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It is now 15 years since the Council on Higher Education (CHE) began to implement the current quality assurance regimen for higher education in South Africa. Over this period, institutions and other…
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The Final Phase 1 QEP peer reviewer reports are available. Click the following link to access them: Final Phase 1 QEP Peer Reviewer Reports   
BrieflySpeaking No. 1, which is the first in a new CHE series on topical issues in higher education, considers research publication ethics in the context of monetary rewards for publishing. In South Africa,…

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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…
This communiqué is the second of a series to inform the South African higher education community of the steps being taken to prepare the higher…