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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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Appointment of New Council Members
The Minister of Higher Education and Training has appointed the following members to the CHE Council. Names of the members
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Latest Publications

Task Team on Government Involvement in Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy and Academic Freedom (HEIAAF): Speeches
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Towards a Framework for Quality Promotion and Capacity Development in South African Higher Education
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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Task team investigation and research on South African Government involvement in and regulation of Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy and Academic Freedom
The purpose of the investigationThe purpose of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) investigation and research is toStimulate through scholarly…
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Overview of Recent and Current Debates in South African Higher Education: Academic Freedom, Institutional Autonomy and Public Accountability
Introduction1. Purpose of the PaperThis paper has been prepared for the Council on Higher Education (CHE) Task Team investigating South African…
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