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Teaching and Learning’ in South African Higher Education Reviewed
The Council on Higher Education and the University of Johannesburg Postgraduate School invite you to a panel discussion on Teaching and Learning: The panel discussion will be based on Chapter Four 'Teaching…
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CHE submission to the Presidential Commission
The Council on Higher Education (CHE) appreciates the opportunity to make a submission to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training (the Commission) on the onerous task of…
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THE 8TH ICQAHEA 2nd ANNOUNCEMENT
THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFRICA (ICQAHEA) IN NAMIBIA.   SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT. SEPTEMBER 20-24, 2016.  Dear Colleagues and Friends in Higher…
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Conference Announcement and call for papers: SAQAN 2016
The Southern African Quality Assurance Network (SAQAN) is pleased to announce that the 3rd Southern African Regional Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education will be organised by the Council on…
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Latest Publications

Frequently Asked Questions on the Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQF): Joint FAQs by DoE, SAQA and CHE
The Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQF) was published on 5 October 2007 by the Minister of Education (Government Gazette, Volume 508, No…
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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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