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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…
The CHE welcomes the outcome of the engagement between the President and all stakeholders to resolve this issue......   Statement on the Wave of Student Protests on Fees
Applications are invited for QEP peer reviewers to provide individual feedback to institutions in 2016. Closing date is 28 October and training is on 30 November and 1 December. ............     Call…

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Introduction   With the creation of the new Department of Higher Education and Training (DoHET) and the accompanying shifts in emphasis, the higher…
Introduction   The Ministerial Committee on Transformation and Social Cohesion and the Elimination of Discrimination in Public Higher Education…
Introduction   This communiqué is the third of a series that aims to inform the South African higher education community of steps being taken to…
Section A: Background to the review 1. The HEQC 2. Terms of Reference for the evaluation panel 3. Methodology for the external evaluation 4. Nature…