of VitalStats 2012. This version includes cohort studies on postgraduate, data on research output and some financial data. VitalStats2012
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Latest Publications

Annual Report of the Council on Higher Education 2006/2007
Foreword   The CHE is an independent statutory body established by the Higher Education Act of 1997. Its mandate areas are:     Advising the…
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Review of Higher Education in South Africa
Introduction by the editorsSince the demise of the apartheid order, South African higher education has seen massive changes which have left an…
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The National Policy Framework for Teacher Education and Development in South Africa
Scope and purpose of the policy framework   1. This policy framework for teacher education and development in South Africa is designed to equip a…
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Autonomy as a Social Compact
Executive summaryThis report is a preliminary exploration of the potential of a ‘social compact approach’ for building shared understandings of…
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