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Call for comments on extended curriculum proposal
Public comments on "A proposal for undergraduate curriculum reform in South Africa" should be sent to Webbstock.D@che.ac.za by 29 November 2013.
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Quality Enhancement Project Draft Framework and Process documents
The following draft documents related to the Quality Enhancement Project are now available: Process Framework for the Quality Enhancement Project in the Second Period of Quality Assurance  Quality…
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CHE Lesotho: Request for Proposals - Development of Audit Framework
Request for Proposals by Consultants to Develop an Institutional Audit Framework for Evaluating the Performance of Higher Learning Institutions Council on Higher Education (CHE) in Lesotho invites proposals…
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CHE's Annual Report for 2012-2013 published
The 2012-2013 Annual Report of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) has been published.  Download the annual report here:  Annual Report of the Council on Higher Education 2012/2013  
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Latest Publications

External (and Internal) Tensions? Conceptualising Public Accountability in South African Higher Education
IntroductionAn enquiry into the public accountability of higher education institutions in South Africa (or, indeed, in any society), requires us to…
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Academic Freedom, Institutional Autonomy and Public Accountability in Higher Education: a Framework for Analysis of the 'State-Sector' Relationship in a Democratic South Africa
Introduction and outline   In recent years, South African higher education discourse has been marked by various concerns and claims, on the one…
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Service-Learning in the Curriculum: A Resource for Higher Education Institutions
ForewordPublication of this book represents an historic turn for higher education in South Africa, and for service-learning worldwide. For South…
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A Good Practice Guide and Self-evaluation Instruments for Managing the Quality of Service-Learning
IntroductionIn most countries the last five decades have witnessed fundamental changes in the relationships between HEIs, society and government.…
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